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Truth, Lies and Work

HubSpot Podcast Network

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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#337
Thursday · 1 hr 2 min
337. How to Hire with A.I. (Without Getting It Wrong) LIVE! With Kate Young and Ben Hawkes
Does A.I. actually improve recruitment, or does it just make the same hiring mistakes faster?
#336
Tuesday · 54 min
336. Does the office actually improve collaboration? PLUS! Technostress, Instagram cringe and nightmare bosses., with Danny Wareham
This week we explore the RTO collaboration myth, the boundaries of executive social media, and how digital mindfulness combats workplace technostress.
#335
September 10 · 46 min
335. How storytelling saved Jurassic Park's company, with Corey Rosen
How you deliver news to your team has a huge impact on how they react. Whether it's bad news and you want to allay fears, or good news and you want everyone to be excited - the very best way to do this is with a story.
#334
September 8 · 56 min
334. Overthinking, holiday hoarding and Gail's menopause plan. PLUS! Can you bank sleep?
This week we explore A.I. for mental health, annual leave trends and the latest workplace policies.
#333
September 3 · 45 min
333. How to never have an argument at work again, with Lawyer turned peacemaker, Doug Noll
Can you really go through the rest of your life without ever getting into another fight or argument?
#332
September 1 · 50 min
332. Things We Got Wrong: 4 Years of Terrible Workplace Predictions, Summer Sessions #6
In this special Summer Sessions episode, we dig through four years of predictions from 2023 through 2026 for a brutally honest review!
#331
August 27 · 59 min
331. "Trapped in a Life Built Around Other’s Expectations? Here’s the Way Out" - Leanne & Al on Unbehaved podcast
This week, we're sharing a special episode from Unbehaved, where host Meghan French Dunbar turns the tables and interviews us!
#330
August 25 · 55 min
330. (VERY) Unfiltered HR Confessions. Summer Sessions #5, with Emma Djemil
From employees peeing out of car windows and a 7-hour bathroom standoff, no topic is off-limits.
#329
August 20 · 1 hr
329. Toxic or Just a Bad Fit? How to Tell the Difference at Work with Cait Donovan [Fried: The Burnout Podcast]
In this special episode, Cait puts our very own Chartered Occupational Psychologist, Leanne Elliott, in the hot seat.
#328
August 18 · 53 min
328. Am I the Workplace A**hole? Summer Sessions #4, with Dr Jake Tuber
Are workplace dilemmas ever really black and white?
#327
August 13 · 56 min
327. Top 5 Tips to Actually Switch Off This Summer, with Dr Rachel Morris
When was the last time you came back from a holiday genuinely refreshed?
#326
August 11 · 54 min
326. We Play Corporate Family Fortunes with Danny Wareham! Summer Sessions #3
We dive into survey results on the most irritating workplace habits, awkward social activities and how people really unwind after a stressful day.
#325
August 6 · 52 min
325. He cancelled his meetings for a week (and nobody noticed), with Chris Lovett, best-selling author
What if all those reflex "yeses," endless Zoom calls, and low-value emails are actually destroying your performance?
#324
August 4 · 59 min
324. Workplace Red Flag or Green Flag? Summer Sessions #2, with Meghan French-Dunbar
This week, we're puttin some of the biggest workplace behaviours, leadership advice, and organisational trends to the test
#323
July 30 · 59 min
323. Why you believe you're right, even when you're wrong, with Owen Fitzpatrick, social psychologist and author
Owen breaks down his concept of Inner Propaganda, the story you sell to yourself, and why logic bullying never works when trying to change minds.
#322
July 28 · 51 min
322. The World’s Weirdest Jobs: Penguinologists, Snake Milkers, Ice Cowboys and more! Summer Sessions #1, with Georgia Hodkinson
Ever wondered what it’s actually like to milk venomous snakes, wrangle icebergs as an ice cowboy, study penguins in Antarctica, or get paid to apologise professionally?
#321
July 23 · 52 min
321. Is HR the Loneliest Job in the Building? With Tom Emery
HR leaders spend all day surrounded by people. So why does it often feel like the loneliest job in the building?
#320
July 21 · 56 min
320. Can you bulls*it a bullsh*tter? PLUS! The European hiring crisis, Gen-Z perfectionism and Tik Tok training
This week, why fewer than half of recruitment processes actually succeed, why TikTok-style L&D might be sabotaging employee memory, and how economic pressure is driving an epidemic of Gen-Z perfectionism.
#319
July 16 · 47 min
319. Why Nobody is Listening to You at Work, with Strategic PR Director, Ellie Glason
In this episode of Truth, Lies & Work, we unlock the secret to getting people to actually listen to you.
#318
July 14 · 1 hr 9 min
318. Toxic Founders, HR Rebels and Stalling Women’s Progress. PLUS! Is it good to have fun at work? With Rebecca Taylor
This week we unpack unhinged leadership chats, why women’s career progress is stalling, the psychological truth about 'forced fun', and how to handle sticky workplace relationships.

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