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Are workplace friendships actually a good idea? PLUS! Quiet firing, 80s jobs and Xmas rotas, with Nicole Williams C.Psychol

with Nicole Williams C.Psychol · 1:03:08

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 …

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…

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 …

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…

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…

Things We Got Wrong: 4 Years of Terrible Workplace Predictions, Summer Sessions #6

· 50:21

- `[0:02]` Intro — the final Summer Session - `[0:47]` HubSpot AI ad…

"Trapped in a Life Built Around Other’s Expectations? Here’s the Way Out" - Leanne & Al on Unbehaved podcast

· 59:24

- `0:02` Intro — a different kind of episode - `1:29` How we met: Samaritans, 4AM, and a call that changed everything…

(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 …

Toxic or Just a Bad Fit? How to Tell the Difference at Work with Cait Donovan [Fried: The Burnout Podcast]

· 1:00:43

If you've ever wondered why workplace stress persists despite wellness initiatives, or how to tell a genuinely toxic workplace from one that's just a bad fit — this honest, no-bullshit conversation is for you. (Al and Le…

Am I the Workplace A**hole? Summer Sessions #4, with Dr Jake Tuber

with Jake Tuber · 53:55

- `0:02` Intro — coarse-language warning & Summer Sessions welcome - `3:03` Introducing Dr Jake Tuber (and the US vs UK August debate)…

Top 5 Tips to Actually Switch Off This Summer, with Dr Rachel Morris

with Rachel Morris · 56:23

Dr Rachel Morris joins Al and Leanne to explore why high achievers struggle to rest, how summer can inadvertently trigger burnout, and five practical strategies to genuinely recharge before September. From the "Responsib…

We Play Corporate Family Fortunes with Danny Wareham! Summer Sessions #3

with Danny Wareham · 54:30

Expect heated debates on the most irritating office habits, the work social activities everyone secretly avoids, the weirdest things ever found in a desk drawer — and a surprisingly deep dive into whether a Christmas mov…

He cancelled his meetings for a week (and nobody noticed), with Chris Lovett, best-selling author

with Chris Lovett · 52:16

Chris joins Al and Leanne to argue the opposite: done deliberately, doing less is how you deliver more. He once asked a senior leader to decline an entire week of meetings as an experiment — and only one person noticed. …

Workplace Red Flag or Green Flag? Summer Sessions #2, with Meghan French-Dunbar

with Meghan French-Dunbar · 59:01

This week Al and Leanne are joined by author, speaker and host of the Unbehaved podcast, **Meghan French-Dunbar** (MFD!), to put some of the biggest workplace behaviours, leadership advice and organisational trends to th…

Why you believe you're right, even when you're wrong, with Owen Fitzpatrick, social psychologist and author

with Owen Fitzpatrick · 59:57

Owen joins Al and Leanne to break down his concept of **Inner Propaganda** — the story you sell to yourself — and why "logic bullying" never works when you're trying to change minds. From coaching billionaires and Olympi…

The World’s Weirdest Jobs: Penguinologists, Snake Milkers, Ice Cowboys and more! Summer Sessions #1, with Georgia Hodkinson

with Georgia Hodkinson · 51:41

Joined by special guest host Georgia Hodkinson, the team takes turns bringing genuinely real, wildly specialised, and completely bizarre careers to the table. Think penguinologists, snake milkers, ice cowboys, profession…

Is HR the Loneliest Job in the Building? With Tom Emery

with Tom Emery · 52:05

Tom joins Al and Leanne to pull back the curtain on the reality of HR leadership — including his powerful "Vet Analogy": just as vets enter the profession out of love for animals only to see them at their illest, weakest…

Can you bulls*it a bullsh*tter? PLUS! The European hiring crisis, Gen-Z perfectionism and Tik Tok training

· 56:41

- `[0:27]` Story 1 — The European hiring crisis - `[0:46]` Story 2 — Why short-form video is bad for L&D…

Why Nobody is Listening to You at Work, with Strategic PR Director, Ellie Glason

with Ellie Glason · 47:06

Ellie joins Al and Leanne to explain why our brains are hardwired to ignore dry information dumps, and how leaders can borrow the classic "Seven Basic Plots" of human storytelling to get instant buy-in from their team, t…

Toxic Founders, HR Rebels and Stalling Women’s Progress. PLUS! Is it good to have fun at work? With Rebecca Taylor

with Rebecca Taylor · 1:09:05

Rebecca Taylor joins Al and Leanne for a special *This Week in Work*, unpacking the viral HR rebel calling out unhinged leaders, the uncomfortable data behind the "leaning out" generation, and whether fun at work actuall…

He built his company around happiness, but was he happy? With Richard Clarke

with Richard Clarke · 42:45

Richard joins Al and Leanne to open up about the bittersweet reality of exiting a business — the sudden loss of community, the unexpected grief, and how he used his own behavioural science background to climb out of the …

Botsitting, Microsoft's Xbox Layoffs and Finance Burnout. PLUS! Does Growth Mindset Really Work? With Rob Briner

with Rob Briner · 55:13

This week Leanne introduces a brand-new Word of the Week: **botsitting** — the hidden work of feeding AI context, checking its answers and correcting its mistakes. Drawing on new research from Glean's Work AI Index, we e…

How to Handle Crisis in the Workplace, with Andrew Blotky, Facebook's first Director of Global Internal Communications

with Andrew Blotky · 50:51

Andrew joins Al and Leanne to share practical wisdom on leading with integrity through change, crisis, and uncertainty. Moving past standard PR templates, he dives deep into the human side of leadership — how authenticit…

Why do we all love an underdog? PLUS! Responsible A.I., Ford's human rehiring spree AND the psychology of disagreements.

· 51:57

- `[0:29]` Story 1 — NatWest's responsible AI training for 60,000 staff - `[1:11]` Story 2 — Ford's AI rollback and human rehiring spree…

"I told Jimmy Carr to quit his job", with Mike Harle, Jimmy Carr's (last ever) manager

with Mike Harle · 51:36

In this world-first public interview, Mike sits down with Al and Leanne to tell the real story behind one of comedy's most famous career pivots. Around the year 2000, in a legendary two-minute conversation, Mike looked p…

Remote Work Makes You Lonely, Should You Trust Your Gut or the Data, PLUS workplace surgery with Dr Jake Tuber

with Jake Tuber · 54:50

Then it's over to the Workplace Surgery, where Al and Dr Jake tackle three listener questions: the star player who's become the biggest headache, why returning to work feels harder than the work itself, and the team work…

LIVE! Can Cultural Intelligence actually improve performance at work? With Polly Collingridge and Bernadette Thompson OBE

with Polly Collingridge, Bernadette Thompson OBE · 1:08:11

In this special LinkedIn Live episode of Truth, Lies & Work, Al and Leanne dive deep into the framework of CQ — an evidence-based, academically validated skill that measures your ability to relate to and work effectively…

Are middle managers being set up to fail? With Kristien Turner

with Kristien Turner · 1:00:30

Kristien joins Al and Leanne to pull back the curtain on why middle managers are drowning under the weight of AI disruption, corporate layoffs, and a severe lack of actual leadership training. They unpack the "Sally Prob…

Workplace Nostalgia, Stalling Careers and Leaked Microsoft Data. PLUS! How to Praise Introverts

· 57:14

- `[0:45]` News Roundup — The rise of "stalling out" in mid-career - `[15:53]` News Roundup — The death of the technical interview…