Truth, Lies & Work
The podcast where behavioural science meets workplace culture, hosted by Al and Leanne Elliott. Two episodes a week — one of the ways Oblong publishes, not the whole of it.
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Latest: AI That Works (For Work)
A short video series answering the question every leader is quietly asking: we're using AI, so where did the saved hours actually go?
12 min
Featured: Your first 90 days as a new manager, with Vince Sanderson
So you've just been promoted to manager. Now what? Vince Sanderson joins Al and Leanne to break the first 90 days into three phases — learning, reviewing, refining — and explains why the biggest mistake new managers make is becoming "the fixer."
56 min
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AI That Works (For Work)
A short video series answering the question every leader is quietly asking: we're using AI, so where did the saved hours actually go?
Episode 9001 · 12 min
Why your founder's culture dies at 50 employees (and what to do about it), with Josh Levine
Work futurist Josh Levine explains why founder-led culture has an expiration date, the physics of cultural breakdown, and the three-step framework — identify, codify, communicate — for turning unspoken behaviour into values that actually scale.
Episode 239 · 41 min
Your first 90 days as a new manager, with Vince Sanderson
So you've just been promoted to manager. Now what? Vince Sanderson joins Al and Leanne to break the first 90 days into three phases — learning, reviewing, refining — and explains why the biggest mistake new managers make is becoming "the fixer."
Episode 177 · 56 min
How to have difficult conversations at work, with Kathleen Troyer and Liz Bronson
HR experts Kathleen Troyer and Liz Bronson join Al and Leanne to talk through the conversations most managers avoid — and what it costs when they keep avoiding them.
Episode 137 · 51 min
How the undercover candidate exposed the shocking truth of recruitment
What happens when someone applies to dozens of jobs and documents exactly how badly most companies handle candidates? Al and Leanne unpack it.
Episode 74 · 38 min
Why managers fail (and how to become a world-class manager), with Dave Kline
Management accelerator founder Dave Kline joins Al and Leanne to explain the most common reasons new and experienced managers fail — and what world-class management actually looks like day to day.
Episode 87 · 44 min
How to make remote working work
Remote work exposed a lot of management habits that only worked because everyone was in the same room. Al and Leanne on what to fix.
Episode 42 · 1 hr 14 min
How to boost employee retention: essential strategies for business success
Al and Leanne break down why people actually leave — and it's rarely the reason they give in the exit interview.
Episode 2 · 29 min
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