# honesty
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44:28Round 10 — The manager who says "I don't know"Al Elliott: Leave a link in the show notes. Definitely go and listen to that. Brilliant. Okay, so Meghan, it's your turn first, I think. Um, you start a new company, and on day 1, when you ask your manager a question, thEP 324 · 4 Aug 2026·interview· 44:28–45:5755:02Workplace Surgery: Loyalty vs. honesty with a 7-year employeeAl Elliott: Okay. Now on to question number 3. I'm hoping that it's not too serious because of my laughter. Uh, okay. So how do you balance loyalty with honesty? One of my first employees been with me for 7 years. She's EP 306 · 2 Jun 2026·workplace surgery· 55:02–62:5868:15Being razor sharp and honest about your super skillsKristien Turner: I have to think from an engineer standpoint, like if they're not like clearing out tickets or if they're not like the productivity component to it, right? If they're not being able to complete tasks mostEP LIVE-2026-04-03 · 3 Apr 2026·panel interview· 68:15–70:4643:12Workplace Surgery: How honest should I be about my mental health?Al Elliott: I've got a little twitch. I've got something in my eye. Question number 2, how honest should I be with my employer about my mental health? So I, this person writes, I'm finding things tough at the moment. It'EP 254 · 2 Dec 2025·workplace surgery· 43:12–45:3641:50Workplace Surgery: getting honest feedback from employeesLeanne Elliott: Right. I feel, have you been listening at all? Honestly. Right, friend. Okay, employee engagement. First of all, externally led. You need somebody else to come in and assure them on that confidentiality aEP 126 · 10 Sept 2024·workplace surgery· 41:50–45:5929:37The weird paradox of how we talk about people after they dieLeanne Elliott: Clark and Carrie are so honest and open about their struggles. Carrie explains that there's a weird sort of paradox in the way we respond to individuals in crisis compared to those who may be showing earlEP 65 · 17 Nov 2023·other· 29:37–34:4415:02Transparency and honesty in layoffsAl Elliott: We actually have a lot in common. We both use behavioral science to help people do better at work Al Elliott: It canEP 13 · 22 Nov 2022·other· 15:02–16:0429:17What united our guests: the importance of honestyLeanne Elliott: One of the things that I really noted from talking to our guests this week, and one thing that really united people in their opinion on how things should be done. It's really about making sure that it's dEP 12 · 15 Nov 2022·other· 29:17–30:56
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