I would normally have put up an "in-betweenisode" this week but instead offer you a taster of next week's full episode. Next week, I converse with writer, poet, book-seller, father, husband and runner, Robert Earl Stewart. We talk about his article in the upcoming issue of Canadian Notes and Queries (http://notesandqueries.ca/), story-telling, the media, poetry, running and lots more. The episode will be up on April 5th.
Whether it’s Volkswagen, Siemens, FIFA, or many otherorganisations, we seem to be hearing more and more aboutcorruption. Are all organisations, particularly businesses, corrupt - and what can we do about it? My guest today has interesting answers to these questions, and we get into this fascinating area of risk.
Alison Taylor is, amongst many other things, an expert in anti-corruption. Alison is a Director at an organisation called Business for Social Responsibility (www.bsr.org) and has several years of experience doing consulting work and investigations in this area. She has a unique perspective to corruption by bringing both analytical and practical lenses to it – and emphasises the important role that organisational culture (i.e.“how things are done around here”) plays. She not only knows her stuff, but explains things clearly and with plenty of interesting stories and examples. I thought it was an excellent conversation and I’m certain you’ll enjoy it.
We covered many areas including:
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This is another short “in-betweenisode” in which I offer some thoughts on the relationship between resilience and self-awareness and authenticity, drawing upon one of Bruce Lee’s most famous quotes.
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Bruce Lee’s water quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMwBwFj5nQ
Article in www.brainpickings.org on Bruce Lee and the water principle: https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/05/29/like-water-bruce-lee-artist-of-life/
Article in www.brainpickings.org on Bruce and self-actualisation: https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/12/18/bruce-lee-artist-of-life-self-esteem/
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In this episode, I chat with Adventurer-Athlete Tarran Kent-Hume. Tarran is a veteran of a litany of epic adventures – chasing his dream of becoming a professional footballer in England from his native Australia, completing an Ironman triathlon, organising and competing in the world’s longest 5-a-side football match, climbing Mont Blanc, training and competing in Muay Thai in Thailand, and becoming a fitness model. However, we spend a lot of the show talking how Tarran and his friend Olie Hunter kayaked the length of the Amazon river last year(!) – from its source in the Peruvian Andes to its mouth in Brazil – a total distance of 6,500kms. Wrap your brain around that!
Beyond (or perhaps because of all this), Tarran has a beautiful approach to life that involves tackling his greatest fears. While I don’t get inspired easily or cheaply (neither should you!), it is hard not only to be inspired by Tarran, but to take away some things from his adventures that you can apply to your own. While his core is clearly tough-as-nails, he is very humble, introspective and funny. We have a wide-ranging conversation, heavily anchored in his Amazonian adventure:
The first I had met Tarran was to do this podcast - and I came away having felt that I had known him for a long time. It is a great and engaging conversation. Enjoy!
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You can find Tarran on social media here:
Website: http://www.tarrankenthume.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarran.kent.hume1/?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tarran008
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarran008/
What is this drink masato, that Tarran mentions? This is it: http://bit.ly/1Fbjw0k
Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants: http://www.exploringbytheseat.com/
I butcher Timothy Leary’s famous maxim “Turn on, tune in, drop out”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on,_tune_in,_drop_out
The book Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki: http://amzn.to/1W9AbJs
Once again, Nassim Taleb’s The Black Swan: http://amzn.to/1UfpIwI
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In this episode, I sit down with John Morrison. John is an economist and risk manager and currently a Director at Credit Suisse. John is not only one of the smartest people I know, but he is also a great story teller. He possesses the ability to explain complex phenomena in ways that make them easy to understand.
We talk about:
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We reference Michael Lewis’ books a lot:
We discuss Nassim Taleb’s book The Black Swan - http://amzn.to/1TNsU3L
I mention the book The Hour Between Dog and Wolf - http://amzn.to/24xK0GR
John even drops a couple of film references:
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