# manager
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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· 44:28–45:5726:41"I wanted to do the best by a human being"Mike Harle: I wanted to do the best by a human being. I think as a manager, and as a person, as a leader, I always had a high regard for everyone's humanity and the dignity with which we deal with them at work. And that'EP 313 · 25 Jun 2026·interview· 26:41–29:280:00Intro: your manager vs. your therapistAl Elliott: Think about the people who have had the biggest impact on your mental health. Your partner, maybe a therapist, a close friend. Now here's a question that should make you feel slightly uncomfortable. What abouEP 307 · 4 Jun 2026·intro· 0:00–2:3529:45The manager side of engagement — and AIKristien Turner: So amazing points there. Uncertainty plays a massive role right now, but I want to speak on the manager side and the leader side of things, right? In the last employee engagement report, we saw that manaEP LIVE-2026-04-03 · 3 Apr 2026·panel interview· 29:45–34:4642:17Workplace Surgery: Finding a Good ManagerAl Elliott: A little detached, we are. Anyway, on to question number 2. Is it really that hard to find a good manager? Leanne? Yes Leanne Elliott: Next question Al Elliott: Leanne, this person writes, I'm trying to take EP 268 · 20 Jan 2026·workplace surgery· 42:17–48:2540:57Workplace Surgery: Can I say no to my manager's lunch invite?Al Elliott: Question number 2, my manager invited me for lunch. Can I say no? So last week my manager asked me if I wanted to go to lunch together, and I'm a bit unsure about it. To be honest, I'd rather keep things striEP 244 · 28 Oct 2025·workplace surgery· 40:57–45:0940:28Workplace Surgery: Bullying from a managerAl Elliott: Anyway, Leanne, I've got an odd one for question number 2. It's actually from Reddit, so no one's written in with this. I found it, I found it on Reddit, and I thought it was Sure. So I'll read this to you. IEP 146 · 19 Nov 2024·workplace surgery· 40:28–45:5029:46How Harry's team would describe him as a leaderLeanne Elliott: How do you think your team would describe you as a leader, as a manager? Harry Cramer: Hopefully, I would like to think that they would consider me to lead by example. I would hope. I would like to think EP 129 · 19 Sept 2024·interview· 29:46–30:40
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