EP 339
Is a personality test just your horoscope? With Nikita Mikhailov, co-author of Personality: A User's Guide
with Nikita Mikhailov · 51:59
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Meta's management u-turn, trolling A.I and The Great Compliance. PLUS! Does purpose make us work harder? With Bill Yost
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EP 337
How to Hire with A.I. (Without Getting It Wrong) LIVE! With Kate Young and Ben Hawkes
with Kate Young, Ben Hawkes · 1:02:52
So, does A.I. actually improve recruitment, or does it just make the same hiring mistakes faster? In this LIVE episode, Al and Leanne sit down with Kate Young and Ben Hawkes to break down how small businesses can safely …
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EP 336
Does the office actually improve collaboration? PLUS! Technostress, Instagram cringe and nightmare bosses., with Danny Wareham
with Danny Wareham · 54:53
Danny joins Al and Leanne to dig into the research behind RTO pushes from companies like Amazon, Disney, and John Lewis. They weigh the real benefits of in-person work (spontaneous ideas, richer sensory information, soci…
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EP 335
How storytelling saved Jurassic Park's company, with Corey Rosen
with Corey Rosen · 46:00
Corey joins Al and Leanne to share the moment his old boss, legendary stop-motion animator Phil Tippett, called an all-hands meeting everyone assumed meant layoffs — and instead told a story that changed the entire mood …
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EP 334
Overthinking, holiday hoarding and Gail's menopause plan. PLUS! Can you bank sleep?
· 56:16
- `6:51` Story 1 — Mindflex: AI for overthinkers - `15:45` Story 2 — The "holiday hoarding" crisis…
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EP 333
How to never have an argument at work again, with Lawyer turned peacemaker, Doug Noll
with Doug Noll · 45:27
Doug joins Al and Leanne to explain how "affect labeling" and nervous system leadership can de-escalate even the most explosive conflict. He shares the fascinating neuroscience behind why conventional active listening fa…
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EP 332
Things We Got Wrong: 4 Years of Terrible Workplace Predictions, Summer Sessions #6
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- `[0:02]` Intro — the final Summer Session - `[0:47]` HubSpot AI ad…
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EP 331
"Trapped in a Life Built Around Other’s Expectations? Here’s the Way Out" - Leanne & Al on Unbehaved podcast
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- `0:02` Intro — a different kind of episode - `1:29` How we met: Samaritans, 4AM, and a call that changed everything…
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EP 330
(VERY) Unfiltered HR Confessions. Summer Sessions #5, with Emma Djemil
with Emma Djemil · 55:53
Then, Emma joins Al and Leanne for a round of raw, anonymous HR Confessions sourced straight from the depths of Reddit and online forums. From employees peeing out of car windows and a 7-hour bathroom standoff, no topic …
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