What Monkeys Do
Change is hard. You know that. For some reason, you don't always do what you set out to do. In 'What Monkeys Do', we talk with experts to find out what it takes to make a change - and make it stick. Why? Because success leaves clues, and we have more knowledge and experience than ever about what is required to change well. Let's find out what that is. So, if you are looking for insights, tools, and ideas to help you change yourself or the person standing next to you, you have come to the right place. In each episode, we will bring in a new guest and give you something you can use in your everyday - both at home and in the office. The show is hosted by Morten Kamp Andersen (@mortenkamp), part psychologist, part finance guy and part just someone who struggles to change himself.
Episodes
23 episodes
#22 Anorexia - How to help someone that doesn't want your help with Mette Bentz
Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of all mental disorders. Without treatment, up to 20% of people with serious eating disorders die. But people with anorexia do not want to change. They don’t want help. They don’t want to eat. So, how do ...
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Episode 22
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45:49
#21 How to make Better Decisions using the Evidence-based Practice w/Rob Briner
We have access to more information than ever. Yet, we still base most of our decisions on guesses, gut feelings, outdated information. Why? Because we do not take our time to gather and understand the evidence behind. The gap between available ...
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Episode 21
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43:58
#20 - 6 Sexual Conflicts between Men and Women w/David Buss
Men and women have different sexual desires. And this leads to sexual conflicts. Conflicts, which can create problems in relationships when dating or living together. But why? Evolutionary psychology uses the theory of sexual selection to expla...
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Episode 20
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51:59
#19 Why are some People Happier than Others? w/Richard Lucas
You may know that personality, to some degree, is heritable. In fact, 50-60% of your personality comes down to your genetic makeup. But did you also know that your level of happiness too is heritable, stable and hard to change? Some days, you m...
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Episode 19
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56:21
#18 Stop Searching for your Passion w/Terri Trespicio
What if I told you that you don't need to find your "one and only passion" to have a meaningful life? We spend so much time trying to find our passion and make the right choices for our future. What if we just made choices based on what we woul...
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Episode 18
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43:35
#17 How to Get the Right Things Done w/David Allen
We tend to think about personal productivity as doing more things more effectively – being able to optimize work processes, time schedules and to-do-lists. That is often not the case. In fact, personal productivity is about doing the right ...
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Episode 17
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52:05
#16 Changing your story can change your life. Here’s how you do it (Focus Edition)
If you want to make a change in you life, you will inevitably affect your identity. And if you want to make a change it must be congruent with your identity. If it is not, it will not happen. But what is our identity? An essential part of...
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Episode 16
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17:55
#15 How to use Mindfulness to Focus and Change w/Michael Chaskalson
Life is hectic. Everywhere you look, there is a battle for your attention; from your partner, kids, work, smartphone and so on. We tend not to think much about our it - we just go along. Nevertheless, mindfulness is about stopping to notice whe...
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Episode 15
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47:39
#14 Neuroscience: How your brain responds to change w/Gabija Toleikyte
Changing behaviour is difficult. It can provoke both anxiety, anger and stress. But why? What exactly happens in your brain when you try to make a change? I have asked neuroscientist, Gabija Toleikyte, to help us understand change from a neurol...
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Episode 14
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51:02
#13 How to use dilemmas to understand cultural differences w/Fons Trompenaars
Cultural differences can stand in the way of doing business or having good relationships. Fons Trompenaars is one of the world’s most prominent experts when it comes to exploring and defining culture. He has spent the last 30 years helping Fort...
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Episode 13
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51:11
#12 Diets don't work. Do this instead [Focus edition]
Diets don’t work. If you go on a diet, you will most likely regain what you have lost once you go off your diet. In fact, chances are that you will regain more than you lost. And it doesn’t matter which diet you pick – low fat or low carb diet ...
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Episode 12
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15:56
#11 - 3 Ways To A Good Night's Sleep w/Vyga Kaufmann
A good night's sleep is the foundation of a healthy mind and body. You compromise your sleep at your peril. But although we all know this, we live as if we have forgotten it. We have invited Vyga Kaufmann to this week's episode of What Monkeys ...
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Episode 11
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42:01
#10 Why you cannot trust your memory w/Elizabeth Loftus
Our memory is a construction and is relatively easy to influence. For example, you probably think that you know exactly where you where and what you were doing on 9/11. But chances are, that parts of the memory are not entirely true. The good n...
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Episode 10
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42:15
#9 People Want Your Energy - Not Your Time w/Jim Loehr
You can spend hours doing something with no return. Maybe you were with your family for three hours, but all you could think about was tomorrow’s presentation at work. Or at yesterday’s meeting, where you were too tired to listen. You weren’t f...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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50:26
#8 How to Manage Conflicts w/Louisa Weinstein
Conflicts are good. They are opportunities for change. And they can be resolved. Whether you have a fight with your neighbor, a disagreement with your partner or just a frustrating colleague, you can learn a lot from your conflicts. Especially,...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:19
#7 - 3 ways to overcome resistance to change w/Rick Maurer
Resistance to change is natural. We resist because we are humans. And there is always a good reason when people resist. You don't have to agree with those reasons, but you need to understand them to manage resistance successfully. In this episo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:14
#6 From drug addict to professor and neuroscientist – a story about change with Judy Grisel
“It’s not really hard. You just have to change your whole life”. We can all imagine how hard that must be. Nevertheless, that was the reality Judy Grisel faced, when she took the incredible journey from substance abuse to rehab to beco...
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Episode 6
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51:19
#5 Let go of control: Do yoga for the mind with Aisling and Trish Leonard-Curtin
Psychological flexibility is key to change. And a crucial part of psychological flexibility is how you deal with your emotions. Know that you are not responsible for your emotions. But you are responsible for the way you choose to react to them...
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Episode 5
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46:00
#4 - 5 steps to overcome your change barriers with Tim Creasey
Every change is an individual journey. How fast you move and where you are stuck is individual. Maybe you know what to do, but not why? Or you want to do something, but you don’t know how to? In this episode, you will learn how to break your ch...
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Episode 4
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45:29
#3 Forget willpower - use the power of habits with Wendy Wood
Habits are crucial if you want to make a change and make it stick. A large part of our daily lives is habitual. But habits scare us because they remind us that parts of our lives are outside of our control. The good news is that habits can help...
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Episode 3
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48:46
#2 How to become a great leader with Jack Zenger
We have all experienced a poor and a great leader. Maybe even at first hand. We have, therefore witnessed the difference. The difference it makes on the individual employee, the team, the customer experience, and the business outcomes. It never...
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Episode 2
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31:22
#1 Nudging – a friendly push in the right direction with Christina Gravert
People make most of their decisions automatically. We make them fast and without being aware of them. About 80% of them actually. In this episode, you will learn how to use nudging to help you make those decisions better. As humans,...
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Episode 1
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36:49