Truth, Lies & Work

# crisis

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3:30A shared passion for the middle manager crisisLeanne Elliott: I know this entire, I mean, we could talk about so many things, but I wanna talk to you about a shared passion area that we have, and that is around managers and specifically middle managers. And what a tEP 311 · 18 Jun 2026·interview· 3:30–7:0510:39Tip 2: Prioritise immediate actionsAl Elliott: Yeah. So I think the first thing we, we maybe subconsciously did, I don't think we consciously did this, was allowing us to acknowledge this shock. So it happened like 9 o'clock. We were literally walking intEP 201 · 2 Jun 2025·other· 10:39–13:3224:05Hot Take — The trust crisis, with Rose SoffelLeanne Elliott: Keep that in. Welcome back. Right now it is time for our hot take. If you're a regular listener, you will know that this is where we bring you those spicy, sometimes controversial opinions about the workpEP 198 · 20 May 2025·hot take· 24:05–39:4020:32Is Gen Z's mental health crisis a red herring?Sarah Hughes: Yeah, I think it's a red herring. I think it takes us away from actually focusing on what the issues are, which is social injustice. You know, that's actually what we're talking about. You know, not whetherEP 195 · 8 May 2025·interview· 20:32–22:4513:54What really motivates people in a crisis?Leanne Elliott: Well, speaking of, um, of a large nation causing global instability, um, there has been a bit of a pickle the last 10 days or so. Not going to talk about it, um, but global recession is a word that's beenEP 188 · 15 Apr 2025·news roundup· 13:54–17:462:45News Roundup: The Big Birthday CrisisAl Elliott: I will cue. Okay, Lee, what have you seen? Leanne Elliott: This week I came across quite an interesting study, um, that was showcased in an article from Fortune about milestone birthdays. And as somebody who EP 136 · 15 Oct 2024·news roundup· 2:45–7:319:28The lowest moment — a complete shatterJim Young: The lowest moment for me wasn't a stuck-in-the-mud moment. It was a complete shatter moment where I just realized that I had pushed myself beyond my edge. And I was home alone, my kids were off with their mom.EP 22 · 17 Jan 2023·interview· 9:28–10:33

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