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with Sophie Wade · 54:02
Sophie joins Al and Leanne to share her hot take: workplaces need to stop blaming Gen Z for cultural clashes and start adapting leadership styles to match a new world of work. She argues that Gen Z's expectations around …
with Amit Singh Kalley · 51:47
He joins Al and Leanne to talk about why parental support — especially for dads — is essential infrastructure, not a perk. They dig into the stigma men still face asking for parental leave, why "ADHD as a superpower" is …
· 57:56
- `2:10` Story 1 — What is "alonement space"? - `6:20` Story 2 — Are you lucky? The Bezos interview question…
with James Hawkins, PostHog · 55:09
James joins Al and Leanne to explain how PostHog runs like a collection of tiny startups — autonomous 2–6 person teams that ship fast, decide for themselves, and publish almost everything in public. He shares why enginee…
with Emma Djemil · 53:01
Emma joins Al and Leanne for this week's Hot Take to call out the emotional toll of working in HR. From navigating toxic dynamics to being the organisation's emotional sponge, Emma explains why HR needs its own support s…
with John Tarnoff · 57:16
That's the voice in the head of too many professionals over 50 — and John Tarnoff is here to call it exactly what it is: toxic, mean-spirited, and flat-out wrong. John joins Al and Leanne to dismantle the myth that your …
with Sara Weiner · 52:35
This week, Al and Leanne dig into The Independent's claim that Gen-Xers are being overlooked, underpaid, and edged out — despite being the most resilient generation in the workforce. Then Al shares the five words that ca…
with Cait Donovan · 46:57
Cait Donovan returns to Truth, Lies & Work to challenge the conventional blame game around burnout. She introduces her "Six Buckets" framework, showing that burnout results from a mix of family background, personality, w…
with John Chan · 53:09
John joins Al and Leanne to deliver this week's hot take: technology alone won't fix your workplace. Drawing on his research into workplace burnout, he argues that no amount of AI can compensate for unsustainable workloa…
with Jeanette Ramsden · 49:46
Jeanette joins Al and Leanne to share the real-world reality of ditching the traditional five-day week: how she managed client expectations, recalculated holiday entitlements, and kept salaries the same while cutting hou…
with Grace Tallon · 49:55
Grace joins Al and Leanne to make the case that cutting working hours isn't a nice-to-have — it's vital for business success, productivity, and mental health. She shares why genuine work-time reduction is different from …
with Steve Carse · 46:30
Steve Carse didn't just ask that question. After being laid off in 2009, he and his brother started selling paleta-inspired ice pops from a cart on the streets of Atlanta. Fifteen years later, King of Pops is a $10 milli…
with Sarah Gashier · 48:45
Sarah joins Al and Leanne for this week's Hot Take with a controversial claim: most DEI initiatives do more harm than good. She argues that performative, tick-box diversity work — driven by "wellness washing" and a lack …
with Eric Stone · 51:46
Eric joins Al and Leanne to unpack why most leadership advice is outdated, how a healthy level of fear can actually drive performance (and where it crosses the line), and why mandating return-to-office might backfire. He…
· 54:11
- `2:19` Story 1 — Labour's "Trumpian" civil service overhaul - `9:57` Story 2 — The rise of "micro-retirements"…
with Vince Sanderson · 55:53
Vince joins Al and Leanne to break down the first 90 days of management into three clear phases: learning, reviewing, and refining. He shares why the biggest mistake new managers make is becoming a "fixer," how to naviga…
with Elaine Smith · 52:30
Dr. Elaine Smith joins Al and Leanne to deliver this week's hot take: leaders need support no matter how much they're paid, how senior the role is, or how much they appear to have it together. They dig into why the "illu…
· 54:58
- `0:37` Introducing Dr. Enya Doyle, The Harassment Doctor - `2:51` The litmus test of where we are as a society…
· 50:31
- `2:37` Story 1 — Meta's "masculine energy" and what it really signals - `8:00` Story 2 — Task masking: the new workplace resistance movement…
with Skye Waterson · 45:43
Skye joins Al and Leanne to share how she turned her own surprise ADHD diagnosis during her PhD into a research-backed mission to change the conversation about ADHD in the workplace. She unpacks the biggest misconception…
with Anna Reddy · 46:56
- `0:37` Intro - `2:20` Story 1 — Jamie Dimon's leaked Gen-Z rant…
with Marie-Helene Pelletier · 41:47
Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier joins Leanne to break down the science of resilience: the four pillars that actually move the needle (movement, nutrition, sleep, and relationships), why resilience planning should look a lot l…
· 40:36
- `[2:38]` Story 1 — Floodlighting: The toxic boss tactic - `[5:39]` Story 2 — Basecamp's profit-sharing model…
with Crevan O'Malley · 46:01
Crevan gets practical about the right and wrong ways to use AI in your business, the productivity gains that come from automating admin (not human connection), and why the people who learn to work *with* AI will be the o…
· 55:35
- `[2:03]` Story 1 — The 4-day workweek goes permanent for 200 UK companies - `[7:16]` Story 2 — Netflix founder says "stop calling workplaces a family"…
with Tony Jamous, OysterHR · 48:24
Tony joins Al and Leanne from a rustic farmhouse in Northern Italy to share his vision for the future of work. From his childhood in Lebanon to founding a unicorn company, Tony explains why distributed teams aren't just …
· 57:10
- `[3:51]` News Roundup — Buzzword Bingo - `[11:47]` News Roundup — The Managerless Economy…
with James Fleming · 50:46
James joins Al and Leanne from the mountains of Northern Italy to unpack Motivational Intelligence (MQ) — the science of identifying and managing the thoughts that don't serve us. He shares how a six-figure oil and gas c…
· 51:21
- `[2:43]` Story 1 — Soft quitting - `[10:12]` Story 2 — The TikTok ban…
· 1:03:17
- `3:43` What anger really is (and isn't) - `5:11` Anger vs. aggression — why the distinction matters…
