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Sustainable HumanEpisode 22: The power and perils of purpose with Geoff McDonald''Leaders in organisations, I think, are fearful to measure the wellbeing of their people. And by the way, there are now plenty of measures out there — and they are fearful because they kind of intuitively know that the results are not gonna be good. I really do believe that organizations today have a hugely negative impact on the overall health and wellbeing of their people”Host Linda Jarnhamn holds a conversation filled with energy with Geoff McDonald, global advocate and leading voice for mental health in the workplace. From the transformative power of purpose to navigating mental well...2025-05-0134 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 21: Brainomics: the economic imperative behind Brain Health with Andrew Nevin & Stephen White''When you tell people that we can make people’s lives better, there’s some segments of society and decision makers where that doesn’t move the needle for them. What moves the needle for them is the economic consequences. So for us, Brainomics is a little overlay. I call it the 1% overlay on the flourishing or thriving story about better brain health and better brain performance. We can show there’s no conflict. People can flourish and your organization can do better economically''Host Linda Jarnhamn talks to Andrew Nevin and Stephen White, from the Center for Brai...2025-04-1443 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 20: Data, regulation & human connection: the new sustainability equation? with Tove Ahlström''Just because you're diverse doesn't mean that your workforce is well and that they perform well, right? That's completely true, to work well together, to feel you're part of something bigger, to feel connected, to feel respected, feel trust, and to feel secure. All of this, that you talk about now, the vulnerability to be able to create, to be connected, to feel empowered and lifted by your fellow work colleagues. This is completely lost in translation''. Our host Linda Jarnhamn talks to Tove Ahlström, Sustainability Expert and EU Climate Pact Ambassador, about the rol...2025-03-2334 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 19: The role of corporate culture in equity value creation with Bart Houlahan''Ultimately our work, hopefully, is beginning to educate corporate leaders that corporate culture matters, and it matters not just because you're going to attract and retain better talent. It matters because it's going to drive performance in the equity markets. If you're measuring and optimizing the right things, it can actually drive the ultimate metric that we still care most about in the capital markets, equity value creation''Our host Linda Jarnhamn talks to Bart Houlahan, Partner at Irrational Capital about the factors behind and link between human capital and equity performance. Together they explore q...2025-03-0136 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 18: Unlocking a better future through investments in the Brain Economy with Shiva Dustdar''Our financial system has failed us on so many fronts. Why do we have the scale of the climate change challenge?Why do we have the health challenge that we are facing?In order to finance innovation we need to innovate the financial system. Money is not always going where it is most needed. There is a lot of hoarding mentality. There is, as you say, a lot of short-termism. The risk return metrics are built around a rather flawed economic system. Metrics used are actually outdated''.Our host Linda Jarnhamn talks to Shiva Dustdar, D...2025-02-1635 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 17: Linking Human Capital to Equity Value: with David van Adelsberg''So I said to Dan (Ariely), look, if people are the most important asset, do you think there’s a chance that we could measure the connection between employees and their employer? And if that connection was predictive, and this is predictive of performance, do you think we could make it investable? And by predictive and by measuring what we were talking about was the ultimate measure of performance, could it have impact on a public company’s future equity value? Its stock price.”Listen to the 17th episode of the Sustainable Human Podcast to get the full s...2024-12-1132 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 16: The hidden cost of capital - the investor perspective on Human Sustainability with Juan Palacios“The way that we think about this in economics is around the notion of externality. That’s one of the long-standing concepts in the discipline of economics and finance, and this is still one of the most important issues that we deal with today. Externalities relates to ''what do my actions generate for others''? This could be positive or it could be negative.''In this 16th episode of the Sustainable Human Podcast, our host Linda Jarnhamn talks to Juan Palacios, an assistant professor at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics and currently a visiting assistant Prof...2024-11-1231 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 4: Health: from risk to asset, the path to a more resilient, sustainable future of work''We tend to think of health as a risk, which it is, but what about thinking about health as an asset? Then it will become our duty to also understand that we have an opportunity to account for everything that provides an opportunity to a business, not just the risk''. In this fourth episode of the Sustainable Human Podcast, our host Linda Jarnhamn and Elizabeth Bachrad, Head of Programme Strategy at Business for Health in the UK go broad and deep into the topic by discussingThe need to reprioritise health as an investment...2024-11-1232 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 15: Sustainable human performance - lessons from sports for the business world, with Jack Groppel“A lot of people think that sport is a nice analogy. It’s really an outstanding analogy. World-class athletes have natural breaks in their schedule. Corporate athletes don’t. I mean, look at the HR data on executives taking vacations. They don’t do it. And if they do, they keep working. So there’s no downtime. And then when you do have downtime, what are you doing with that downtime?''In this 15th episode of the Sustainable Human Podcast, our host Linda Jarnhamn talks to Jack Groppel, a world-renowned expert in human performance, co-founder of the Human...2024-10-1633 min
Learn with Sue - Walk and TalkWalk and Talk - An invitation to eavesdrop with Linda JarnhamnLinda and Sue met at the World Happiness Summit earlier in the year, and Linda is incredibly passionate about neuroscience! Listen along to learn more about curiosity, exploring and applying the research!2024-10-0136 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 14: Exploring Human Sustainability - from definition to impact: with Linda Jarnhamn & Patricia Erhardt-Lewis''From an ESG perspective, we're looking at the environment, we're looking at social aspects, and we've got increased level of reporting requirements and regulations that have come in. But we've sort of forgotten about the most critical part that sits at the core of every organisation - that's the human being''.In this 14th episode of the Sustainable Human Podcast, the host Linda Jarnhamn is interviewed by Patricia Erhardt-Lewis a seasoned executive coach and organisational development professional. Together they will explore questions around:The importance of the Human elements in ESG The definition and interpretation of H...2024-09-3045 min
Sustainable HumanEpisode 13: The hidden costs of bullying - a neuroscientific perspective with Soraya Shaw''What may hurt somebody, or what somebody may find unacceptable, might not even bother me. We’re all very subjective in that way. But I think coming from a neuroscience point of view, it's the damage that we know that it (bullying) does to the brain. However it manifests itself, however people experience it and whether they call it out or they don’t, there is really serious damage that’s actually going. It’s not like you hurt your leg and you can see that it’s sore. When our brain is damaged, nobody else really sees it.''2024-09-1333 min