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Podcast · 134 episodes

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by HubSpot Podcast Network · English

Truth, Lies & Work is the UK's #1 Management Podcast. Brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, this award-winning podcast is where behavioural science meets workplace culture. Hosted by Chartered Occupational Psychologist Leanne Elliott and business owner Al Elliott, the show has reached #2 in the UK Business Podcast Charts and consistently ranks as a Top 10 trending business podcast globally. With a unique blend of evidence-based insight and lived experience, Leanne and Al simplify the science of people and culture to help leaders attract, engage, and retain great talent. Episodes drop twice a week. Tuesdays feature a global people and culture news round-up, a hot take from an emerging or established voice, and the world-famous Workplace Surgery—where Leanne answers real listener questions with practical advice. Thursdays dive deeper with expert guests from across the business and psychology worlds, sharing fresh perspectives and actionable strategies. Whether you're scaling a startup or leading a large team, Truth, Lies & Work delivers the tools, thinking, and inspiration to build thriving, toxic-free workplaces that prioritise well-being and drive sustainable growth. Also, the hosts are married—so expect unfiltered honesty, occasional banter, and a real-life lens on work and life.

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272. What if work was about purpose, not survival? With Louise Hill, Founder of GoHenry, and Ruth Handcock OBE, CEO of Octopus Money272. What if work was about purpose, not survival? With Louise Hill, Founder of GoHenry, and Ruth Handcock OBE, CEO of Octopus Money3 Feb 2026 · 59 min · 24 chapters
271: "This Is and Will Always Be the Best Place I've Ever Worked", with Gemma & Xav from Studio XAGGemma Ruse and Xavier Shariff, co-founders of Studio XAG29 Jan 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 22 chapters
270. Is flexible work actually fair? PLUS! Corporate politics, motivating Gen X and the truth about learning stylesLeanne Elliott (Chartered Occupational Psychologist) & Al Elliott (Business Owner)27 Jan 2026 · 55 min · 14 chapters
269. Why Truth is Funny: 7x Emmy Winner Beth Sherman on Building Trust at WorkIn episode 269 of the "Truth, Lies and Work" podcast, hosts Leanne and Al Elliott interview Beth Sherman, a seven-time Emmy-winning comedy writer and communication expert.22 Jan 2026 · 47 min · 16 chapters
268. Does complaining at work rewire your brain? PLUS! Gen Z growth hunting, wellbeing perks and how to manifest successGen Z “growth hunting” at work; whether constant complaining rewires the brain and harms resilience; whether manifesting success works (vs visualization); early signs of burnout; and how hard it is…20 Jan 2026 · 54 min · 17 chapters
267. How to build a business bigger than you, with Dustin HillisScaling a business beyond the founder by shifting from “bottle washer” to leader through executive strategy, systems, team alignment, and “pruning” underperformers.15 Jan 2026 · 46 min · 19 chapters
266. Is Blue Monday actually real? PLUS! Autistic Barbie, career pivots and the science of 'wintering' - This Week in Work, 13th January 2026“Wintering” instead of pushing through January; whether “Blue Monday” is a real single most-depressing day; career pivots (why people get stuck and how to act); workplace science on diagnosing…13 Jan 2026 · 55 min · 21 chapters
265. Are We in a Hope Crisis at Work? With Matt Poepsel, PhDWhether workplaces are in a “hope crisis” and how leaders can rebuild hope using Hope Theory (agency + pathways), especially after pandemic disruption, economic uncertainty, and AI anxiety.8 Jan 2026 · 51 min · 24 chapters
264. How to Measure Culture Like a Business Metric - Great Mondays Radio X Truth, Lies and WorkMeasuring workplace culture as a business metric using behavioral science, not “vibes” or office perks.6 Jan 2026 · 36 min · 13 chapters
263. The Expert Predictions for 2026 (Part 2): Hybrid work, unionisation and more of the same?Predictions for 2026 about work and workplace culture—hybrid’s relational fallout, talent attraction under UK cost pressure, rising unionisation, AI replacing parts of management/recruitment,…1 Jan 2026 · 48 min · 19 chapters
262. Expert Predictions for 2026 (Part 1): Ethical AI, text chat and the death of the resumePredictions for 2026 about how work will shift, with heavy focus on AI’s impact on communication, hiring, leadership, identity, and productivity.30 Dec 2025 · 44 min · 12 chapters
261. This Year in Work 2025 (Part 2) - Our favourite guests of the year, your listeners’ choice, and the most-downloaded expert episode of 2025.Work is Fun highlights (fun vs productivity), listener-choice guest on feminine intelligence and leadership, and the most-downloaded expert episode on harassment/inclusion in workplace management.25 Dec 2025 · 54 min · 21 chapters
260. This Year in Work 2025 (Part 1) - Featuring Bosses, Benders and Big Toddler EnergyThis “This Year in Work 2025 (Part 1)” episode is a highlights compilation of the podcast’s 2025 “This Week in Work” segments, focusing on workplace culture themes, recurring “news roundup” stories,…23 Dec 2025 · 55 min · 17 chapters
259. One year in: lessons from my first year as a full-time coach, with Jeremy Cline. Change Work Life X Truth, Lies and WorkJeremy Klein (lawyer turned full-time career coach) reflects on his first year running his own coaching business, focusing on how he found direction (niche selection) and what he learned about fear,…18 Dec 2025 · 1 h 49 min · 48 chapters
258. Does Christmas Change Your Mood? PLUS! Apple's Lost Leaders, Veteran Talent and the Top 1% of EmployersThis episode of Truth, Lies and Work covers three main areas: workplace certification, leadership and transitions, and whether Christmas affects mood.16 Dec 2025 · 50 min · 15 chapters
257. "Get Your Shit Together": Rob Kalwarowsky on How to Capitalise on 2025's Chaos (Before It's Too Late)How leaders and business owners can “capitalize on chaos” in 2025/2026 by addressing internal stress and decision paralysis, not just external uncertainty (tariffs, elections, AI disruption).11 Dec 2025 · 49 min · 24 chapters
256. Gen-Alpha are coming! PLUS! Micro-joy, power poses and what to get the CEO for ChristmasGen Alpha workplace expectations; Starbucks’ major ongoing strike; whether power posing boosts confidence; micro-joys; workplace advice on Secret Santa gifts, medical homeworking, and building…9 Dec 2025 · 51 min · 19 chapters
255. Why some people are difficult at work, with Aoife O'BrienExplains why “difficult” coworkers may be responding to unmet needs and a poorly designed environment, and how leaders can fix it.4 Dec 2025 · 50 min · 17 chapters
254. AI-xiety, dreamers vs doers, and toxic COVID culture. PLUS! Can you really fake it till you make it?Workplace culture and leadership failures during COVID; rising “AI-xiety” from unrealistic productivity expectations; research on why people fantasize about career change but don’t act; whether “fake…2 Dec 2025 · 52 min · 16 chapters
253. What happens when you bet on people the world overlooks?: The story of Standout Socks, with Co-founder and MD, Christian LaingStandout Socks’ origin story and how “betting on people the world overlooks” works in practice—paying employees with learning disabilities (including Down syndrome), building roles around…27 Nov 2025 · 1 h 5 min · 21 chapters
252. QuitTok returns, rising Gen-Z confidence and LinkedIn’s most memorable interviews. PLUS! Do high achievers really sleep less?Workplace confidence diverges by career stage; public resignations (“QuitTok/Quick Talk”) reflect deeper listening failures; myth-busting on whether high achievers sleep less; plus workplace advice…25 Nov 2025 · 53 min · 21 chapters
251. WD-40’s Garry Ridge on leadership: "Any dumbass can do it"Gary Ridge (former 25-year CEO of WD-40) explains leadership as servant leadership: leaders should “get people in the heart,” turn the leadership pyramid upside down (coach from the bottom), and…20 Nov 2025 · 51 min · 20 chapters
250. The Post Office scandal, beating imposter syndrome and the UK's work crisis. PLUS! Does time really speed up as we get older?UK work crisis and long-term sickness; Post Office Horizon scandal; whether time speeds up with age; workplace surgery on imposter phenomenon, ADHD adjustments, and a disengaged top performer.18 Nov 2025 · 53 min · 18 chapters
249. Why LinkedIn feels fake, with Nick PowerWhy LinkedIn feels “fake” and how Nick Power’s “weird LinkedIn” approach uses honesty, short conversational posts, and trust-building to go viral while discussing burnout and workplace dysfunction.13 Nov 2025 · 51 min · 22 chapters