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This week, I speak with Philippa Kindon & Taryn Burden, representing the UK software development company Mayden. Philippa and Taryn share Mayden's genuinely pioneering culture. Mayden has taken self-management from the software team and applied it to the whole company.

Philippa and Taryn absolutely give the lie to the belief that removing formal hierarchy inevitably leads to chaos. In fact, it's given them an outstanding culture.

We talk:

• A coach for everyone

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This week, I speak with Cesar Perez, author of Chase the Light. A professional actor with a promising career, Cesar was on a meteoric rise until a car accident left him with a severe brain injury and almost entirely incapacitated. His remarkable resilience, through a grueling physical recovery and the breakdown of his relationship, forms the core of our conversation.

We talk:

• Being coached by an extraordinary mother

If you’re going through dark times right now, you may find great inspiration in Cesar’s story.

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This week, I speak with Narada Kush, someone who has changed my life. He was my personal Vedic meditation teacher. Since taking up this practice, my life has transformed in multiple ways: my sleep has improved, my mind has cleared, and I'm far less reactive to daily events. 

Narada is the author of the book The Vedas For Everyone. He has made it his life's mission to bring the ancient wisdom of the Vedas to the masses and teach their practical applications to inspire people to follow their own unique (inner) path. 

We talk:

• his journey into Vedic meditation

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This week, I speak with Richard Newman, one of the world's foremost communication trainers.

Richard's extraordinary career journey began with a stint in a Tibetan monastery. The challenges he faced there set him on a path to helping others to communicate powerfully. 

We talk:

• teaching monks that spoke no English

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This week, I go solo to share my experiences of the last year practising Vedic meditation.

Previous guest Jillian Lavender first introduced me to this style of meditation in her book 'Why Meditate?'. My new habit has transformed my life and especially my well-being.

I share:

• How Vedic meditation is so easy

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This week, I sit down with Michael Glauser, author and Professional Practice Professor at the University of Utah.

• From academic to building a 600-person company

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This week, I sit down with Chuck Blakeman, serial entrepreneur, international speaker, best-selling business author and world-renowned business advisor.

We talk:

• Corporations as Ponzi schemes

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This week, I sit down with Michelle K. Johnston, PhD., author and professor of management at Loyola University in New Orleans.

We talk:

• From pantsuits to heels

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This week, I sit down with Ron Baker, author of Bright Lights, Big Empty.

• Walking away from a career in the performing arts

We go all the way out there with this one, and it's well worth the ride!

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This week, I sit down with Roberto Martinez, co-founder of the software company Nearsoft.

As a follower of famous business radical Ricardo Semler, Roberto built a company culture based on:

• No formal hierarchy

The number one message from Roberto that I took away from our conversation is that if you want a vibrant, humane culture, you've got to find ways to have everyone participate. We talk:

• Cooking for the team