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Ep. 200: Gareth Lock - Decision-Making and Human Factors in Deep Sea Diving

Release Date: 08/27/2023

Ep. 217: Nuala Walsh - On How to "Tune In" to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World

The All Things Risk Podcast

In this episode, we talk about “tuning in” – into a noisy world so that we can make the best decisions possible. My guest is . Nuala is a best-selling author, an adjunct professor of behavioural science at Trinity College in Dublin, an independent non-executive director, a TEDx speaker and one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance. She is the author of the fabulous new book This conversation covers that and it is incredibly insightful and fun. Nuala shares several misjudgement ‘traps’ from her book – everything from ego to memory, power, identity and more. We also...

Ep. 216: Alison Taylor: On "Higher Ground" - How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World

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Today, I welcome back my friend to the show. Alison is a clinical professor at the NYU Stern School of Business and she is also the Executive Director of . She spent the last two decades consulting with multinationals on anti-corruption, risk, human rights, stakeholder engagement, and ethics and compliance. And she is the author of the fabulous new book, . And one of the reasons why I think it's a fabulous book is because it opens up a long overdue grown-up conversation about business in society. Alison takes on and challenges a number of pithy myths and notions that this stuff is...

Ep. 215: Paula Reid - On Cycling Across Ukraine

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Today, I welcome back to the show. Paula is known as the “Adventure Psychologist” because of her expertise in adventure psychology, which is all about surviving, coping, and thriving during challenge and uncertainty. So obviously, there are huge parallels to decision-making under or uncertainty and to many of my show's themes. And we talk a little bit about that at the outset of this episode. However, beyond that, this one is focused particularly around Paula's adventure cycling across the Ukraine from Odesa in the south to Chornobyl in the north, about 400 miles or 600 kilometres. She...

Ep. 214: Laura Fox - On "Canary Risk"

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Today, I'm delighted to welcome to the show. Laura is a risk management professional and the founder of , a firm that helps clients with outsourced risk management and to navigate uncertainty. Canary Risk is a relatively new firm, and Laura took her own personal and professional risks to set it up, so we obviously talk about that. We also cover the state of the risk profession, hiring, cognitive diversity, values, and so much more. Laura's enthusiasm, her curiosity, courage, and authenticity come through so well in this conversation, and my favourite part is towards the end when she...

Ep. 213: Colin Pereira - Decision-Making in International Journalism in High-Risk Environments

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Today, we discuss decision-making in international journalism, particularly when it comes to high-risk environments like conflict zones and natural disasters. My guest is who was the Deputy Head of High Risk Security at the BBC and later Head of High Risk Security at ITN. Now he is a Director of the security consultancy HP Risk Management and a co-founder of Risk Pal, a risk assessment platform. Colin knows all about decision-making and risk to journalists in places like Ukraine and Gaza. He talks about that and the result is a fascinating conversation. We cover how decisions to deploy...

Ep. 212: Daniel Wagner - On The China Epiphany

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This is part 2 of 2 with on focuses on his fourth and latest book about China: . Show notes: _ _ _ _ _ Like what you heard? Subscribe to All Things Risk wherever great podcasts are found: Learn more about

Ep. 211: Daniel Wagner - Living in China Under Zero Covid

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This episode was recorded in June, 2022. My guest is , my co-author of Decision-Making in the Polycrisis Era. Daniel had just spent 15 months living and working in China with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). This coincided with China’s “zero covid” policy. This is a fascinating conversation that covers: · Quarantine in China · Life in Beijing as an expat (and under zero covid) · Working at the AIIB · Geopolitics · ...

Ep. 210: Garry Honey - On Leadership and Navigating Uncertainty

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My latest guest is . Garry trains boards, non-executive directors, and business leaders on strategy, governance, risk, and communication. He is the founder of the consultancy and runs leadership courses for various business schools. In this conversation, we cover reputation, strategic risk, leadership, and decision-making in a crisis, why so few organizations try to map out a purpose, and a vision for their futures, uncertainty in the limits of knowledge, human factors, the problem with ESG, and so much more. If you are a leader in an organization, or if you're interested in some of the...

Ep. 209: Ben Cattaneo and Daniel Wagner: Decision-Making in the Poycrisis Era

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This episode is a rather special one because it is about a book I have co-written entitled and I am joined by my co-author . We are dealing with a range of overlapping and acute crises – from climate change to geopolitical upheaval and societal polarisation. At the same time, the tools and the mindset to approach decision-making are no longer fit-for-purpose. Daniel and I discuss the polycrisis era and various aspects of it. We also cover a bit more at the end on decision-making, as we felt it was worth adding to the initial conversation. Daniel has been on the podcast...

Ep. 208: Constance Dierickx - The 'Decision Doctor®' on 'Meta Leadership'

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In this episode, I welcome to the show. She is known as the “Decision Doctor®” and advises leaders on high-stakes decisions (think mergers, divestments, strategic changes, crises, and so on). She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and is the author of three books, the latest of which is called . We talk about that in this episode and more including the role of physical states in decision-making, deconstructing success, the veneration of leaders, high-stakes decisions and much more. Show notes: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Like what you heard? Subscribe to All Things Risk wherever great...

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In this episode, we look at decision-making in the world of deep sea diving, a topic that provides us with so many transferable lessons to other domains. It is also a very fun conversation. My guest is Gareth Lock. Gareth is the founder of The Human Diver, an organisation that improves the effectiveness of diving skills through specific human factors training.

Gareth has had a long career as a diver, starting out his career in the Royal Air Force where he spent 25 years. Over the years he realised that one thing the military does very well is teamwork – which, of course makes sense because poor decisions, bad behaviour and a lack of situational awareness can cost lives. Gareth found that the world of diving focused heavily on technical expertise – obviously important – but emphasised human behaviours and decision-making less than it should. As a result, he brings these approaches to the diving profession. Gareth has led many complex dives all over the world. He has also taken a huge amount of amazing underwater photos which you can see on his website.

This conversation is filled with wonderful insights about decision-making, working in teams, planning, the importance of constructive dissent, psychological safety, a just culture, making change happen, systems thinking and much more.

Show notes:

The Human Diver, Gareth’s website

Gareth’s book Under Pressure – Diving Deeper with Human Factors

Gareth’s documentary ‘If Only’

Steve Shorrock on Human Factors

Local rationality

Blog post: “Near misses: Were you lucky or good?”

Authority gradients

Creeping determinism

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

Join the Club by Tina Rosenberg

Piper Alpha