{"podcast":{"title":"Truth, Lies and Work","slug":"truth-lies-and-work-5599780","podcast_index_feed_id":5599780,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HS8013840693","website_url":"https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/65125ba2-4fd3-11ed-b6b9-d7032cc8f9f3/image/649cd21b3d2628500736e44084762d44.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Leanne & Al Elliott","episode_count":323,"summary":"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. 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Since then, the HR tech market has exploded with over 200 similar tools, yet global employee disengagement remains stubbornly high. In this very honest episode, Jeffrey joins Al and Leanne to explain why the industry he helped create hasn't solved the problem it promised to fix. We dive into the \"subscription economy\" traps of HR Tech, the rise of \"job hugging\" in 2025/26, and why your fancy engagement dashboard might actually be making things worse. 🔥 What we cover this week: The \"Vitamin\" vs. \"Painkiller\" Problem: Why most engagement tools only show you the problem but provide no help in actually fixing it. The Ethics of AI in HR: How AI should act as an \"amplifier, not a replacement\" for human relations by removing manual tasks and surfacing contextual themes. Job Hugging: Why employees are clinging to roles out of fear in the current market, and why this is actually the best time for employers to double down on culture. Stop Building for the Dashboard: Jeffrey’s biggest regret from his early startup days and why we need to stop building for HR metrics and start building for the employee experience. The Difference Between Engagement & Relations: How to distinguish between general culture \"vibes\" and serious employee safety or compliance issues that require platforms like AllVoices. 🎙️ Guest Information Jeffrey Fermin is the Head of Demand Generation at AllVoices and the host of the People First podcast. He is a pioneer in the people analytics space and a vocal advocate for ethical, actionable HR technology. Email: jeffrey@allvoices.co Website: www.allvoices.co LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jfermin Social Media (IG, TikTok, Youtube, Threads): @fermintalkswor…","meta_description":"Fifteen years ago, Jeffrey Fermin co-founded OfficeVibe, one of the world's first employee pulse survey platforms. 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