As usual, Ben and Tim have not been invited to any cool New Years parties, so instead bring you this special RV where they talk all things 2020 including COVID, crisis management – and a book about resilience!

And we promise guests next week!

As always, please let us know what you think.  We’d love to hear from you – please email [email protected].

Intelligence Summary (INTSUM)

01:00          Broad reflections on 2020.  Not much happened….

02:45          COVID-19 and crisis management – throw out the textbook and start thinking!

05:30          No improvement noted over 2020 in Ben and Tim’s skills with Zoom….or podcasting

07:00          But 2020 did provide a bit more time for them to collate their thoughts on resilience – in a book!

07:50          The downside of getting a publishing contract – you actually have to write the book!

08:15          The backstory to The Resilience Shield – the book written by Ben, Tim and Dr Dan Pronk (aka The 70kg D*ckhead)

10:45          Ben’s ego-related experiences through the writing process

12:00          Editors – very useful!

14:00          Resilience, and the importance of balance

16:50          The Resilience Survey

20:20          2020 Book reviews (proper books, not the one we wrote)

Music

The Externals … Available on Spotify