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34:50The 17th-century origins of propagandaAl Elliott: Owen, I think in my head when I hear the word propaganda, I kind of think, oh, that's a bad thing. What would you say to that? Owen Fitzpatrick: Well, I think in the 17th century, the word propaganda sort of EP 323 · 30 Jul 2026·interview· 34:50–39:228:02Why engagement surveys exist in the first placeBill Yost: Yes, it goes back to Greek and Roman mythology. I think it might have been Apollo who said, know thyself. I think that's the most important thing out of the gate. Dashboards can be a lot of things to— I'll tryEP 283 · 12 Mar 2026·interview· 8:02–12:0314:41How did we get here? The cultural shift explainedAl Elliott: Now, this ruling didn't come out of nowhere. You can trace it back past the Supreme Court, past the policy documents, back to a time when trans inclusion didn't feel controversial. It felt like progress. BackEP 199 · 22 May 2025·interview· 14:41–19:1614:40The penny post, walking distance, and the history of workLeanne Elliott: So unless you owned a plantation so vast that people weren't within walking distance, okay, if they lived outside, you suddenly had the upper hand in the negotiation because your home was movable. And I tEP 156 · 24 Dec 2024·other· 14:40–19:1617:25Workplace Time Capsule: Equal Pay 1968Leanne Elliott: Lee, I think you've got something special for Yes, moving on, it is time for our Week Place Time Capsule and our final time capsule. Yes, our August segment has come to an end, but if you do like this, leEP 123 · 27 Aug 2024·news roundup· 17:25–26:3810:04Managers as human shields (a theory from the 1960s)Leanne Elliott: The idea of managers as human shields goes back to the 1960s. The theory goes that the best bosses protect their teams from organizational noise and let them focus on their work. That noise could be demanEP 104 · 6 Jun 2024·interview· 10:04–12:405:30Where the 7 habits actually came fromTodd Davis: So what Dr. Covey did was he made a point of saying, look, I didn't invent these 7 habits, but I observed people, leaders, organizations, teams that consistently seemed to be able to achieve the goals they seEP 96 · 9 May 2024·interview· 5:30–6:414:16Sophie's overview of LGBTQ+ MonthSophie Wood: Well, it started out, um, and Danny, back me up on this, I think it was 2 teachers, wasn't it, who really wanted to increase the awareness of, um, children's education around, um, LGBTQ communities and And iEP 77 · 8 Feb 2024·panel interview· 4:16–5:0320:30A 100-year history of listening to employeesAl Elliott: That's what we've been figuring out. So, Lee, just before we round this off, I want to find out, when did it actually start becoming a thing that we started measuring insights? Leanne Elliott: In some way, itEP 57 · 21 Sept 2023·other· 20:30–22:5725:15What kicked off the 4-day work revolution?Al Elliott: Absolutely. So I asked Banks, you know, what, what has kicked off this 4-day work revolution? Because it's something which we've only started— well, I've only started seeing about in the last sort of 18 monthEP 36 · 25 Apr 2023·other· 25:15–28:4844:01The history of family businesses (surprisingly recent)Stephen Shortt: So, funnily enough, the term family business really only came into existence in the last 75 to 100 years with really the Industrial Revolution and people really forming these huge businesses that have mulEP 26 · 15 Feb 2023·panel interview· 44:01–46:0213:47Why the label stuck — and who it left outLeanne Elliott: And I think it's Still is very relevant. You know, we have moved on from the 1970s, but not sufficiently. The gender pay gap is still very real. There is still massive bias against people of color, dependEP 10 · 3 Nov 2022·other· 13:47–14:403:04Hybrid vs. Remote: Definitions and HistoryLeanne Elliott: Yeah, so hybrid working is something that's really gained popularity as a term from the pandemic, or post-pandemic, kind of the early life post-pandemic, where organizations have found themselves with a wEP 05 · 25 Jul 2022·other· 3:04–4:136:23From Mad Men to modern leadership — how engagement has changedAl Elliott: So, think back to Mad Men. If you've watched Mad Men, if you're in the marketing advertising industry, I'm sure you've seen it. What made them want to stay till 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, work on a campaign, worEP 02 · 12 Jul 2022·other· 6:23–7:17
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