Matthew Brown

The Being Thinking Doing Podcast by Matthew Brown

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Leaders don’t have a productivity problem; they have a friction problem. Host Matthew Brown talks with world-class leaders to dismantle the myth of “doing more.” In a world obsessed with output and "busyness," this podcast focuses on the mechanics of high-performance teams. We don't talk about hacks or apps; we talk about the state of Being (leadership culture), Thinking (strategic clarity), and Doing (precision in execution).If you want to stop being the bottleneck and start building a team that operates with total autonomy, this is your manual.

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Matthew Brown

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The Vesuvius Effect: Why We Ignore Slow-Moving Disasters - D'Maris Coffman 06.07.2026 56:53

What does it take to lead a major institution when you can't mandate anything? And why have we known the climate science for 45 years yet still struggle to act? In this episode, Matthew Brown sits down with Professor D'Maris Coffman — Vice Dean at UCL and former Head of the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction — for a conversation that spans desegregating Virginia's schools, the...

Decision Under Fire: Military Lessons for the Modern Boardroom - Tom Burnet 29.06.2026 1:01:31

How do you make the right call when the information is incomplete, the stakes are high, and everyone in the room is waiting on you? In this episode of The Being Thinking Doing Podcast, Matthew Brown sits down with Tom Burnet — commissioned as an army officer at just 17 before going on to lead businesses as a CEO and serial chairman — to unpack the leadership and decision-making lessons that carry...

Do the things we do actually make a difference in the world? - Steven Chapman #BTDPodcast 13.05.2026 1:08:18

The Hidden Truths of Billions in Social Impact: Measurement, Myths, & Microfinance | Being Thinking Doing with Steve ChapmanIn this episode of the Being Thinking Doing podcast, host Matthew Brown sits down with Steve Chapman, a self-styled senior monitoring and evaluation strategist. With a career spanning nearly 40 years, Steve has tracked the real-world impact of massive global health and so...

The 3Ms That Create Misery (And the 3Es That Create Excellence) - Mark Bishop 08.04.2026 50:39

Are you micromanaging your team into misery? After 40 years leading elite institutions worldwide, Mark Bishop reveals the difference between a toxic culture and a high-performing one. In this episode of the Being Thinking Doing podcast, Matthew Brown sits down with Mark Bishop (former Headmaster and current Chair of Governors at Charterhouse) to extract battle-tested leadership lessons that apply...