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EP 309

Stop Asking the Chatbot (And Start Asking Your Colleague), with Sean O'Shea

with Sean O'Shea · 53:37

Sean joins Al and Leanne to explore the hidden cultural cost of digital convenience. He's a genuine AI champion who uses it daily — but he's worried. Every time someone chooses a chatbot over a colleague, a tiny connecti…

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EP 308

Dark Showering, Google A.I. Interviews and the M&S Cyber Attack. PLUS! Is Experience the Best Predictor of Job Performance?

· 57:14

- `0:43` Story 1 — Word of the Week: Dark Showering - `12:16` Story 2 — Google embraces AI in job interviews…

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EP 307

What skills do leaders actually need in the age of A.I.? With Vince Sanderson

with Vince Sanderson · 51:05

Vince joins Al and Leanne for a third time to break down these "soft skills" into actionable workplace behaviours. They dig into why the term "soft skills" needs to die, how analytical thinking is really about translatin…

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EP 306

Firing your HR department, restroom lurking and the accidental manager. PLUS! Does Gen Z value purpose over pay? With Dr Jake Tuber

with Jake Tuber · 1:04:06

They dig into the viral trend of "restroom lurking" (44% of workers admit to hiding in the loo to regain composure — which says far more about office design than it does about bladder control). Then Al breaks down the sh…

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EP 305

How to go from Founder back to Employee (Without the Shame), with Laurie MacPherson

with Laurie MacPherson · 42:05

But they're drowning in shame, hiding their businesses from recruiters, and navigating the job market all wrong. Laurie joins Al and Leanne to break down "The Great Reentry" — why the modern job market punishes founders …

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EP 304

Al Elliott: "I've just ruined the last three years of my life.", Our co-host talks business, bankruptcy and the meaning of success

· 1:14:46

In this special retrospective, Al and Leanne dig into the operational turnaround that took a failing Manchester student venue from 27th worst to number one, the regulatory loophole behind his first tech start-up, and why…

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EP 303

What can veterans teach us about leadership? With Danny Wareham, Major General (Ret) Matt Smith and James Hardie

with Danny Wareham, James Hardie · 1:22:33

In this special live edition of Truth, Lies & Work, Al and Leanne are joined by three exceptional experts to explore a straightforward but powerful question: what does the military do differently when it comes to leaders…

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EP 302

How Do You Stop Being the Person Everything Falls On? PLUS! Bot bosses, poisoned chocolate and the dumbest Teams call mistake. With Cait Donovan

with Cait Donovan · 57:50

Cait joins Al and Leanne for a jam-packed episode covering everything from AI anxiety and "circling forward" to the Harvard Business School article suggesting managers inflate performance reviews out of fear of retaliati…

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EP 301

Are you too smart to succeed in business? With Dr Rosenna Bakari

with Rosenna Bakari · 46:24

Dr. Rosenna Bakari joins Al and Leanne to unpack a uncomfortable truth for high achievers: the very skills that make you "right" in a classroom — intellect, working alone, academic rigor — can be the primary barriers to …

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EP 300

JP Morgan's sex scandal, A.I. fears and the executive presence problem. PLUS! Are diverse teams better? With Dr Jake Tuber

with Jake Tuber · 1:14:16

Jake brings two contrasting stories to the table: a jaw-dropping $1M settlement offer in a high-profile JP Morgan lawsuit, and the curious case of US job cuts — which are down everywhere *except* tech. Is AI really the c…

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EP 299

“There are 200 people on a waiting list to work here”, with Rachel Harris, StriveX Accountants

with Rachel Harris · 50:29

Rachel joins Al and Leanne to reveal how she treats recruitment like a 24/7 marketing function, why she never posts "we're hiring" ads, and how her employees have become her most powerful recruitment tool — even when the…

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EP 298

Dry chatting, Gen-Z CEOs and toxic bosses. PLUS! The science behind 'bring your dog to work day'

· 53:20

- `7:46` Story 1 — Six words defining the new world of work (dry chatting, rage applying, vibe working, anti-office, meaning-maxxing, false retention) - `13:37` Story 2 — The Gen-Z career ladder is being rebuilt…

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EP LIVE-2026-05-01

LIVE! Is A.I. changing the way we think? With Charli Nordone, Gabrielle Dolan and Paul Spiers

with Charli Nordone, Gabrielle Dolan, Paul Spiers · 1:18:27

In this special LinkedIn Live edition, Al and Leanne are joined by three world-class experts to tackle one of the most pressing questions of the modern era. They explore the "irony of automation" — a theory from the 1980…

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EP 297

Why Everything You Know About Sales Is Wrong, with Thomas Waites

with Thomas Waites · 52:24

Thomas joins Al and Leanne to argue that the very traits many founders think disqualify them from sales — honesty, empathy, and a hatred for pushiness — are actually their greatest competitive advantages. He shares the s…

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EP 296

Why has $5 Trillion NVIDIA scrapped performance reviews? PLUS! Microsoft’s voluntary retirement, well-being hacks and the truth about the change curve, with Matt Furness

with Matt Furness · 59:23

Al and Leanne are joined by Matt Furness to put the Kübler-Ross Change Curve on trial. Spoiler: it's not looking good for the five neat stages we've all been drawing on whiteboards for decades. Matt explains where the mo…

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EP 295

295: $30M to $2M in 18 Months: How to Lead When Everything Falls Apart

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- `[4:03]` The origin story: a Toronto basement and a cannabis problem - `[8:49]` Building the business while still being students…

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EP 294

Are Extroverts Better Leaders? PLUS! 5 A.I. proof skills, Zuckerberg’s digital clone and new job red flags

· 54:13

- `6:18` Story 1 — 5 skills LinkedIn says will AI-proof your career - `13:22` Story 2 — Mark Zuckerberg's digital clone…

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EP 293

Only Two Job Titles: How to Flatten Your Entire Company (And Why It Works), with GentleForces Founder and CEO, Danni Mohammed

with Danni Mohammed · 47:09

Danni joins Al and Leanne to explain why she runs a global innovation firm with just two job titles: Practice Lead and Practitioner. No layers of creative directors, no corporate ladder, no ego-feeding hierarchy. Just th…

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EP 292

Is your A.I. getting 'token anxiety'? PLUS! Sh*tcuts, Sweden’s empty offices and the truth about vulnerable leadership, with Live+Work More Human Podcast hosts, Alexis Zahner and Sally Clarke

with Alexis Zahner, Sally Clarke · 53:20

Then Alexis puts the "vulnerable leader" gospel on the operating table, and the panel of four runs the Workplace Surgery — leading through burnout, building culture uphill, and the "hiring like me" trap. - `[00:21]` Welc…

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EP 291

They Said "One Minute Manager" Would Embarrass Him. It Sold 15 Million Copies, With Martha Lawrence

with Martha Lawrence · 46:51

Martha joins Al to share what she learned about the man, the philosophy, and why his ideas matter more than ever in today's leadership landscape — including what "leading with love" actually means, why ego stands for "Ed…

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EP 290

Is money the best motivator? PLUS! Londonmaxxing, hustling after 40 and The Deliberate Manager, featuring Dr Jake Tuber

with Jake Tuber · 1:08:54

In this episode, Jake leads a deep dive into whether money is actually the best motivator — drawing on a meta-analysis of 108 independent studies and 71,438 employees. They explore why performance-based pay can drive res…

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EP LIVE-2026-04-03

LIVE! Employee engagement in times of crisis (why bother?), with Jeffrey Fermin and Kristien Turner

with Jeffrey Fermin, Kristien Turner · 1:12:47

In this special live panel edition, Al and Leanne are joined by Jeffrey Fermin and Kristien Turner to tackle the elephant in the room: what engagement actually means in a crisis — and why it matters more than ever. They …

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EP 289

The Canary in the Coal Mine: What Autistic Employees Reveal About Your Workplace, with BPS President Elect, Dr Laura Dean

with Laura Dean · 50:44

Dr Laura Dean joins Al and Leanne to introduce a powerful framing: autistic employees are the workplace's "canaries." The environmental stressors that cause autistic burnout — ambiguous instructions, fluorescent lighting…

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EP 288

The pink ice cream maker disaster. PLUS! A.I. assistants, the glass cliff and managing friends at work.

· 53:01

- `4:03` Story 1 — Psychological sovereignty & the 2026 overwhelm - `13:19` Story 2 — NotebookLM: your personal AI "Mike Ross"…

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EP 287

What if A.I. is Fairer Than Humans? The Truth About Bias in Recruitment, with Kate Young, Head of People Science at Sapia.ai

with Kate Young, Sapia.ai · 51:23

Kate joins Al and Leanne to explore what happens when behavioural science meets artificial intelligence in recruitment. She shares the "painful" reality of traditional job analysis — including her 6:00 AM flight to Munic…

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EP LIVE-2026-03-25

LIVE! Are we entering the 'Great Career Reset?', with Che Ugwuala, Kelly Garthwaite and Erica Breuer

with Che Ugwuala, Kelly Garthwaite, Erica Breuer · 1:12:15

In this special LinkedIn Live panel discussion, Al and Leanne are joined by three industry experts to explore whether we're seeing a temporary reaction to economic uncertainty — or a deeper, structural shift in how we th…

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EP 286

The 'Cockroaches of HR', interview hacks and return-to-office Dilemmas. PLUS! Should you hire for culture fit?

· 52:41

- `0:31` Story 1 — The $75 lunch that beats any exit interview - `10:00` Story 2 — HowToJob & Interviewly: AI interview coaching…

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EP 285

"I built OfficeVibe & here's why most HR Tech doesn't work," with Jeffrey Fermin

with Jeffrey Fermin · 46:28

So what went wrong? Jeffrey joins Al and Leanne for a brutally honest conversation about the industry he helped build. They dig into the "vitamin vs. painkiller" problem plaguing engagement tools, why your fancy dashboar…

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EP 284

Corporate Bullshit, new-collar jobs and interview red flags. PLUS! Are Morning People More Successful?

· 54:10

- `5:20` Story 1 — The Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale - `12:57` Story 2 — The rise of "new-collar" jobs…

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EP 283

How Google and Netflix design engagement surveys that actually work, with Bill Yost

with Bill Yost · 53:46

Bill Yost has run surveys at the very highest level — four years launching and running Googlegeist at Google, and now leading people analytics at Netflix. He joins Al and Leanne to explain why most engagement surveys are…

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