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45:07Workplace Surgery: generational frictionLeanne Elliott: I doubt it. I think he would have made a funny joke or Compared, I don't know, brought in pirates or something Al Elliott: Maybe, maybe. But I think that's a really good point that a lot of people think IEP 294 · 21 Apr 2026·workplace surgery· 45:07–49:383:17Generation Alpha are comingLeanne Elliott: It is. It's time for the news roundup. Al, cue the Christmas jingle Al Elliott: Yep. Did you like the Christmas jingle from last week? Leanne Elliott: Loved itEP 256 · 9 Dec 2025·news roundup· 3:17–11:459:17Intergenerational shifts and workplace polarisationIsabel Berwick: There is this massive intergenerational shift, I think, and that's, as you say, driven a lot by social media and TikTok particularly. I think it's part of the same thing as the polarization of men and womEP 235 · 25 Sept 2025·interview· 9:17–15:1218:20Bridging the generational divideLeanne Elliott: And do you think it's the same with, you say that there's with Gen Z, that Gen Z, there might be that element of this is all new, the world of work, not sure what is normal, what should be expected. Is thEP 179 · 13 Mar 2025·interview· 18:20–20:2133:29Workplace Surgery: Green Initiative Generational DivideAl Elliott: Okay, question number 2. We are transitioning to become a fully eco-friendly operation, which includes going paperless in our admin processes and introducing new digital workflows. The younger staff are fullyEP 144 · 12 Nov 2024·workplace surgery· 33:29–37:4335:09How Gen Z Approach Work DifferentlyLeanne Elliott: You mentioned Gen Z, that they're coming into the workforce now with a different perspective. How are Gen Z approaching their careers differently? Louise Kershaw: I think They're entering it now. They're EP 117 · 23 Jul 2024·interview· 35:09–37:5641:25The Psychology of Generational DifferencesAl Elliott: Okay, Leanne, I just want to defer to you for a quick second, and let's talk about the psychology behind some of the things we just talked about here Leanne Elliott: Yeah. So, I mean, generations, Different gEP 117 · 23 Jul 2024·interview· 41:25–45:2040:24Generational differences in leadershipAlexis Zahner: You know, it's such an interesting one, Al. And I would like to say personally, anecdotally, I think that there is some, um, some things that exist across generations. that we can sort of generally say migEP 113 · 9 Jul 2024·interview· 40:24–43:4719:26Tip 4: Be More Gen Z with Isabel BerwickAl Elliott: If you are interested in that, then check out that episode because there's a great guy on there called Ferry who's just crazier than a box of frogs, but he's actually implemented it and he is he's killing it EP 100 · 23 May 2024·other· 19:26–23:5816:25Generational views — debunking the 'Gen Z only' mythSarah Hughes: No, and it's funny actually because I've got, I've, I've got my own Gen Zer, I've got my own kid, and, um, we, you know, we have these discussions all the time and, uh, it's really, really interesting. And EP 79 · 23 Feb 2024·interview· 16:25–18:0213:24"In my day, we could cope"Al Elliott: A lot of senior leaders we're talking to seem to think that if we could only get back to how things were pre-pandemic, everything is going to be okay, which is probably the drive to bring people back to the oEP 78 · 20 Feb 2024·interview· 13:24–19:185:50Generational differences in the workplaceLeanne Elliott: Regular listeners will know that we are fascinated by how the generational differences are playing out in the workplace. Michael is a Gen Xer whose team spans multiple generations, so I wanted to find outEP 64 · 16 Nov 2023·other· 5:50–11:5149:45Generational differences in workplace relationshipsLeanne Elliott: There is a lot of interesting research into generational differences relating to relationships in the workplace, particularly what is and what is not acceptable. Gen Z, for example, they're the first geneEP 32 · 29 Mar 2023·other· 49:45–53:11

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