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11:03News Roundup: The Rise of Stalling Out in Mid-CareerLeanne Elliott: I've got a new word Al Elliott: Go on Leanne Elliott: I love that the news keeps newsing when we're away and I come back and there's just so much to catch up with, including new words. My new word is stalEP 310 · 16 Jun 2026·news roundup· 11:03–15:5315:53News Roundup: The Death of the Technical InterviewAl Elliott: Okay, I want to tell you about a guy called Steve Yegge, I think, or Yegge. His surname is Y-E-G-G-E Leanne Elliott: Yeg Al Elliott: Well, he spent 35 years conducting technical interviews, and he said— now IEP 310 · 16 Jun 2026·news roundup· 15:53–22:0022:00News Roundup: Microsoft's Leaked Employee Engagement SurveyLeanne Elliott: Yes. Would you like a sneak peek at their employee engagement results? Al Elliott: Love one Leanne Elliott: This one was from Ashley Stewart at Business Insider, who got hold of— didn't say how, but I'm sEP 310 · 16 Jun 2026·news roundup· 22:00–28:390:01Intro and News Roundup KickoffAl Elliott: Coming up this week in work Leanne Elliott: I have a new word. I'll explain it properly in just a bit. It's a new way people are treating work, and it matters for anyone who hires or manages a team Al ElliottEP 268 · 20 Jan 2026·news roundup· 0:01–3:550:00Intro and news roundup kickoffAl Elliott: Coming up this week in work Leanne Elliott: Would you make 100 phone calls a day for £24,000 a year? Well, a London firm is hiring salespeople in Dubai with brutal targets and barely any base pay. They call iEP 240 · 14 Oct 2025·news roundup· 0:00–2:152:24News Roundup — 'Job hugging': the new quiet quitting?Leanne Elliott: Cue the jingle, Al Al Elliott: The jingle is being cued. Okay, Leanne, what have you seen? Leanne Elliott: I have a new wordEP 234 · 23 Sept 2025·news roundup· 2:24–7:4713:31News Roundup — Is something brewing at Microsoft?Leanne Elliott: Oh, is there something big brewing at Microsoft? There's something going on there. Do you know? We spoke to Bill recently Al Elliott: Do you know what? He's not answered my calls for a few days. I think hEP 234 · 23 Sept 2025·news roundup· 13:31–19:010:02Intro and News Roundup KickoffAl Elliott: Coming up this week in work Leanne Elliott: Is hustle culture making a comeback, just in some slightly prettier packaging? There's a new TikTok trend that looks like discipline but might actually be driving bEP 208 · 24 Jun 2025·news roundup· 0:02–2:560:02Intro and News Roundup KickoffAl Elliott: Coming up this week in work Leanne Elliott: What do you do when your team has gone all passive-aggressive, but it's all happening online? From eye-roll emojis to snarky emails, digital communication is changiEP 206 · 17 Jun 2025·news roundup· 0:02–3:371:45News Roundup: Touching grassStuart Mace: Nice Al Elliott: Welcome back. It's Leanne's favourite time of the week Leanne Elliott: It isEP 196 · 13 May 2025·news roundup· 1:45–6:372:17London's hiring crisis and remote workLeanne Elliott: Yes, it is. It's time for the news roundabout. Cue that jingle Al Elliott: Pressing play. What have you seen this week, Leanne? Leanne Elliott: London firms are struggling to recruit staff as people want EP 182 · 25 Mar 2025·news roundup· 2:17–8:142:12News: BoomerAsking — the conversation habit we're all guilty ofLeanne Elliott: Yes, it is. It is time for the news roundup. Al, cue the jingle Al Elliott: Jingle's being queued. Leanne, what have you seen this week? Leanne Elliott: I have a new wordEP 180 · 18 Mar 2025·news roundup· 2:12–7:520:33Intro and News Roundup KickoffJohn Lee Dumas: Nice Leanne Elliott: Hello and welcome to Truth, Lies and Work, the award-winning psychology podcast Brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. My namEP 170 · 11 Feb 2025·news roundup· 0:33–2:300:33Intro and News Roundup KickoffAl Elliott: Nice Leanne Elliott: Hello and welcome to Truth, Lies and Work, the award-winning psychology podcast brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. The audio destination for business professionals. My name isEP 168 · 4 Feb 2025·news roundup· 0:33–2:033:51News Roundup: Workplace Buzzword BingoLeanne Elliott: News roundup. I didn't say that bit. It's time for the news roundup. That's my favourite section Al Elliott: They know that. They know that. Anyway, what have you seen this week, Le? Leanne Elliott: WorkpEP 166 · 28 Jan 2025·news roundup· 3:51–11:4711:47News Roundup: The Managerless EconomyLeanne Elliott: Okay, we are back with a very satisfied dog. Al, what have you seen this week? Al Elliott: Well, the Wall Street Journal, you know, that, um, that publication I like to use, you know, to look important. TEP 166 · 28 Jan 2025·news roundup· 11:47–18:2518:25News Roundup: Which generation is the most sensitive?Leanne Elliott: Which generation is the most sensitive? You're not gonna— you have to read that article, right? Al Elliott: Yes, you have to read the article because in your head you're like, oh yeah, I know, but go on LEP 166 · 28 Jan 2025·news roundup· 18:25–24:490:33Intro and Weekly News Roundup KickoffAl Elliott: Nice Leanne Elliott: Hello and welcome to Truth, Lies and Work, the award-winning psychology podcast brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. The audio destination for business professionals. My name isEP 144 · 12 Nov 2024·news roundup· 0:33–2:422:45News Roundup: The Big Birthday CrisisAl Elliott: I will cue. Okay, Lee, what have you seen? Leanne Elliott: This week I came across quite an interesting study, um, that was showcased in an article from Fortune about milestone birthdays. And as somebody who EP 136 · 15 Oct 2024·news roundup· 2:45–7:310:33Intro and weekly news roundup kickoffAl Elliott: Nice Leanne Elliott: Hello and welcome to Truth, Lies and Work, the award-winning psychology podcast brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. My name isEP 134 · 8 Oct 2024·news roundup· 0:33–2:360:33Intro and weekly news roundup kickoffAl Elliott: Nice Leanne Elliott: Hello and welcome to Truth, Lies and Work, the award-winning psychology podcast brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. The audio destination for business professionals. My name isEP 128 · 17 Sept 2024·news roundup· 0:33–1:413:49News: MenowashingAl Elliott: Okay, Le, what have you seen this week? Leanne Elliott: Um, well, aside from being trolled on YouTube, I have seen a new word Al Elliott: A new word. We like a new word. Go aheadEP 123 · 27 Aug 2024·news roundup· 3:49–8:348:55News: Managers vs. LeadersLeanne Elliott: Yeah, if you are new to this conversation, if you are like me and you're in your late 30s, quickly approaching 40, uh, I will leave a link to— we did an episode probably about a year ago on like an introdEP 123 · 27 Aug 2024·news roundup· 8:55–12:4912:49News: Australia's Right to Disconnect LawLeanne Elliott: Yeah, I've got some news from Down Under. This is hot off the press Al Elliott: Antipodean news Leanne Elliott: Yeah, sure. As of yesterday, the 26th of August, 2024, 2024, Australian workers now have a nEP 123 · 27 Aug 2024·news roundup· 12:49–17:242:00News Round-Up: Gen Alpha Slang DecodedLeanne Elliott: It is, it is time for the news roundup. Al, cue the jingle Al Elliott: So what have you got, Leanne? Leanne Elliott: Gen Alpha are coming, AlEP 121 · 13 Aug 2024·news roundup· 2:00–9:289:28News Round-Up: Bad Bosses and How to Spot Them in an InterviewAl Elliott: But I was reading Fast Company magazine because I'm basically a boomer. I was reading Fast Company magazine, um, and there was a great article written by Tracy Bauer, or Brower. I'm not sure, Tracy, how you sEP 121 · 13 Aug 2024·news roundup· 9:28–14:4014:40News Round-Up: Crowd Psychology at the OlympicsAl Elliott: Carry on Leanne Elliott: But yeah, it's— I just, I absolutely loved it. I absolutely loved it. So it got me thinking, as one, as I'm sure the many new supporters of these types of sports, what roles do supporEP 121 · 13 Aug 2024·news roundup· 14:40–18:511:54News Roundup: Moonlighting and the cost-of-living crisisAl Elliott: Okay, Lee, let's kick off with you. What have you got? Leanne Elliott: Isn't this the thing I've seen? It's something that was brought to my attention a few weeks ago. We were talking about moonlighting on thEP 105 · 11 Jun 2024·news roundup· 1:54–8:318:31News Roundup: Gen Z career trendsAl Elliott: Interesting. Well, What you've said there kind of dovetails perfectly into what I was, what I saw, which is very, very similar. So I saw this stat that said, um, it's from LinkedIn. It said the 2nd most commoEP 105 · 11 Jun 2024·news roundup· 8:31–12:0412:07News Roundup: Election stress disorderLeanne Elliott: Well, I think we probably need to call out the elephant in the room. The UK is in election season. Sigh. Yes, Rishi Sunak announced recently that the UK will have a general election on the 4th of July, anEP 105 · 11 Jun 2024·news roundup· 12:07–17:093:52News Roundup: McKinsey's Copenhagen clashAl Elliott: So, Leanne, is it your favourite time of week? Leanne Elliott: It is, Al. It's my favourite time of the week. It's time for the news roundup. Cue that jingle Al Elliott: Consider it queued. What have you got,EP 97 · 14 May 2024·news roundup· 3:52–8:332:44News: Micromanaging vs. giving too much freedomLeanne Elliott: It's time for the news roundup. Cue the jingle. What have you got, Al? Al Elliott: An article in Inc. magazine this week asked the question, if micromanaging is bad, can you go too far the other way? WhatEP 92 · 23 Apr 2024·news roundup· 2:44–5:145:14News: The layoffs reality checkLeanne Elliott: Well, changing the mood slightly— layoffs. We see a lot about it. There have been tens of thousands in the tech industry, and given the continued economic situation, we could be headed for more. We saw thEP 92 · 23 Apr 2024·news roundup· 5:14–9:1310:40News: 'New' Gen Z work trends that aren't newLeanne Elliott: Like what? Al Elliott: Well, there's a term called loud laborers, which was first popularized by a guy called André Spicer. We have some names on this podcast. He's an organizational behavior professor anEP 92 · 23 Apr 2024·news roundup· 10:40–13:0711:11The BBC — more than just the newsreader on your tellyLeanne Elliott: So when I think of the BBC, I think about, um, You know, the guy on the telly reading the news, or the girl, or them. And we don't often think about the people, say, that might be editing the footage thatEP 67 · 30 Nov 2023·news roundup· 11:11–13:373:28News roundup: quiet cutting and the psychology of timeAl Elliott: So excited to get into this interview. But before we do that, it's our favorite time of the week. It's the News Roundup Leanne Elliott: Cue the jingle Al Elliott: What have we got, Lee?EP 56 · 14 Sept 2023·news roundup· 3:28–11:203:13News Roundup: Illyism — third-person self-talk boosts wisdom and emotional intelligenceLeanne Elliott: Well, I thought I'd start off with the news roundup Al Elliott: Oh, let's do that. So it's our favourite time of the week. It's the News Roundup Leanne Elliott: Cue the jingle. Yes, we had some complaintsEP 51 · 10 Aug 2023·news roundup· 3:13–8:108:11News Story: Florida bans AP Psychology — the danger of avoiding difficult topicsLeanne Elliott: Yes, I do. So this story popped up in my newsfeed this week, and to say it was concerning was an understatement. So I'm going to read you a little extract from this article by Huffington Post. So what it EP 51 · 10 Aug 2023·other· 8:11–10:514:01News roundup: Shift shockLeanne Elliott: Cue the jingle Al Elliott: What have you got, Leah? Leanne Elliott: I have a new wordEP 49 · 27 Jul 2023·news roundup· 4:01–6:203:33News roundup — loud quitting, female CEOs, and the Titan tragedyAl Elliott: It's our favourite time of the week, the news roundup Leanne Elliott: Cue the jingle Al Elliott: Okay, so in this, if you've never heard this before, this is basically about 8 minutes of Lianne telling us whaEP 45 · 28 Jun 2023·news roundup· 3:33–11:506:46News roundup: rust out, Elon Musk on remote work, and exercise vs therapyLeanne Elliott: I've got a new word Al Elliott: Lovely. New word alert Leanne Elliott: Rust outEP 40 · 24 May 2023·news roundup· 6:46–12:588:15News roundup — Bare Minimum Monday, Women's History Month & WSJ on office friendshipsLeanne Elliott: Best advice from a teacher just reminded me. I've never been very good at spelling, and my English teacher— this is back in the day, we had to write my English A-level, had to actually write, not type— anEP 31 · 22 Mar 2023·news roundup· 8:15–14:055:37News roundup — rage applying, Gary Lineker and the BBCAl Elliott: So before we hear more from our 4 guests, let's get my, my favorite time of the week. It is the news roundup week with the amazing Leanne Elliott, business psychologist. Hello, Leanne. Leanne Elliott: Cue theEP 30 · 15 Mar 2023·news roundup· 5:37–12:2012:21News roundup — Elon Musk and Halli ThorleifssonLeanne Elliott: You must know what he's done. Al Elliott: I do know what he's done. The Icelandic, um, Icelandic guy. Leanne Elliott: Yeah, so Halli Thorleifsson, I think that's how you say it. Halli, I apologize if you EP 30 · 15 Mar 2023·news roundup· 12:21–14:427:22News round-up: Wellness washing and StarbucksSonia Shellard: Yes. Al Elliott: This is, yeah, this is still in testing phase, this particular session, but this particular segment. But let's see how we go. Leanne Elliott: I like it.EP 29 · 8 Mar 2023·news roundup· 7:22–12:006:18News roundup: hush trips, Amazon's return-to-office, BlinkistAl Elliott: Go on Leanne Elliott: Hush trip Al Elliott: Sounds rudeEP 27 · 22 Feb 2023·news roundup· 6:18–12:57
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