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with Sarah Gashier · 48:45
Sarah joins Al and Leanne for this week's Hot Take with a controversial claim: most DEI initiatives do more harm than good. She argues that performative, tick-box diversity work — driven by "wellness washing" and a lack …
with Eric Stone · 51:46
Eric joins Al and Leanne to unpack why most leadership advice is outdated, how a healthy level of fear can actually drive performance (and where it crosses the line), and why mandating return-to-office might backfire. He…
· 54:11
- `2:19` Story 1 — Labour's "Trumpian" civil service overhaul - `9:57` Story 2 — The rise of "micro-retirements"…
with Vince Sanderson · 55:53
Vince joins Al and Leanne to break down the first 90 days of management into three clear phases: learning, reviewing, and refining. He shares why the biggest mistake new managers make is becoming a "fixer," how to naviga…
with Elaine Smith · 52:30
Dr. Elaine Smith joins Al and Leanne to deliver this week's hot take: leaders need support no matter how much they're paid, how senior the role is, or how much they appear to have it together. They dig into why the "illu…
· 54:58
- `0:37` Introducing Dr. Enya Doyle, The Harassment Doctor - `2:51` The litmus test of where we are as a society…
· 50:31
- `2:37` Story 1 — Meta's "masculine energy" and what it really signals - `8:00` Story 2 — Task masking: the new workplace resistance movement…
with Skye Waterson · 45:43
Skye joins Al and Leanne to share how she turned her own surprise ADHD diagnosis during her PhD into a research-backed mission to change the conversation about ADHD in the workplace. She unpacks the biggest misconception…
with Anna Reddy · 46:56
- `0:37` Intro - `2:20` Story 1 — Jamie Dimon's leaked Gen-Z rant…
with Marie-Helene Pelletier · 41:47
Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier joins Leanne to break down the science of resilience: the four pillars that actually move the needle (movement, nutrition, sleep, and relationships), why resilience planning should look a lot l…
· 40:36
- `[2:38]` Story 1 — Floodlighting: The toxic boss tactic - `[5:39]` Story 2 — Basecamp's profit-sharing model…
with Crevan O'Malley · 46:01
Crevan gets practical about the right and wrong ways to use AI in your business, the productivity gains that come from automating admin (not human connection), and why the people who learn to work *with* AI will be the o…
· 55:35
- `[2:03]` Story 1 — The 4-day workweek goes permanent for 200 UK companies - `[7:16]` Story 2 — Netflix founder says "stop calling workplaces a family"…
with Tony Jamous, OysterHR · 48:24
Tony joins Al and Leanne from a rustic farmhouse in Northern Italy to share his vision for the future of work. From his childhood in Lebanon to founding a unicorn company, Tony explains why distributed teams aren't just …
· 57:10
- `[3:51]` News Roundup — Buzzword Bingo - `[11:47]` News Roundup — The Managerless Economy…
with James Fleming · 50:46
James joins Al and Leanne from the mountains of Northern Italy to unpack Motivational Intelligence (MQ) — the science of identifying and managing the thoughts that don't serve us. He shares how a six-figure oil and gas c…
· 51:21
- `[2:43]` Story 1 — Soft quitting - `[10:12]` Story 2 — The TikTok ban…
· 1:03:17
- `3:43` What anger really is (and isn't) - `5:11` Anger vs. aggression — why the distinction matters…
· 52:33
- `[0:37]` Intro — welcome to the Unfiltered Series - `[3:35]` Who is Bruce Daisley?…
· 48:20
- `0:37` Intro — welcome to the Unfiltered Series - `3:07` Nora's story — how The Undercover Candidate began…
· 52:55
From the true cost of financial insecurity to why line managers are the make-or-break of workplace well-being, Sir Cary doesn't hold back. He shares insights from the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work's fin…
· 38:36
- `0:00` Intro — happy 2025 and welcome back - `1:41` What we're covering today — the human side of work…
· 1:00:25
- `0:00` Intro - `4:19` Introducing Professor John Amaechi OBE…
· 47:25
- `[0:00]` Intro & HubSpot - `[0:37]` Welcome to the Boxing Day special…
· 58:56
In this first part, they dive into the psychology of flexible work, the hidden costs of the two-day weekend, why "work from anywhere" might beat the four-day week, and the dangers of being prisoners of our own metrics. R…
with Louise Hill · 56:36
Louise joins Al and Leanne to share the story of building GoHenry from a 2012 idea into a £125M business. She opens up about the "Little Red Book of GoHenry" that keeps culture intact through explosive growth, why she ch…
· 54:29
- `[2:32]` Story 1 — The power of talking to yourself - `[7:45]` Story 2 — Should bosses have favourites?…
with Kody Green · 52:13
Kody gets real about what schizophrenia actually looks like day-to-day, the "reality checks" he uses to stay grounded (including smart glasses and a service dog), and what happened when a doctor told him he'd never work …
· 52:47
- `1:52` Story 1 — What motivates older workers? - `7:25` Story 2 — The psychology of workplace secrets…
· 57:36
This week, Al and Leanne sit down with Maria Georgiou, who shares her deeply personal story of losing her father and her daughter — and what that taught her about returning to work, supporting grieving colleagues, and wh…
