# workplace dynamics
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17:30The 'Needing to Be Needed' Trap and Over-HelpingAl Elliott: Look, I wanna really go down this. I know it's such a cheesy thing for a podcast to say this rabbit hole, but I really wanna dig into this because it seems like you described an analogy at the beginning that EP 325 · 6 Aug 2026·interview· 17:30–23:5611:02Being the 'adult in the room' — and loving itAl Elliott: Were you upset about being the adult in the room? Did you feel excluded? Tom LeNoble: No, I didn't at all, because I've had the good fortune in my career of working with different generations. Today I do a loEP 281 · 5 Mar 2026·interview· 11:02–12:2643:42Workplace Surgery: The CEO's nephew appliedAl Elliott: So last week, our CEO casually mentioned his nephew had applied for a job in my department. Keep an eye out for Jamie's application, he said. He's just finished his master's in UX at a good university. Then yEP 186 · 9 Apr 2025·workplace surgery· 43:42–48:4728:22Workplace Surgery: feeling excluded from an office cliqueLeanne Elliott: Sure Al Elliott: Hi, Leanne. This is, this is already informal. I like it Leanne Elliott: Hiya, you alright?EP 126 · 10 Sept 2024·workplace surgery· 28:22–36:1523:34Are Boomers the generational scapegoat?Leanne Elliott: Carrie, I'd like to, I'd like to come to you first because there's something you said there in your introduction, your favorite thing about boomers, that it was a fresh, fresh thought for me in terms of tEP 35 · 19 Apr 2023·other· 23:34–26:1846:59The darker side — when women aren't supported by womenAl Elliott: Yeah, I mean, especially, you know, in healthcare, there was a lot of women leaders, right? Naturally, a lot of nurses and doctors are female, especially administrators. We had a larger population of women, bEP 32 · 29 Mar 2023·other· 46:59–49:4314:49What exactly is the superstar effect?Leanne Elliott: Yes, lots of interesting questions today, and some answers that may seem a little counterintuitive. So let's dive in with the superstar effect. It seems reasonable to think that recruiting superstars, or EP 31 · 22 Mar 2023·other· 14:49–17:39
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