Truth, Lies & Work

# succession

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43:28The 'right' team: Kieran finds his own replacementAl Elliott: Talk to us about your team. Right now. So you said, unfortunately, in the last 18 months, you have had to make some layoffs. Where are you up to with your team right now? Who's there? What's Keira doing? LeanEP 295 · 23 Apr 2026·interview· 43:28–47:200:02Klopp to Slot: A masterclass in leadership successionAl Elliott: Coming up on This Week in Work, fraud, deception, or just a sign of the times? As more workers secretly hold down 2 or 3 full-time jobs, we ask, is this about greed or survival in an economy which is pushing EP 194 · 6 May 2025·news roundup· 0:02–8:3737:21Workplace Surgery: Fear of change in family business successionLeanne Elliott: I mean, in short, yes, you are probably being a little old-fashioned. Um, but here's the thing, right? I think, I think we need to separate the 2 main things in your, in your question and under your 2 maiEP 134 · 8 Oct 2024·workplace surgery· 37:21–43:1644:01The history of family businesses (surprisingly recent)Stephen Shortt: So, funnily enough, the term family business really only came into existence in the last 75 to 100 years with really the Industrial Revolution and people really forming these huge businesses that have mulEP 26 · 15 Feb 2023·panel interview· 44:01–46:0264:24How to tell a child they're not getting the businessStephen Shortt: I just did a video last week of how do you tell a child that they're not getting the business? Because there are times when you're looking at it going, look, you don't have what it takes. You don't have tEP 26 · 15 Feb 2023·panel interview· 64:24–73:48

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