EP 120
Stress bragging, Gen-Z jargon and pets on Zoom - This Week in Work, 6th August 2024
· 44:37
- `2:44` Story 1 — Stress bragging - `7:57` Story 2 — Gen-Z slang guide…
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EP 119
How to build connection in remote teams, with Confetti CEO, Lee Rubin
with Lee Rubin · 48:27
Lee Rubin joins Al and Leanne to talk about the art and science of building genuine connection in distributed teams. From her pivot from in-person events to virtual experiences during the pandemic, to why "pure fun" even…
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EP 118
How to find happiness working abroad, with Nathan Cornwell
with Nathan Cornwell · 55:05
Nathan joins Al and Leanne to unpack the realities of expat life, drawing on his own experience living in China and his work supporting globally mobile employees. They explore the two types of expat (those running *towar…
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EP 117
What to do if you hate your job, with Louise Kershaw
with Louise Kershaw · 57:49
Louise joins Al and Leanne to unpack why so many Millennials feel stuck, the difference between a tweak and a total overhaul, and how to figure out what's actually missing before you throw the whole career away. She shar…
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EP 116
Why our brains don't like change, with Hilary Scarlet
with Hilary Scarlet · 54:57
Hilary joins Al and Leanne to explore the neuroscience of change: why our brains treat workplace transformation as a threat, why choice is the secret ingredient, and what leaders get wrong when they roll out change progr…
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EP 115
How to get better candidates, with David Thompson
with David Thompson · 45:34
David joins Al and Leanne for a masterclass in employer branding — what it is, why it's no longer a nice-to-have, and how to build one that attracts better candidates and keeps your best people. He shares why the power b…
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EP 114
The truth about ambition: Finding Fulfilment in the 'Power Middle', with Cate Luzio
with Cate Luzio · 47:53
Cate Luzio spent the first half of her career climbing the ranks of the world's biggest banks. Then, in 2018, she walked away to found Luminary — a global professional education and networking platform for women and alli…
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EP 113
How to go from Toxic Boss to Human Leader, with Alexis Zahner
with Alexis Zahner · 49:19
She joins Al and Leanne to unpack her journey from toxic competitor to human-centric leader, what "human leadership" actually means (and what it doesn't), and why self-leadership is the foundation everything else sits on…
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EP 112
What most businesses get WRONG about growth, with Adrian Lomas
with Adrian Lomas · 43:51
After running his marketing agency Blue Leaf for over a decade, Adrian hit rock bottom in 2013 — working longer hours than anyone on his team, carrying every problem himself, and watching the business he'd built start to…
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EP 111
111: The 6 day workweek, Multitasking Myths & withholding donuts from contractors..? This Week in Work 2nd July 2024
· 46:27
- `[3:01]` Story 1 — The multitasking myth - `[6:15]` Story 2 — Greece's six-day working week…
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EP 110
What Does a Business Psychologist Actually Do? Featuring Dr Hayley Lewis and Paula Brockwell
with Hayley Lewis, Paula Brockwell · 50:48
Dr Hayley Lewis and Paula Brockwell join Al and Leanne to finally answer the question. They unpack the differences between business, occupational, and organisational psychology, how to spot a credible expert (hint: look …
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EP 109
Hero Tax, Creepy Co-Workers and When is a Pilot Too Old to Fly? This Week in Work 25th June 2024
· 37:18
- `1:20` Story 1 — The Hero Tax: why heroic jobs earn less - `5:32` Story 2 — Top traits of 10/10 candidates (Adriane Schwager)…
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EP 108
How to Survive the Darkest Jobs, with Dimple Dhabalia
with Dimple Dhabalia · 50:32
Some jobs ask you to carry the heaviest things — other people's trauma, their darkest moments, their worst days. So what happens when that weight becomes yours? Dimple joins Al and Leanne to talk about the psychological …
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EP 107
Adam Grant on Hybrid Working, Dealing with Burnout AND Hugging Trees..? This Week in Work 18th June 2024
· 42:18
- `[2:16]` Story 1 — Forest bathing: the new workplace wellness trend? - `[6:34]` Story 2 — Adam Grant on hybrid working…
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EP 106
"I pay ALL my staff $210K a year": How Geoff Roberts is transforming work
· 47:49
Geoff walks us through the "choose your own adventure" model in detail — how it works, where the money comes from, and what happens when you give people complete autonomy over their time. Leanne, as ever, keeps one foot …
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EP 105
Election Anxiety, Interpreting Dreams PLUS Are Your Friends Holding you Back? - This Week in Work, 11th June 2024
· 39:02
- `[1:46]` News Roundup — Moonlighting and the cost-of-living crisis - `[8:31]` News Roundup — Gen Z career trends…
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EP 104
The Lonely Leader - 3 biggest challenges of leading a growing organisation
· 45:23
Jonathan joins Al and Leanne to unpack the three biggest challenges facing leaders of growing organisations — from the isolation that creeps in when you're the one everyone looks to, to the "Valley of Death" that swallow…
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EP 103
Celebrating Pride, Unbossing Explained, PLUS We launch our Summer Book Club! - This Week in Work 4th June 2024
· 41:00
- `1:41` News Roundup — Pride Month in the workplace - `7:29` Unbossing explained…
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EP 102
5 MORE Tips for a Happy Workplace from 5 MORE Workplace Experts
· 30:39
- `0:37` Intro - `3:19` Tip 1 — Prof. Sir Cary Cooper: Train Your Managers…
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EP 101
101: Walmart’s RTO Drama, Leadership Courses, PLUS Stress Languages & Weekly Workplace Surgery - This Week in Work 28th May 2024
· 41:52
- `1:36` Story 1 — Walmart's RTO mandate and the research against it - `6:48` Story 2 — Why leadership courses don't stick (and how to fix that)…
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EP 100
5 Tips for a Happy Workplace from 5 Workplace Experts
· 34:43
And it's only part one. Join them next Thursday for five more tips from leading psychologists and experts. - `0:00` Intro — it's our 100th episode!…
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EP 99
A.I. Secrets at Work, Tech Email Leaks, PLUS What to do when you want to give up, & More! - This Week in Work 21st May 2024
· 38:07
- `[1:32]` Story 1 — ChatGPT: The hidden AI revolution - `[5:04]` Story 2 — Amazon's leaked tech email templates…
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EP 98
98: How to predict employee behaviour using Predictive Behavioural Analytics, with Peter Dorrington, Anthrolytics.io
with Peter Dorrington · 48:10
Peter joins Al and Leanne to unpack the fascinating world of predictive behavioural analytics: how combining data science with behavioural science can offer insights into employee and customer behaviours that traditional…
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EP 97
97: McKinsey's Copenhagen clash, AI hiring drama, PLUS motivating stagnant teams & more - This Week in Work 14th May 2024
· 42:47
- `3:52` News Roundup — McKinsey's Copenhagen clash - `8:33` AI in recruitment — a flawed future?…
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EP 96
96: 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' - is it still relevant? With Todd Davis
with Todd Davis · 48:27
Todd joins Al and Leanne to share what it was like working directly with Dr. Covey, why the habits were never meant to be a checkbox, and how his own transformation from reactive to proactive shaped his career. They dig …
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EP 95
95: Google's onboarding, moonlighting, TikTok Therapists, PLUS how to work with your partner: This Week In Work 7th May 2024
· 45:43
- `[2:38]` Story 1 — TherapyTok: therapists on TikTok - `[8:11]` Story 2 — Google's 15-minute onboarding secret…
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EP 94
The Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, feat. the co-founders of Ivee.jobs
· 45:23
The Miller sisters watched their mum, a qualified accountant, struggle to get back into work after a career break. That experience sparked Ivee: a platform that doesn't just match returning women with roles, but rebuilds…
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EP 93
Call me Daddy, Elon's latest scandal, and talking Suicide - Plus Your Workplace Questions Answered: This Week in Work 30th April 2024
· 38:00
- `2:51` Story 1 — Is Tesla the new Enron? - `8:33` Story 2 — The power of cooperatives…
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EP 92
92: Redundancy news, Is Pizza Friday lame AF?, Micromanaging PLUS your Weekly Workplace Surgery - This Week In Work 23rd April 2024
· 29:52
- `2:44` News roundup — micromanaging vs. giving too much freedom - `5:14` Story 2 — the layoffs reality check…
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EP 91
How to Manage Superstars, with Diego Maradona's Former Agent, Jon Smith
with Jon Smith · 45:15
Jon Smith joins Al and Leanne to pull back the curtain on managing superstars — from negotiating with some of the most powerful figures in the world (including an indirect negotiation with Putin) to spotting talent befor…
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