# toxic culture
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3:48Story 1: The toxic COVID culture inquiry reportLeanne Elliott: COVID inquiry, Al. Have you seen it? Al Elliott: COVID? Now, what was COVID again? I've forgotten Leanne Elliott: Something like flu type thingEP 254 · 2 Dec 2025·news roundup· 3:48–12:1111:14Servant leadership and Alec, the soul-sucking CEO of Fear IncorporatedAl Elliott: What does servant leadership actually mean? Garry Ridge: Well, let's go back to the principles. If we think about the beginning of servant leadership, I think about it like a pyramid. And at this stage, the lEP 251 · 20 Nov 2025·interview· 11:14–17:2621:45Listener story — the toxic holiday cultureElaine Smith: There's physical rest, emotional rest, there's even spiritual rest. You know, there's all these different types of rest, and it's about what fills us up really. So you could say going and doing a hobby, youEP 219 · 31 Jul 2025·interview· 21:45–24:0516:11The Palmer jerkiness continuum and what distinguishes all toxic culturesAndrew Palmer: It totally isn't. So, but by loud, I really mean the one that kind of silences debate before it's happened. Yeah, I think that Steve Jobs is a sort of problem because he sort of gets wielded as this ace caEP 217 · 24 Jul 2025·interview· 16:11–19:3911:45Warning signs of a toxic cultureLeanne Elliott: You said that there are certain signs of a toxic culture, whether it be the organizations you work with or that you've observed? What are the key red flags, I guess, for a toxic workplace culture? Eric StEP 179 · 13 Mar 2025·interview· 11:45–14:12
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