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The Leadership Lab

Chris Lewis & Pippa Malmgren

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How can today's business leaders keep up with seismic geopolitical and economic shifts we see in the world around us? In the Leadership Lab, explore leadership in the 21st century and discover how to strengthen your own leadership narrative.
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Future Skills

KARL-MIKAEL SYDING and LUDVIG SUNSTRÖM

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The podcast that gives you the business and career skills you need to future-proof yourself. Hosted by Mikael Syding, partner at Futuris, The European Hedge Fund Of The Decade, and Ludvig Sunstrom, author of Breaking Out Of Homeostasis We do 3 episodes: 1) short episode: big idea or practical tip. 2) long episode: in-depth discussions with scientists, businessmen and public intellectuals. 3) medium episode: Experts share their best ideas and how they use them to build skills, companies, rela ...
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Izabella Kaminska meets with writer economist Guy Standing at Da Paolo restaurant near Goodge street to hear all about his latest book 'The Blue Commons'.Guy is usually better known for his work on Universal Basic Income, but in this book he delves into the geopolitics and economics of the oceans and discovers a myriad of tensions and unnecessary c…
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Izabella sits down for lunch with Tom Hayes, the former UBS Libor trader who was convicted in 2015 of conspiracy to defraud after being accused by the Serious Fraud of Office of conspiring with numerous other individuals to procure or make submissions of rates into the Yen LIBOR setting process that were false or misleading, thereby intending to pr…
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Finance expert Huw Van Steenis joins Izabella Kaminska for brunch at La Brasseria in Notting Hill for a discussion about CBDCs, fintech and ESG. Before joining managing consultant firm Oliver Wyman as vice chair, Huw was global head of strategy at asset manager Schroders and a top dog within the equities research division at Morgan Stanley. In 2018…
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Izabella Kaminska sits down with economist and author Nouriel Roubini for a modest "brunch" at the Ned in the heart of the City of London. The duo discuss Roubini's new book "Mega Threats", including its Malthusian themes, the global inflation outlook and how the crypto collapse is playing out. The conversation also touches on some of the inherent …
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In this Leaked Lunch episode Izabella Kaminska orders in room service with economist and author Pippa Malmgren at the Park Hyatt in Zurich. Pippa is probably best known for her pointed ability to unpack how statecraft and geopolitics interconnect with economics, drawing on factors most other economists overlook. The discussion covers Pippa's views …
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In this special edition of the Leaked Lunch podcast series we substitute a face-to-face lunch for a cross-continent Zoom call with Erik Townsend, the host of the Macro Voices financial podcast. Erik joins us to discuss the important topic of media trustworthiness and how independent voices like his can bring balance back to publishing. We dicuss th…
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In this Leaked Lunch episode Izabella Kaminska meets with James Aitken, of Aitken Advisors, at French restaurant La Vacherin in Chiswick. James is one of the UK's top financial liquidity and plumbing experts, advising up to one hundred of the most influential capital pools in the world. James gained his experience working for UBS and AIG Trading. T…
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China expert and founder of Enodo Economics, Diana Choyleva, joins Izabella Kaminska for a spot of Italian food at La Famiglia restaurant in Chelsea. They discuss the pressures facing China, the difference between being trained as an economist under the communist system versus the Western system and the importance of independent research.…
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Izabella Kaminska sits down with the World Economic Forum's head of comms, Adrian Monck, at La Finestra Italian restaurant in Geneva. They discuss the challenges facing modern media today, what the Forum is really all about and what's behind "the Great Reset" conspiracy movement. The podcast was recorded on August 17, and the bill came to 128 Swiss…
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Former UBS chief economist George Magnus joins Izabella Kaminska for dim sum at Royal China restaurant in Baker Street, London. They discuss the future of Sino-Western relations, productivity challenges for the West and the future of Taiwan. The podcast was recorded on July 6, before Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan on August 2.…
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Helen Thomas joins Izabella Kaminska for a spot of sushi and ceviche at Ayllu in Paddington. They discuss the growing politicisation of finance, the gamma risk in your portfolio and why nobody is covering the ETF story properly. The podcast was recorded on July 4, just before Boris Johnson stepped down as UK prime minister.…
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We conclude Season 1 of Future Skills with an extra-long discussion about the top tips and ideas we learned from the following 15 guests: Even if you’ve listened to all their episodes, the Season Finale will provide some much-needed spaced repetition and nuance on those ideas. Do you want to learn more about investing? Check out https://theinvestin…
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In today’s episode we pick up the talk from episode 34 with investor, author, podcast showrunner and technology entrepreneur Erik Townsend. Once again we cover a lot of ground, including Erik's views on decision making & strategy, technological progress such as automation, and his current views on gold, oil and Tesla. We also talked about the proce…
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❄ Merry Christmas! ❄ In today's Christmas episode we talk to futurist Martin Ford, popular speaker and author of bestselling books Rise of Robots and now Architects of Intelligence. Do you want to learn more about investing?⁠ Check out ⁠https://theinvestingcourse.com/⁠ This episode can be seen as the finale to the last three (#43 - robotics and #44…
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We discuss 5 global problems (water, food, climate, energy, health and 5 big technologies that may be used in solving them (AI, automation, biotech, nanotech, 3D printing/additive manufacturing). We call this the 5x5 Matrix: Click for image (if it doesn't show below). Do you want to learn more about investing?⁠ Check out ⁠https://theinvestingcourse…
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Alternate headline: "How You Can Own a Little Robot Butler, Like Rocky in 1984" We delve into Mikael's strong interest for robotics and automation. Mikael makes a strong case for why robotics will be "the new auto industry", with lots of other industries converging into one massive industry. And how YOU can position yourself to get in early, workin…
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Today we talk to Dr Philippa Malmgren Pippa, short for “Philippa”, is a tech entrepreneur and a geopolitical consult. She has authored several books, including “Signals”, and “Geopolitics for investors”. Do you want to learn more about investing?⁠ Check out ⁠https://theinvestingcourse.com/⁠ In this conversation we focus on her most recent book “Lea…
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We answer questions from listeners and subscribers to our newsletter. Do you want to learn more about investing?⁠ Check out ⁠https://theinvestingcourse.com/⁠ The following questions are answered in the episode: What is the distinction between perseverance vs. bull-headedness? What websites do you often visit? What have you had to give up to get whe…
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We talk to Seth Godin, who is a serial entrepreneur, author, and one of the world’s biggest experts on marketing. Seth has written as many as 18 bestselling books. His writing is about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, leadership and how change happens. His new book is called This is Marketing. Seth is also the founde…
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Tyler Cowen is an American economist, academic, and writer. He is the author of books like The Great Stagnation, Average is Over, The Complacent Class, and more. Do you want to learn more about investing?⁠ Check out ⁠https://theinvestingcourse.com/⁠ He occupies the Holbert L. Harris Chair of economics, as a professor at George Mason University, and…
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We answer questions from listeners on our newsletter. The following 11 questions are answered in the episode: 1) How can I change careers and become a real estate copywriter? 2) Will biotech become a big industry? Does Free Will exist? 3) Should you work in finance? How can I study better? How does one become a renaissance man? Do you want to learn…
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Grandmaster of Memory Mattias Ribbing joins us today. He is an author, educator, and 3-time Swedish champion of memory sport. He’s also become a Grandmaster of Memory internationally. Mattias sits down for a conversation about mnemonics, biohacking, self-improvement, minimalism, and his thoughts on improving the school system. Do you want to learn …
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How To Avoid Herd Mentality. Stephenie Meyers broke all the rules and created a $3 Billion Dollar franchise (just with movies), sold 120 million books, and in the process, created a new genre: “Vampire-Romance”. So don’t underestimate her powers. Do you want to learn more about investing?⁠ Check out ⁠https://theinvestingcourse.com/⁠ We talk about h…
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There are 4 modes of being: Herd Animal, Stoic, Independent, and Contrarian. You can look at it visually like this: Herd Animal------------------------Stoic------Independent------------------Contrarian Herd Animal = Go with the crowd, fit in, be nice, and stampede in collective panic. Stoic = Self-centered and serene, focused on one’s own world and…
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Erik Townsend is a retired software entrepreneur turned hedge fund manager and host of Macrovoices Podcast. Throughout his career, Erik has capitalized on his ability to understand complex systems and anticipate paradigm shifts far in advance of the mainstream. A teenage computer protégé, he spent most of his high school years at MIT's Artificial I…
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In this second episode with Walter Kiechel, we continue where we left off last time in our discussion about Strategy, and Walter’s popular book “The Lords of Strategy”. Do you want to learn more about investing?⁠ Check out ⁠https://theinvestingcourse.com/⁠ In case you didn’t listen to the last episode, Walter has over 30 years of experience in the …
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We talk to Walter Kiechel III. This episode will be particularly interesting if you'd like to get into the media business and understand how it works. Walter has more than 30 years of experience in the media industry; first as a business journalist, then as an author. Walter has served as the Managing Editor of Fortune Magazine and the Editorial Di…
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In thís episode you'll learn: why celebrating high stock prices is wrong why next year's, any year's, Price/Earnings ratio is irrelevant that one strategic shareholder selling to another rarely means anything useful ... and a few more things, Mikael Syding picked up on his way from total beginner to the head of The European Hedge Fund Of The Decade…
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The 2x Rule is a practical application of the Experience Curve. It's a guideline for how you can plan your career. The 2x Rule states that you should be willing to take half the entry salary of a prestigious company in order to maximize on learning for some time while you are still young. Do you want to learn more about investing?⁠ Check out ⁠https…
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Stop thinking linearly. Start thinking exponentially. Everyone who has read economics knows about scale effects. Like economies of scale or economies of scope. But a lot of people don’t know about the scale effects of experience and learning... The Experience Curve states that things become cheaper and more effective to produce over time as you get…
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Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., is an author, scientist, educator, and clinician, internationally renowned for his clinical work, research, writings and teaching in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. He is a Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine. Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Cl…
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In this week's episode Syding and Sunström recommends a wide array of physical tools and gadgets for improving your life, and making sure you stay healthy, happy and productive longer. Mikael's two favorite things are noise cancelling in-ear headphones and a Kindle Paperwhite (B&W) e-reader. Ludvig recommends a physical almanack and a whiteboard ==…
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These are tools and resources we use. All free and readily available. Everything from Noisly (ambient sound) to Inflation Calculations. The top advice we give is to try: (1) Have I been pwned (2) Just Delete Me, and (3) Unroll.Me. This will really do wonders if you get lots of spam email. Email us at admin@futureskillspodcast.com if you want to rec…
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In Survivorship Bias we go over 6 practical tips: (1) Remind yourself of the concept of Survivorship Bias. It's very tricky and (2) it's only becoming "stronger" due to social media and network effects (3) Train yourself to be more Contrarian/Stoic, and less pop-culture, (4) Acknowledge success is often the result of a complex combo of things (5) a…
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We describe and discuss a useful metacognition tool: The Myers Briggs Test which is based on Carl Jung’s ideas about 4 Functions. Jung’s functions are based on Input and Output, Information and Decision. How do you gather intel and how do you make your decisions. Fact-based and reasoning, e.g., or intuition and feeling? Use the tests for inspiratio…
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Alexander Bard is most famous for his music career, where he's put together successful groups like Army of Lovers and Bodies Without Organs, and for being the top judge of Swedish Idol. More importantly, however, Bard’s also a futuristic philosopher—one of the most well-informed when it comes to understanding how the Internet and social media is im…
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This episode draws on an idea from Ludvig’s Ultimate Commonplace System. The Review File is like a virtual book summary book, only more extreme. It’s based on two learning methods: Spaced repetition and availability bias. Your Review File is where you collect all the best materials related to your work, studies, investing, creative project, etc… an…
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