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15:33Round 2: What makes people angriest at work?Al Elliott: Exactly. Last one was a Victorian workhouse. Okay, so let's go on to something else. What? Right, so we asked 100 people, what makes you angriest at work? So Danny, seeing as you're trailing, do you want to gEP 326 · 11 Aug 2026·interview· 15:33–18:4112:43Job design, AI, and the changing nature of workLeanne Elliott: Kristien, you're talking my love language, honestly. You're talking to me about job design, job analysis, about work design, about skill development and talent development. And it is basic stuff. It reallEP 311 · 18 Jun 2026·interview· 12:43–16:100:02Birthday intro and crow attackAl Elliott: Coming up this week in work Leanne Elliott: My favourite person in the world has had a big birthday this week, so we're not gonna do This Week in Work at all Al Elliott: No, that— is that me?EP 304 · 26 May 2026·other· 0:02–5:2744:03Knowing your worth in the new world of workJeffrey Fermin: PR packages are welcome Kristien Turner: Yes, gladly Jeffrey Fermin: But it's so interesting, Jeff, that you mentioned, you mentioned that LEGO actually do do a really good job about showing up and showinEP LIVE-2026-04-03 · 3 Apr 2026·panel interview· 44:03–49:4653:04Temporary blip or new normal?Leanne Elliott: I want to gauge your thoughts on how temporary or permanent this is in terms of us reevaluating and rethinking what work means to us, how we want it sitting in our lives. It's been a heck of a 5 years. ThEP LIVE-2026-03-25 · 25 Mar 2026·panel interview· 53:04–59:0439:28Work gives people a huge amount of purposeLouise Hill: I should say the one correlation I've seen over the years in where a launch to a set of employees is really successful. So, we'd get about a third of employees normally sign up for a first session when we laEP 272 · 3 Feb 2026·panel interview· 39:28–40:2217:10Question 2 — plan Bs that beat plan AAl Elliott: Yes. Yes, absolutely. So, talking of work, should we have one more before the break? Leanne Elliott: Yeah Al Elliott: What have you got there, Le? Or do you want me to choose a number?EP 222 · 12 Aug 2025·other· 17:10–20:5014:40The penny post, walking distance, and the history of workLeanne Elliott: So unless you owned a plantation so vast that people weren't within walking distance, okay, if they lived outside, you suddenly had the upper hand in the negotiation because your home was movable. And I tEP 156 · 24 Dec 2024·other· 14:40–19:1610:25What brings meaning and purpose to work?Leanne Elliott: Talking of generations, what does our Gen Z guest Annabel think brings meaning and purpose to work? It feels like it should be very different to a Gen X, but perhaps not. I think you've got to be a bit paEP 141 · 31 Oct 2024·other· 10:25–16:1418:22What bringing your whole self to work really meansLeanne Elliott: Did you know that the UK's number 1 management podcast, that's Us, by the way Al Elliott: Yeah, yeah Al Elliott: It canEP 137 · 17 Oct 2024·panel interview· 18:22–25:4312:17Can AI help us find purpose at work?Leanne Elliott: Well, I mean, we have been hearing quite a lot about AI recently Al Elliott: Oh yeah Leanne Elliott: How it's changing industries, maybe boosting productivity, or maybe even replacing jobs. And let's be hEP 130 · 24 Sept 2024·news roundup· 12:17–16:0021:40The deficit model explainedLydia & Amelia (Ivee co-founders, merged ch): While we are focused on helping women put themselves in the best possible position to apply and successfully land roles, it should not be on the women to have to change that EP 94 · 2 May 2024·interview· 21:40–24:1629:27The productivity debate: quality vs. quantitymidroll (Phil Agnew, Nudge): It can midroll (Phil Agnew, Nudge): I am Leanne Elliott (split): But come backEP 83 · 21 Mar 2024·panel interview· 29:27–35:3340:16Engage with us: your thoughts on work and productivityRory Sutherland: I don't see McDonald's getting rid of the human any day soon because some people prefer it that way. Okay, some people want some weird order because they hate the pickle. Or whatever, and maybe it's not EP 83 · 21 Mar 2024·panel interview· 40:16–50:0336:54Why the science of people is not 'fluff'Al Elliott: You talk then about your work. So I'm curious, what would you say is your perfect workday?EP 17 · 20 Dec 2022·other· 36:54–37:005:15Has the pandemic really changed work forever?Leanne Elliott: I think ultimately it hasn't. And I think this is the— a lot in the media that frustrates me, and particularly as business, particularly larger corporate leaders who are really using this whole remote hybEP 03 · 15 Jul 2022·other· 5:15–9:33
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