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0:02NatWest's responsible AI training for 60,000 staffAl Elliott: Coming up this week in work Leanne Elliott: I know you've heard of companies prioritising AI, but have you heard of any prioritising responsible AI? Al Elliott: What the hell are you talking about?EP 314 · 30 Jun 2026·news roundup· 0:02–18:2943:41How people respond to CQ training (and the discomfort of self-awareness)Al Elliott: I have a question for you, Polly, but before I go on to that, is there anything that you'd want to add or comment on what Bernadette's just said? midroll (Phil Agnew, Nudge): Yeah, I just, I completely agree EP LIVE-2026-06-19 · 19 Jun 2026·interview· 43:41–46:5329:38The 4 levels of listeningLeanne Elliott: One of the most powerful training programmes I ever did, and Al did too, is when we both used to volunteer for the Samaritans. That's how we met, actually. And listening was such a big part of it. And theEP 307 · 4 Jun 2026·interview· 29:38–35:2146:43Rethinking how organisations train managersAl Elliott: Yeah Vince Sanderson: That's what is the biggest obstacle for people. They don't want to have to do anything different. They just want the different result Leanne Elliott: I mean, if organisations are listeniEP 307 · 4 Jun 2026·interview· 46:43–48:5645:17What Beth actually does for workplacesBeth Sherman: I do keynote speaking, a lot of conference speaking, and I do group training and one-to-one presentations, coaching all around how to really, at this point, how to be more human and how to build trust and rEP 269 · 22 Jan 2026·interview· 45:17–46:3038:23Workplace Surgery: Trained team to stop thinkingAl Elliott: Love it. Love it. If you've got a question for the Truth or Lies segment, then Drop us an email, check on the show notes, you can find all our details in there. Okay, on to my favourite time of the week, whicEP 248 · 11 Nov 2025·workplace surgery· 38:23–46:3938:23Workplace Surgery — motivating your team to upskillLeanne Elliott: I think my first question is, why, why do you want your team to upskill? And what value is that gonna add to their role within the organisation? Because, I mean, I absolutely applaud your, your efforts heEP 242 · 21 Oct 2025·workplace surgery· 38:23–42:0830:10Tip 2: The frame-of-reference exerciseSophie Wood: So, the kind of thing that I've used in the past, and I use in mental health training, is something called frame of reference, okay? Which, it's a model, it's a coaching model, it's a self-reflection model, EP 199 · 22 May 2025·interview· 30:10–31:5144:28Workplace Surgery: Scared to manage peopleAl Elliott: Okay. Question number 3. I'm scared to manage people. Would a course help me get over that? So this listener writes, I've been offered a chance to step up and lead a small team, and I want to say yes, but if EP 196 · 13 May 2025·workplace surgery· 44:28–50:574:34What is Motivational Intelligence (MQ)?James Fleming: So my name is James Fleming. I'm the Managing Director and co-founder of our training and development company called The Power Within Training. We are a leadership development, business growth, we do execuEP 165 · 23 Jan 2025·interview· 4:34–9:2113:38Where the Disconnect Comes From — and Why Managers Aren't TrainedNora Burns: I think there's 2 big things. One is, as important as it is that we— and if you ask a group of managers and hiring managers and leaders about the importance of hiring, They will all agree it's radically imporEP 161 · 9 Jan 2025·interview· 13:38–16:0118:51Hot Take: Leadership training is broken with Katie O'MalleyAl Elliott: We actually have a lot in common. We both use behavioral science to help people do better at work Leanne Elliott: their work Al Elliott: And we talk about the behavioural science behind fandom and how that enEP 152 · 10 Dec 2024·hot take· 18:51–32:0439:25Policies and training for compassionate workplacesLeanne Elliott: I mean, what policies or training could companies put in place to create these compassionate spaces for grieving employees? Maria Georgiou: Definitely. There's so much that can be done, and the great thinEP 151 · 5 Dec 2024·interview· 39:25–42:1626:53The IMPACT Engine System explainedLaura Barnard: The program that is called the Impact Engine System is a training and implementation program that the foundation is a core of a training and implementation program that we built that takes people step by sEP 145 · 14 Nov 2024·interview· 26:53–49:203:19Tip 1: Train Your Managers (Prof. Sir Cary Cooper)Al Elliott: The problem we have is to do with line managers. What we tend to do in developed countries is we recruit and promote people to managerial roles based on their technical skills, not their people skills. This iEP 102 · 30 May 2024·other· 3:19–10:3633:40Secondary-level interventions: raising awareness and training line managersLeanne Elliott: So as a leader, maybe take some time this week to reflect on your reason, your purpose, and also the reason you're giving to people so they want to come and work for you. They want to get out of bed in thEP 40 · 24 May 2023·panel interview· 33:40–55:2558:15The Gen-Z soft skills gap — whose job is it to fix it?Leanne Elliott: There's a soft skills gap with Gen Z, and you said, you know, to an extent you can, you can see that. I mean, in terms of You know, assuming that there is a gap, how do we help our Gen Z workforce addressEP 35 · 19 Apr 2023·other· 58:15–60:2227:12Prediction 4: Professional development takes centre stageLeanne Elliott: So my fourth prediction, I think professional development is going to be the kind of the people and culture area of 2023. Um, I think this has been of increasing importance to employees for years, and I tEP 18 · 29 Dec 2022·other· 27:12–32:16
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