Truth, Lies and Work
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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- 223. Why small talk is exhausting (according to science), with Associate Professor John Michel 14.08.2025
- 222. Ask old people! Answering Reddit’s funniest nostalgia questions - Summer Sessions Episode 3 12.08.2025
- 221. Is chasing success making you unhappy? With Carolina Lasso, former Google and AmEx high-flyer 07.08.2025
- 220. Remote Work Roulette: the best (and worst) places we’ve ever worked - Summer Sessions, Episode 2 05.08.2025
- 219. What is holiday anxiety - and why can’t we switch off? With clinical psychologist, Dr Elaine Smith 31.07.2025
- 218. The F-ckup Files: Our biggest work (and life!) failures. Summer Sessions, Episode 1 29.07.2025
- 217. What makes a better boss? With The Economist’s Andrew Palmer, host of Boss Class Podcast 24.07.2025
- 216. The intruder paradox, hiring extremes and return-to-office pressure. PLUS! Should you ever admit you’re planning to quit? With Becky Simms 22.07.2025
- 215. How to lead with confidence, not control. With law firm CEO, Tim Lupinacci 17.07.2025
- 214. The wildest overemployment scam in tech history. PLUS! Fake empathy, nepo hires and salary secrets, with Rameez Kaleem 15.07.2025
- 213. How to manage a genius, with Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc 10.07.2025
- 212. Can toxic cultures really change? Inside BrewDog, NatWest and secret burnout. PLUS! Why do wellbeing leaders have to be perfect? With Matt Smeed 08.07.2025
- 211. How To Get Anything You Want At Work (The BATNA Method), with Richard Birke 03.07.2025
- 210. Could £139k be the cost of motherhood? PLUS! The death of job boards, emotion hacks and the best manager stories on LinkedIn 01.07.2025
- 209. How to Lead Without Saying a Word, with award-winning orchestra conductor, Roit Feldenkreis 26.06.2025
- 208. Steve Jobs wisdom, Gen-Z hustle and the perfectionist trap. PLUS! Is your Zoom set-up saying 'I don't care?' 24.06.2025
- 207. What happens when leaders start being kind? With Jeff LeBlanc 19.06.2025
- 206. Digital eye-rolls, loud living and Pride Month silence. PLUS! Should we regulate management? 17.06.2025
- 205. Why your team zones out when you talk (And how to fix it in 2 minutes), with Dr. Cheryl Robinson 12.06.2025
- 204. Boss traumas, 2am callers and benefit ballers. PLUS! Is alcohol a well-being blindspot? 10.06.2025
