Every episode, newest first. Click any timestamp on an episode page to jump straight into a chapter.
Showing 61–90 of 330
· 55:24
- `6:25` Story 1 — Who actually gets flexible work (i-deals) - `14:13` Story 2 — Corporate politics: the IT director's survival guide…
· 47:29
Beth joins Al and Leanne to share why "truth is funny" — and what that reveals about building rapport, why the most effective communicators are the most observant (not the funniest), and how humour creates psychological …
· 54:11
- `3:45` Story 1 — Gen Z "growth hunting" (with a nod to friend of the show, Jeff LeBlanc) - `11:04` Story 2 — Does complaining rewire your brain?…
with Dustin Hillis · 46:24
Dustin joins Al and Leanne to share a simple, uncomfortable truth: what gets you to your first milestone will not get you to the next one. Unless leaders change how they work, think, and let go, they become the bottlenec…
· 54:43
- `3:40` Word of the Week — Wintering - `9:52` Story 2 — When is it really time for a career pivot?…
with Matt Poepsel · 50:31
Matt joins Al and Leanne to make the case that we're facing a "hope crisis" at work, and it's quietly draining performance, motivation, and leadership effectiveness. Drawing on Snyder's Hope Theory, he breaks down the tw…
· 35:34
- `[0:02]` Intro — Leanne's favourite definition of culture (John Amaechi: "The worst behaviours tolerated") - `[5:39]` Why 50+ definitions of culture leave leaders stuck…
· 47:45
From hybrid teams fracturing under the weight of distance, to a predicted surge in unionisation, to AI breaking management before it fixes it — this episode covers the forces that will shape how we work in 2026. Plus, Al…
· 44:24
- `[1:49]` The annual predictions tradition (and their track record so far) - `[2:20]` Meet the panel — two very different camps emerge…
· 53:48
- `0:00` Intro — Merry Christmas from Al and Leanne - `3:04` Al's pick: Steve Carse on why work should be fun…
with Bosses, Benders, Big Toddler Energy · 54:42
From their unanimous Word of the Year (duck shuffler — yes, it still makes sense in context) to CEOs behaving like overgrown toddlers, a single engineer secretly working for 22 startups, and the most awkward Workplace Su…
· 1:48:51
In this special crossover episode (Jeremy's 200th!), Al and Jeremy dig into the emotional, financial and identity shifts that come with starting your own business, what surprised Jeremy the most, and why meaningful conve…
· 49:49
- `[0:22]` Story 1 — Escape the City's "Top 1% Employer" certification - `[9:37]` Story 2 — Apple's leadership shake-up…
· 49:24
- `[0:00]` Intro — who is Rob Kalwarowsky? - `[1:37]` The story behind the book: standing on a Hawaiian beach…
· 51:10
- `3:26` Story 1 — Generation Alpha are coming - `11:45` Story 2 — The rise of micro-joys…
with Aoife O'Brien · 49:50
Aoife joins Al and Leanne to flip the script on difficult people at work. Drawing on her research into the three universal needs — autonomy, relatedness, and competence — she makes a compelling case that most "difficult"…
· 52:24
- `3:48` Story 1 — The toxic COVID culture inquiry report - `12:38` Story 2 — The rise of AI-xiety…
with Christian Laing · 1:04:36
What began as a COVID-era side hustle is now a national mission. Stand Out Socks employs people with learning disabilities — including Ross, who's been with the company for two years and now trains the staff — and sells …
· 52:40
- `0:26` Story 1 — LinkedIn's most unforgettable interview moments - `10:11` Story 2 — QuitTok makes a comeback…
· 51:06
In this conversation, they go deep into what makes a great leader, why psychological safety drives performance, how to build a culture people genuinely want to belong to, and why treating mistakes as learning moments cre…
· 52:44
- `0:48` Story 1 — Can the government really 'Keep Britain Working?' - `14:21` Story 2 — The Post Office scandal: how trust collapsed…
with Nick Power · 50:31
Nick joins Al and Leanne to unpack the rise of "weird LinkedIn" — the corner of the platform where people call out corporate nonsense, talk openly about burnout, and prove that being human is not unprofessional. From vir…
· 57:10
- `2:34` Story 1 — Trump appoints DEI critic to lead the EEOC - `9:08` Story 2 — The quiet-quitter who rose to senior leadership…
with Ryan Martin · 47:37
Dr Ryan Martin joins Al and Leanne to explain his "Why We Feel" model — how stimuli, mood, interpretation, feeling, and expression combine to create what we experience as emotion. He shares practical in-the-moment tools …
· 53:52
- `2:43` Story 1 — Career catfishing - `9:36` Story 2 — The interview hack…
with Angela Foster · 56:26
Angela joins Al and Leanne (in a brilliant archive interview) to unpack the psychology of workwear, from the science of *enclothed cognition* to the "7-11 rule" — the idea that strangers make 11 decisions about us in jus…
· 50:50
- `[0:21]` Story 1 — Waitrose axes autistic volunteer - `[9:32]` Story 2 — AI clones are coming for your coworkers…
with Danny Wareham · 47:00
Danny joins Al and Leanne to challenge everything we think we know about leadership. Drawing on research from Navy SEAL teams to small businesses under Dunbar's number, he explains why culture, purpose and behavioural no…
· 49:04
- `2:25` Story 1 — Six ways Gen Z are "ruining" the workplace - `11:05` Story 2 — The 40 jobs most at risk from AI…
with Mamie Kanfer Stewart · 49:45
Mamie joins Al and Leanne to flip the script on the workplace's most dreaded activity. Drawing on her childhood growing up in a family business where heated, open debate was the norm, Mamie explains why most organisation…
