# misconceptions
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8:06The biggest misunderstanding: culture isn't a ping-pong tableLeanne Elliott: The biggest misunderstanding I've seen, and I thought we were getting over it, but now I'm not so sure, is that culture is something tangible in that it is the offices we build, the cool break rooms that EP 264 · 6 Jan 2026·panel interview· 8:06–9:187:11The key misconceptions that persistLeanne Elliott: What are the, the key misconceptions that, that maybe are a bit too prevalent for your liking, have been around a while? Is there any that spring to mind? Sarah Hughes: So I think that, uh, there are stilEP 195 · 8 May 2025·interview· 7:11–11:163:54Misconceptions about management and the fixer mistakeAl Elliott: I think the first question I've got is, it's around new managers, because there seems to be like, I think someone who becomes a new manager, they think, great, I've made it, I've finally become a manager, butEP 177 · 6 Mar 2025·interview· 3:54–6:436:07Biggest misconceptions about ADHDLeanne Elliott: And what are the misconceptions when it comes to ADHD? Skye Waterson: I love this question. The biggest misconception for me is that people aren't trying very hard. So people get a lot of like, oh, you'reEP 173 · 20 Feb 2025·interview· 6:07–6:417:01The Most Misunderstood Aspect of Workplace CultureNora Burns: I think the most misunderstood aspect of workplace culture is that it doesn't matter what the sign says on the wall of the break room. It matters what employees say when the manager leaves that room. That's yEP 161 · 9 Jan 2025·interview· 7:01–8:5310:48The biggest misconceptions about good leadershipLeanne Elliott: What are the biggest misconceptions about what makes a good leader or somebody who's good at leadership? Al Elliott: The biggest misconception is really drawn from the way that we create leaders because wEP 158 · 31 Dec 2024·other· 10:48–12:568:30The most common misconceptions about schizophreniaKody Green: There's some that are just so common that I hear them almost every single day. The first one is that people assume that individuals with schizophrenia aren't able to live full and functional lives, even with EP 153 · 12 Dec 2024·interview· 8:30–10:2114:28The biggest misunderstanding about the habitsLeanne Elliott: I'm sure there are people that quote habits from this book, having actually never Reddit. When a book becomes infamous, this is often the case. What does Todd think people misunderstand about the book? AlEP 96 · 9 May 2024·interview· 14:28–16:018:06Addressing HR misconceptionsAl Elliott: Now, TikTok and YouTube Shorts is all full of posts about HR, and it seems that HR are the baddies in the workplace. Ben puts forward a pretty convincing argument that this is not the case. Yes, they have to EP 89 · 11 Apr 2024·interview· 8:06–11:5510:50The biggest misconceptions about leadershipJohn Amaechi OBE: The biggest misconception is, is really drawn from the way that we create leaders, because we don't really distinguish in workplaces or organizational systems between a manager and a leader. We assume tEP 82 · 14 Mar 2024·interview· 10:50–12:298:29The serious misconceptions that remain around mental illnessSarah Hughes: Sarah pointed out that there are still serious misconceptions about mental There's still a huge lack of understanding about what the experience of serious mental illness is. So for those people who are beinEP 79 · 23 Feb 2024·interview· 8:29–12:28
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