#116 The Ostrich Paradox - Robert Meyer

06/18/20 • 57 min

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#115 Sanity Correspondent - with Tanmoy Goswami

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My guest this week on Being Human is Tanmoy Goswami, who holds that rare distinction of being the world's only 'Sanity Correspondent' for, well, The Correspondent.
He is a passionate advocate for us talking more openly about mental health.
He first got on my radar with his article "From the myth of meritocracy to the rise of bullshit jobs – it's time we admit work doesn't make us happy" in which he lays out how our workplaces can not only make us unhappy but send us to an early grave.
Yes, things must change.

We talk:
- Moving away from the language of war in business
- Living with depression and anxiety
- What we really mean by recovery
- What we must change about our workplaces
- The dark side of mainstreaming the mental health conversation

Enjoy!

To our humanity,
Richard

Links:
Tanmoy's profile on The Correspondent
Tanmoy's Twitter

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#117 Chasing Black Unicorns - with Marek Zmyslowski

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On 14 January 2018, as he attempted to board a flight to London, my guest this week, Marek Zmyslowski, felt a hand on his shoulder from the Polish customs agents. His business partner in Nigeria had bribed the local police to get him placed on Interpol's Most Wanted List.
This is just one of many extraordinary incidents during his adventures in building start-ups in Poland and Africa, including co-founding 'The Amazon of Africa' Jumia.

We talk:
- Defending accusations of being a 'white saviour'
- His fight with the Nigerian justice system
- His lessons building software teams
- How to stay resilient
- How we must reform capitalism
Enjoy!
To your humanity,
Richard
Links:
Chasing Black Unicorns - The Book