# workplace advice
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39:55Workplace Surgery: The accidental sales managerLeanne Elliott: Yeah, absolutely Al Elliott: And then you can jump in. All right. So welcome. So this is— I've got to say, World Famous Weekly Web Episodes. You haven't said a bit. I was just saying, World Famous Weekly EP 306 · 2 Jun 2026·workplace surgery· 39:55–46:2353:32Workplace Surgery: The drained team leadAl Elliott: I do feel really bad because this is probably literally the 3rd person, 3rd time we've ever spoken. And all of those times I have taken the chronic piss out of you. So I'm so sorry about that. I do. Jake TubeEP 300 · 12 May 2026·workplace surgery· 53:32–60:3542:07Workplace Surgery: Asking for feedback and not acting on itAl Elliott: We'll find out together. Okay, so it's time for the world-famous Weekly Workplace Surgery where I put your questions to Leanne. Um, we have 3 questions. I'm gonna basically put them to Leanne as I just descriEP 298 · 5 May 2026·workplace surgery· 42:07–45:5745:21Workplace Surgery — AI skills vs experienceAl Elliott: It is time for the world famous weekly workplace surgery where I put your questions to Leanne normally, but now I'm putting them to Jake, Dr. Jake, and Leanne as well. So we've got question number 1, which isEP 290 · 7 Apr 2026·workplace surgery· 45:21–53:2337:59Workplace Surgery: cash reserves & team resentmentAl Elliott: Yeah, mixing it up. Okay, so on to our world-famous weekly workplace surgery where I put your questions to Leanne. Okay, I've got 3 questions here. Leanne, question number 1. I've just— it could be summed up EP 288 · 31 Mar 2026·workplace surgery· 37:59–42:5342:53Workplace Surgery: managing an undermining friendAl Elliott: Thank you for, uh, waiting till I had a mouthful of water for that. I wish it was Guinness. Okay, so question number 2, how do you manage a friend who now reports to you? This person writes, I was promoted 6 EP 288 · 31 Mar 2026·workplace surgery· 42:53–48:0336:49Workplace Surgery: Calling out a micromanaging colleagueAl Elliott: Interesting. Okay. Thank you very much. That was a good one. I really, really liked that one. Yeah. This is sounding more and more professional by the week Leanne Elliott: Oh, thank you Al Elliott: Okay. So wEP 252 · 25 Nov 2025·workplace surgery· 36:49–42:0739:45Workplace Surgery: Do Investors Care About Culture?Al Elliott: Fabulous. It's time for my favourite time of the week, which is the world-famous Weekly Workplace Surgery, where I put your questions to Leanne. Leanne is a chartered occupational psychologist who's an expertEP 212 · 8 Jul 2025·workplace surgery· 39:45–45:3145:31Workplace Surgery: Should I Tell My Boss I'm Burnt Out?Al Elliott: Okay, on to question number 2, Leigh. Should I tell my boss I'm burnt out, or should I just push through and hope it gets better? I've been in a leadership role for about 7 months, managing a team of 11 in a EP 212 · 8 Jul 2025·workplace surgery· 45:31–51:3651:37Workplace Surgery: Gathering Peer Feedback Without Being Thrown Under the BusAl Elliott: Okay. Onto question number 3. I've been asked to gather peer feedback, but why would anyone open up to me? My manager's asked me to speak to my teammates and gather feedback on our team culture and work envirEP 212 · 8 Jul 2025·workplace surgery· 51:37–57:3736:50Workplace Surgery: The DEI overload dilemmaLeanne Elliott: I'm ready. Al Elliott: So question number 1, is it fair to ask diverse employees to do extra DEI work just because of who they are? So this person writes, I'm at a huge company and it says it's committed EP 200 · 27 May 2025·workplace surgery· 36:50–42:0332:11Workplace Surgery: Freelancers and sick clientsLeanne Elliott: And now, Al, I believe it's time for your favourite time of the week Al Elliott: It is. It's time for our world-famous weekly workplace surgery. I almost said it's— I've had a holiday. I've had a holiday.EP 196 · 13 May 2025·workplace surgery· 32:11–38:2436:46Workplace Surgery: After 30 years, I've become invisibleAl Elliott: This is why I say this bit. This is the world-famous weekly workplace surgery where I put your questions to Leanne. You know this, you've listened to this before. Leanne's a chartered occupational psychologisEP 186 · 9 Apr 2025·workplace surgery· 36:46–43:2732:00Workplace Surgery: Am I mentoring my replacement?Al Elliott: I feel like I've been properly told off. It's my favourite time of the week now. This is the world-famous Weekly Workplace Surgery. This is where I put your questions to Leanne. This is where Leanne is a charEP 182 · 25 Mar 2025·workplace surgery· 32:00–35:1821:44Hot Take: Meenakshi Iyer on Why January Resolutions Are BSLeanne Elliott: Welcome back. As regular listeners will now know, every week on a Tuesday, We ask a workplace expert for their hot take on the world of work. We're looking for bold insights. We want surprising predictionEP 168 · 4 Feb 2025·hot take· 21:44–38:4535:28Workplace Surgery: The overwhelmed EALeanne Elliott: Well, a few different things going on here, isn't there? First of all, congratulations for showing how valuable you are and, and how Yeah, how much value you add to the organisation to be given these extrEP 150 · 3 Dec 2024·workplace surgery· 35:28–40:4730:34Workplace Surgery: Seasonal Productivity DipsAl Elliott: 1.6 decades. It's her job to give our lovely listeners advice on work-related problems. So talking of problems, here's the first one, Leanne. Every year I seem to face the same challenge. From about mid-NovemEP 148 · 26 Nov 2024·workplace surgery· 30:34–36:1824:27Workplace Surgery: Navigating deception in the workplaceAl Elliott: Okay, question number 1. I'm in a difficult position at work and I really need advice. My manager reports directly to our CEO and has been consistently saying a major project is back on track and meeting all EP 142 · 5 Nov 2024·workplace surgery· 24:27–29:4422:46Workplace Surgery: Encouraging initiative in your teamLeanne Elliott: The audio destination for business professionals Al Elliott: It can Leanne Elliott: But come backEP 124 · 3 Sept 2024·workplace surgery· 22:46–31:5931:59Workplace Surgery: Politely declining extra tasksAl Elliott: Fabulous. Okay, Lee, I've got a rather bit of a sad one for, uh, for question number 3 Leanne Elliott: Yeah Al Elliott: I know, but I think it's an important one that I think we need to, uh, need, you need toEP 124 · 3 Sept 2024·workplace surgery· 31:59–39:1325:08Workplace Surgery — reporting a coworkerLeanne Elliott: Hmm Al Elliott: But he didn't seem to get it. He couldn't see that he'd done something wrong. So I reported him to HR, but I feel awful about it. Was I in the right? Perhaps should I have been more supporEP 103 · 4 Jun 2024·workplace surgery· 25:08–29:1116:10Workplace Surgery: The micromanager with a diagnosisAl Elliott: It could be nononymous. Yeah. So, so let us know if you've got a question. Oh, and by the way, Leanne doesn't see these beforehand Leanne Elliott: No Al Elliott: So, no. So we literally— so you— when I'm editEP 92 · 23 Apr 2024·workplace surgery· 16:10–20:1720:17Workplace Surgery: 'Am I being unfair?'Leanne Elliott: Yes Al Elliott: Okay, now this one is definitely anonymous, um, and you will see why. Because even— Leanne Elliott: What did you do?EP 92 · 23 Apr 2024·workplace surgery· 20:17–23:4623:49Workplace Surgery: Contractors and company cultureLeanne Elliott: Yes Al Elliott: This person writes, our organisation uses a couple of outside contractors when we need them, usually about once or twice a month. These contractors work remotely and so far seem happy enouEP 92 · 23 Apr 2024·workplace surgery· 23:49–30:1417:15Workplace Surgery: The aggressive interviewerLeanne Elliott: And for me, as somebody who cares deeply about their time, I did the math on how many hours I was spending every year to actually just commute my physical body from home to And when I did that math, I staEP 84 · 26 Mar 2024·workplace surgery· 17:15–25:29
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