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with Rt Hon Steve Baker, Paul Dolan · 49:23
Steve Baker and Paul Dolan met during the Brexit negotiations on opposite sides of the argument. During COVID lockdowns, they teamed up to found The Provocation People — a consultancy that helps organisations break out o…
· 59:22
with Employment Solicitor Roy Magara · 58:12
with Bill Yost · 1:04:12
with Nikita Mikhailov · 51:59
with Nicole Williams C.Psychol · 1:03:08
with Kate Young, Ben Hawkes · 1:02:52
So, does A.I. actually improve recruitment, or does it just make the same hiring mistakes faster? In this LIVE episode, Al and Leanne sit down with Kate Young and Ben Hawkes to break down how small businesses can safely …
with Danny Wareham · 54:53
Danny joins Al and Leanne to dig into the research behind RTO pushes from companies like Amazon, Disney, and John Lewis. They weigh the real benefits of in-person work (spontaneous ideas, richer sensory information, soci…
with Corey Rosen · 46:00
Corey joins Al and Leanne to share the moment his old boss, legendary stop-motion animator Phil Tippett, called an all-hands meeting everyone assumed meant layoffs — and instead told a story that changed the entire mood …
· 56:16
- `6:51` Story 1 — Mindflex: AI for overthinkers - `15:45` Story 2 — The "holiday hoarding" crisis…
with Doug Noll · 45:27
Doug joins Al and Leanne to explain how "affect labeling" and nervous system leadership can de-escalate even the most explosive conflict. He shares the fascinating neuroscience behind why conventional active listening fa…
· 50:21
- `[0:02]` Intro — the final Summer Session - `[0:47]` HubSpot AI ad…
· 59:24
- `0:02` Intro — a different kind of episode - `1:29` How we met: Samaritans, 4AM, and a call that changed everything…
with Emma Djemil · 55:53
Then, Emma joins Al and Leanne for a round of raw, anonymous HR Confessions sourced straight from the depths of Reddit and online forums. From employees peeing out of car windows and a 7-hour bathroom standoff, no topic …
· 1:00:43
If you've ever wondered why workplace stress persists despite wellness initiatives, or how to tell a genuinely toxic workplace from one that's just a bad fit — this honest, no-bullshit conversation is for you. (Al and Le…
with Jake Tuber · 53:55
- `0:02` Intro — coarse-language warning & Summer Sessions welcome - `3:03` Introducing Dr Jake Tuber (and the US vs UK August debate)…
with Rachel Morris · 56:23
Dr Rachel Morris joins Al and Leanne to explore why high achievers struggle to rest, how summer can inadvertently trigger burnout, and five practical strategies to genuinely recharge before September. From the "Responsib…
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…
