# hot take
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24:11Hot Take with Becky Simms: Should you talk openly about quitting?Al Elliott: Keep that in. Welcome back. It is time for our Hot Take, where we bring in a guest to challenge the way we think about work. And today is about something that nobody likes to talk about, but everyone ends up EP 216 · 22 Jul 2025·hot take· 24:11–41:4425:13Hot Take: Julian Hayes II on why happy employees are overratedLeanne Elliott: Welcome back. It is time for our Hot Take, those honest expert perspectives that make us rethink What we know about the world of work. Today we are talking about happiness. It's a word you'll find in almoEP 200 · 27 May 2025·hot take· 25:13–36:1524:05Hot 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· 24:05–39:4022:36Hot Take: Stuart Mace on candidate experienceAl Elliott: You are quite a spicy guy, but you've got something specific you want to talk, get off your chest today. So what is your hot take? Stuart Mace: You mentioned potentially a pod on candidate experience. And havEP 196 · 13 May 2025·hot take· 22:36–22:5923:11Hot Take: Rebecca Taylor on why gossip can be good for workAl Elliott: It can Leanne Elliott: But come back Al Elliott: Yeah, come back. Definitely come back because Nudge isn't as good as thisEP 194 · 6 May 2025·hot take· 23:11–37:0022:40Hot Take: Being busy isn't a personalityLeanne Elliott: Welcome back. As regular listeners will know, every week we ask a workplace expert for their hot take on the world of work. Our hot take this week comes from someone who's on a mission to make work feel bEP 190 · 22 Apr 2025·hot take· 22:40–36:1919:37Hot Take: Is the five-day week dead? with Grace TallonAl Elliott: It can Leanne Elliott: But come back Al Elliott: Yeah, come back. Definitely come back because Nudge isn't as good as thisEP 182 · 25 Mar 2025·hot take· 19:37–32:0023:12Hot Take: Dr. Elaine Smith on why leaders are human tooLeanne Elliott: Welcome back. Al, what is today's hot take? Al Elliott: Right, we've got a brilliant guest for you today. Today we're joined by Dr. Elaine Smith, who's a clinical psychologist and a business wellbeing conEP 176 · 4 Mar 2025·hot take· 23:12–34:5724:52Hot Take of the Week: Rob Hosking on adaptabilityLeanne Elliott: Welcome back. As regular listeners will now know, every Tuesday we are joined by workplace experts and ask them for their hot take. What is happening in the world of work? We want bold insights, we want uEP 166 · 28 Jan 2025·hot take· 24:52–37:3118:02Hot Take: Amy McKeown on why 'wellbeing' is on the way outAl Elliott: Okay, after this very, very short break, we'll be back with this week's hot take from Amy McKeown, and it is a spicy one. I know we say this every week, but this one, this one taken out of context could actuaEP 150 · 3 Dec 2024·hot take· 18:02–35:2820:18Hot Take: Luis Camejo on content creationAl Elliott: Keep that in Leanne Elliott: Welcome back. Today we bring you a hot take from the most energetic man in podcasting. Luis and Funzi are the co-hosts of the hugely successful podcast Content Is Profit and also EP 146 · 19 Nov 2024·hot take· 20:18–34:0219:41Hot Take: Will Giangrande on Gen-Z potentialLeanne Elliott: But come back Al Elliott: Yeah, come back. Definitely come back because Nudge isn't as good as this Leanne Elliott: So come backEP 140 · 29 Oct 2024·hot take· 19:41–32:3620:47Hot Take: Dr Audrey Tang on burnout and systemic changeLeanne Elliott: Welcome back. For our hot take today, we are thrilled to have Dr. Audrey Tang back with us. Audrey is a chartered psychologist, TEDx speaker, and the founder of the Wellbeing Media Studio, where she hostsEP 138 · 22 Oct 2024·hot take· 20:47–35:3219:10Hot Take: Oliver Yonchev on AILeanne Elliott: And welcome back to Hot Take, our brand new segment that we started in October where we're asking entrepreneurs, business owners, leaders, thought leaders, psychologists for their hot take in the world ofEP 136 · 15 Oct 2024·hot take· 19:10–35:5718:58Hot Take: Sonia Thompson on inclusion vs. assimilationLeanne Elliott: Welcome back to our brand new segment, this week's Hot Take, where we uncover the truth and lies of work with the help of thought leaders and influencers. We are asking them for their boldest insights, thEP 134 · 8 Oct 2024·hot take· 18:58–31:4517:19Hot Take: Phill Agnew on Hard WorkLeanne Elliott: Welcome back to our brand new segment this week, Hot Takes, where we uncover the truth and lies of work with the help of thought leaders and influencers. We are asking them for their boldest insights, wheEP 132 · 1 Oct 2024·hot take· 17:19–30:34
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