The Coherent Business Podcast
The Coherent Business Podcast is for leaders, thinkers, and builders who believe business can be more than just efficient—it can be whole, human, and meaningful. Hosted by Aram DiGennaro, each episode invites reflective practitioners into open-ended conversations at the intersection of virtue and utility, structure and soul, theory and practice. Together, we wrestle with the fragmented conceptualizations of modern enterprise and explore how to design organizations that are not only effective, but coherent—places where purpose, people, and performance align. If you're searching for post-reductionist answers to real-world business problems, you're in the right place.
The Coherent Business Podcast
Colin Davis: First Principles, the Business of Being Human, and Understanding the Subconscious
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In this episode of the Coherent Business Podcast, Aram sits down with Colin Davis to discuss the importance of "First Principles", and the inherent tension between dual realities, emphasizing the importance of balancing pragmatism with understanding. It discusses how combining these elements can lead to a more comprehensive approach to reality, and how you can adapt this to your business.
Topics covered in this episode:
Business improvement & coaching
Managing & CEO solutions
Pragmatism vs. Understanding
Business problems and solutions
Being a healthy CEO
Resources:
Protentional
Protentional guides leaders to integrate compelling priorities into coherent strategy.
First Principles Coaching
https://firstprinciplescoaching.com
Tailored coaching to help you live a full life, find what drives you and become the best version of yourself
Colin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-davis-1stprinciples
Aram's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aram-digennaro
Chapters:
01:13 — Introduction
01:40 — Defining First Principles
02:54 — Slicing Reality
03:41 — The Two Ditches
04:11 — The Transcendentals
04:58 — Business and Principles
06:24 — The Polarity Principle
08:28 — Why Simple Frameworks Fail
10:43 — Two Kinds of Simplicity
13:26 — Development Cycles
14:06 — Philosophers for Business
16:08 — Socrates and Knowing
17:12 — How Knowing Works
18:08 — The Five Drives
19:57 — How Scripts Form
21:09 — Why “I Shouldn’t Do This” Fails
22:45 — Two Routes to Change
23:48 — Accessing the Subconscious
25:11 — Metaphor & Pattern
26:16 — Experiences Change Emotion
26:39 — Can Coaching Rewire You?
27:42 — Breakthroughs & Trust