# key takeaways
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51:40Top 3 takeawaysAl Elliott: That was Thomas Waites, and this might be the most useful conversation for you if you're a founder or a sales leader in the trenches doing sales right now. 3 takeaways, Leigh? Leanne Elliott: Yes. First, honeEP 297 · 30 Apr 2026·interview· 51:40–52:5952:52Wrap-up and outroAl Elliott: Excellent. You've just given us a masterclass on, on onboarding people there. That is brilliant. That should be, we should do something on that soon. I think Leanne Elliott: Onboarding? Al Elliott: Yeah, I doEP 294 · 21 Apr 2026·news roundup· 52:52–54:4738:28The standout takeaways from Season 3Andrew Palmer: Well, if we're talking Pizza Hut, we've gotta talk about takeaways, haven't we? So the standout takeaway, I think, would be that we're in this phase where there are all these kind of barriers to Reaching tEP 277 · 19 Feb 2026·interview· 38:28–42:2146:36Al and Leanne's reflections and outroAl Elliott: What struck me most was the whole idea that the truth is funny. It sounds really simple, but when you really think about it, Those moments that genuinely connect with people aren't the rehearsed jokes. They'rEP 269 · 22 Jan 2026·interview· 46:36–48:0445:16Key takeaways — leadership as a process, not a personAl Elliott: That was the incredible Danny Wareham, and I hope he's made you think carefully about leadership and whether we even need leaders at all Leanne Elliott: This is the key idea. The leader doesn't actually need EP 243 · 23 Oct 2025·interview· 45:16–47:3438:36Measuring culture at scale and key takeawaysLeanne Elliott: If you are a business leader sitting at 35 employees staring at growth, here is your key takeaway. Start making the implicit explicit now. Don't wait for the crisis at 250. Define your 3 to 5 critical decEP 239 · 9 Oct 2025·interview· 38:36–39:1340:09Key takeaways: clarity, support networks, be more BobAl Elliott: Yeah, and it sounds a bit weird talking about ourselves on a different podcast, but the clarity bit in there I really liked. When you know what good looks like in your role, everything just feels a bit more sEP 230 · 9 Sept 2025·other· 40:09–42:3345:08Wrap-up and key takeawaysLeanne Elliott: Well, beautiful, beautiful note to leave it on. Crevan, thank you so much Al Elliott: I love that interview, Leanne. I know you like AI and you use it regularly, but I thought you did a really good job ofEP 169 · 6 Feb 2025·interview· 45:08–46:3646:02Wrap-up: key takeaways and what's coming in Part 2Al Elliott: That's it for part 1 of our predictions. And we have covered an awful lot of ground already. Looking at these predictions together, 2025 seems to be about finding this sweet spot between between technology anEP 157 · 26 Dec 2024·other· 46:02–48:0639:48Advice for creating an office people love and key takeawaysEd Williams: Yeah, I mean, I would start thinking about where do your people like to work today? And if that is a coffee shop, if it's their living room at home or their breakfast table in the kitchen, wherever it is, I EP 125 · 5 Sept 2024·interview· 39:48–48:2739:54Key takeaways and where to find MINDAl Elliott: Well, there you have it. I hope you have a better understanding of what MIND is and the work they do, but also a better understanding of Dr. Sarah Hughes. Definitely go and check out her LinkedIn. She's very EP 79 · 23 Feb 2024·outro· 39:54–43:5147:51Key takeaways — and a message to anyone strugglingAl Elliott: Absolutely. So should we quickly summarize our points then? Leanne Elliott: Yeah, I don't— I've not really kept track of my points. I think, yeah, I think the— do you know, I remember having conversation. I wEP 60 · 12 Oct 2023·other· 47:51–55:1361:36The 5 key takeaways recapAl Elliott: It really will. So stop seeing your employees as a cost and start seeing them as an investment Leanne Elliott: Oh, put that on a t-shirt, Al! Al Elliott: T-shirts available from store.truthliesandwork.com. NoEP 39 · 17 May 2023·other· 61:36–66:1576:50Top takeaways and final thoughtsAl Elliott: Okay, so we have covered an awful lot here. We've talked about the problems with doing it, we've talked about the concerns around it, we've talked about what business models it does and doesn't work for, uh, EP 36 · 25 Apr 2023·other· 76:50–79:5867:00The 6 things we've learned — recapLeanne Elliott: Yes Al Elliott: Okay, so number 1 is don't fall into the trap of recruiting superstars. There's a bit more nuance around that Leanne Elliott: Yes, and I think to use psychometrics wisely, it is not enoughEP 31 · 22 Mar 2023·other· 67:00–68:52
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