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with Danny Wareham · 54:30
Expect heated debates on the most irritating office habits, the work social activities everyone secretly avoids, the weirdest things ever found in a desk drawer — and a surprisingly deep dive into whether a Christmas mov…
with Chris Lovett · 52:16
Chris joins Al and Leanne to argue the opposite: done deliberately, doing less is how you deliver more. He once asked a senior leader to decline an entire week of meetings as an experiment — and only one person noticed. …
with Meghan French-Dunbar · 59:01
This week Al and Leanne are joined by author, speaker and host of the Unbehaved podcast, **Meghan French-Dunbar** (MFD!), to put some of the biggest workplace behaviours, leadership advice and organisational trends to th…
with Owen Fitzpatrick · 59:57
Owen joins Al and Leanne to break down his concept of **Inner Propaganda** — the story you sell to yourself — and why "logic bullying" never works when you're trying to change minds. From coaching billionaires and Olympi…
with Georgia Hodkinson · 51:41
Joined by special guest host Georgia Hodkinson, the team takes turns bringing genuinely real, wildly specialised, and completely bizarre careers to the table. Think penguinologists, snake milkers, ice cowboys, profession…
with Tom Emery · 52:05
Tom joins Al and Leanne to pull back the curtain on the reality of HR leadership — including his powerful "Vet Analogy": just as vets enter the profession out of love for animals only to see them at their illest, weakest…
· 56:41
- `[0:27]` Story 1 — The European hiring crisis - `[0:46]` Story 2 — Why short-form video is bad for L&D…
with Ellie Glason · 47:06
Ellie joins Al and Leanne to explain why our brains are hardwired to ignore dry information dumps, and how leaders can borrow the classic "Seven Basic Plots" of human storytelling to get instant buy-in from their team, t…
with Rebecca Taylor · 1:09:05
Rebecca Taylor joins Al and Leanne for a special *This Week in Work*, unpacking the viral HR rebel calling out unhinged leaders, the uncomfortable data behind the "leaning out" generation, and whether fun at work actuall…
with Richard Clarke · 42:45
Richard joins Al and Leanne to open up about the bittersweet reality of exiting a business — the sudden loss of community, the unexpected grief, and how he used his own behavioural science background to climb out of the …
with Rob Briner · 55:13
This week Leanne introduces a brand-new Word of the Week: **botsitting** — the hidden work of feeding AI context, checking its answers and correcting its mistakes. Drawing on new research from Glean's Work AI Index, we e…
with Andrew Blotky · 50:51
Andrew joins Al and Leanne to share practical wisdom on leading with integrity through change, crisis, and uncertainty. Moving past standard PR templates, he dives deep into the human side of leadership — how authenticit…
· 51:57
- `[0:29]` Story 1 — NatWest's responsible AI training for 60,000 staff - `[1:11]` Story 2 — Ford's AI rollback and human rehiring spree…
with Mike Harle · 51:36
In this world-first public interview, Mike sits down with Al and Leanne to tell the real story behind one of comedy's most famous career pivots. Around the year 2000, in a legendary two-minute conversation, Mike looked p…
with Jake Tuber · 54:50
Then it's over to the Workplace Surgery, where Al and Dr Jake tackle three listener questions: the star player who's become the biggest headache, why returning to work feels harder than the work itself, and the team work…
with Polly Collingridge, Bernadette Thompson OBE · 1:08:11
In this special LinkedIn Live episode of Truth, Lies & Work, Al and Leanne dive deep into the framework of CQ — an evidence-based, academically validated skill that measures your ability to relate to and work effectively…
with Kristien Turner · 1:00:30
Kristien joins Al and Leanne to pull back the curtain on why middle managers are drowning under the weight of AI disruption, corporate layoffs, and a severe lack of actual leadership training. They unpack the "Sally Prob…
· 57:14
- `[0:45]` News Roundup — The rise of "stalling out" in mid-career - `[15:53]` News Roundup — The death of the technical interview…
with Sean O'Shea · 53:37
Sean joins Al and Leanne to explore the hidden cultural cost of digital convenience. He's a genuine AI champion who uses it daily — but he's worried. Every time someone chooses a chatbot over a colleague, a tiny connecti…
· 57:14
- `0:43` Story 1 — Word of the Week: Dark Showering - `12:16` Story 2 — Google embraces AI in job interviews…
with Vince Sanderson · 51:05
Vince joins Al and Leanne for a third time to break down these "soft skills" into actionable workplace behaviours. They dig into why the term "soft skills" needs to die, how analytical thinking is really about translatin…
with Jake Tuber · 1:04:06
They dig into the viral trend of "restroom lurking" (44% of workers admit to hiding in the loo to regain composure — which says far more about office design than it does about bladder control). Then Al breaks down the sh…
with Laurie MacPherson · 42:05
But they're drowning in shame, hiding their businesses from recruiters, and navigating the job market all wrong. Laurie joins Al and Leanne to break down "The Great Reentry" — why the modern job market punishes founders …
· 1:14:46
In this special retrospective, Al and Leanne dig into the operational turnaround that took a failing Manchester student venue from 27th worst to number one, the regulatory loophole behind his first tech start-up, and why…
with Danny Wareham, James Hardie · 1:22:33
In this special live edition of Truth, Lies & Work, Al and Leanne are joined by three exceptional experts to explore a straightforward but powerful question: what does the military do differently when it comes to leaders…
with Cait Donovan · 57:50
Cait joins Al and Leanne for a jam-packed episode covering everything from AI anxiety and "circling forward" to the Harvard Business School article suggesting managers inflate performance reviews out of fear of retaliati…
with Rosenna Bakari · 46:24
Dr. Rosenna Bakari joins Al and Leanne to unpack a uncomfortable truth for high achievers: the very skills that make you "right" in a classroom — intellect, working alone, academic rigor — can be the primary barriers to …
with Jake Tuber · 1:14:16
Jake brings two contrasting stories to the table: a jaw-dropping $1M settlement offer in a high-profile JP Morgan lawsuit, and the curious case of US job cuts — which are down everywhere *except* tech. Is AI really the c…
with Rachel Harris · 50:29
Rachel joins Al and Leanne to reveal how she treats recruitment like a 24/7 marketing function, why she never posts "we're hiring" ads, and how her employees have become her most powerful recruitment tool — even when the…
· 53:20
- `7:46` Story 1 — Six words defining the new world of work (dry chatting, rage applying, vibe working, anti-office, meaning-maxxing, false retention) - `13:37` Story 2 — The Gen-Z career ladder is being rebuilt…
