# friendship
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14:27Breaking corporate boundaries — the friendship that formedAl Elliott: Let me talk about this boundary because I don't think there are many junior execs in Shell today who go for a beer with the CMO Mike Harle: I think it started when we discovered we had shared interests. He waEP 313 · 25 Jun 2026·interview· 14:27–19:0514:39Ken and Tom Peters — fast friendsAl Elliott: What's interesting is that's not the first time I've heard profit is the applause. I had Gary Ridge, who you know very well. He was on and he used a very similar idea Martha Lawrence: Well, Gary Ridge learnedEP 291 · 9 Apr 2026·interview· 14:39–17:0742:53Workplace Surgery: managing an undermining friendAl Elliott: Thank you for, uh, waiting till I had a mouthful of water for that. I wish it was Guinness. Okay, so question number 2, how do you manage a friend who now reports to you? This person writes, I was promoted 6 EP 288 · 31 Mar 2026·workplace surgery· 42:53–48:0349:26Workplace Surgery: Can managers still have mates?Al Elliott: Absolutely. Absolutely. Okay. So, this last question comes from a listener who writes, can managers have mates? Just in case, mate is a UK thing or an Australian thing as well. It doesn't mean like mate as inEP 190 · 22 Apr 2025·workplace surgery· 49:26–55:4935:53Workplace Surgery: From friend to bossAl Elliott: Yes, almost a year old. We're on question 1 for this week, or 142 if we're being specific. Are you ready for it, Leanne? Elaine Smith: Yes Al Elliott: Okay. From friend to boss, how to lead without losing youEP 176 · 4 Mar 2025·workplace surgery· 35:53–41:5835:47Should you go into business with your best mate?Joe Fier: I would've said yes before, when I started, I think because I felt like everybody needed to be my friend for whatever weird reason that was in my brain and deep-seated in me. But now I'd say the answer's no, acEP 76 · 1 Feb 2024·interview· 35:47–37:43
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