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5:52Why 100 pages changed business publishing foreverAl Elliott: I think it's worth noting that back in 1982, before any social media networks were invented, the equivalent of Ken's books were like a LinkedIn post compared to the Drucker's 400-page books. You know, a lot oEP 291 · 9 Apr 2026·interview· 5:52–9:0737:59What would change if everyone felt financially confident?Leanne Elliott: Louise, what do you think? I'm thinking about the story you shared earlier about the webinars you had to put in to encourage people to access the support. Is it just because it's a bit awkward? Like, are EP 272 · 3 Feb 2026·panel interview· 37:59–39:2848:57The impact of positive leadershipLeanne Elliott: And as you say, it's that environment that turns that negative fear into motivation. And as you say, that sense of urgency, and I think this is the power, isn't it, of psychology, of human behavior, of grEP 179 · 13 Mar 2025·interview· 48:57–50:1720:38Hot Take: Veerle Numan on measuring the impact of learning & AIAl Elliott: Okay, so after this very short break, we'll be back with this week's hot take, which is from a woman from Valamis, which is one of the leading learning management system providers. If you thought that traininEP 174 · 25 Feb 2025·hot take· 20:38–32:1936:34AI and automation: the double-edged swordAl Elliott: Yeah Peter Dorrington: And I'll use myself as an example. As a manager, I learned all the things about management you would expect, but I'm not great at reading people. I have to have it pretty much in my facEP 98 · 16 May 2024·interview· 36:34–39:195:58The mission and impact of CharlieHRLeanne Elliott: Cool Ben Branson-Gateley: The core problem that we're solving for is that in a company that is, let's say, 30 people, you normally won't have anyone that is an HR professional. You wouldn't have really a EP 89 · 11 Apr 2024·interview· 5:58–8:066:59The ultimate goal for managers: efficiency and impactDave Kline: But we interviewed a few of them. And they were like, no, you have to let me in. Like, I don't know what I'm doing. I've been faking it for half a decade. I've never had a good manager to show me the right waEP 87 · 4 Apr 2024·interview· 6:59–8:2853:54Data-backed interventions and measuring impactAl Elliott: Love it Leanne Elliott: Psychological safety Al Elliott: Love it. Right, we'll get on to that. Well, these, you'll be, it'll be a Shopify site coming to you very soonEP 45 · 28 Jun 2023·panel interview· 53:54–60:1317:59The heartbreaking reality of Twitter's cultureLeanne Elliott: It's heartbreaking, to be completely honest with you. Twitter has a very magical culture. It's like I said, it's very hard to explain. And Elon Musk started the talk about purchasing the company like liteEP 12 · 15 Nov 2022·other· 17:59–24:4652:02The ripple effect on remaining employeesAl Elliott: So this again comes from anecdotal evidence that I gathered during my interviews. The moment you do the ripping of the plaster exercise, you're basically sending a message to the people who remain. That we'veEP 12 · 15 Nov 2022·other· 52:02–54:17

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