{"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. Also…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T02:17:44.798737+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-lies-and-work-5599780"},"episode":{"title":"291. They Said \"One Minute Manager\" Would Embarrass Him. It Sold 15 Million Copies, With Martha Lawrence","slug":"291-they-said-one-minute-manager-would-embarrass-him-it-sold-15-million-copies-with-martha-lawrence","published_at":"2026-04-09T17:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-lies-and-work-5599780/291-they-said-one-minute-manager-would-embarrass-him-it-sold-15-million-copies-with-martha-lawrence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-lies-and-work-5599780","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HS8013911493.mp3?updated=1775798853","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HS8013911493.mp3?updated=1775798853","summary":"Welcome back to Truth, Lies & Work, the award-winning workplace podcast where behavioural science meets workplace culture. Ken Blanchard was told in college he couldn't write. His graduate professors said he lacked academic ability. When he finished The One Minute Manager, his colleagues warned him it would embarrass him professionally. It went on to sell 15 million copies and become one of the most influential business books ever written. In this episode, we sit down with Martha Lawrence — editor, novelist, and the woman who spent 22 years working directly alongside Ken Blanchard. Martha recently wrote his biography, Catch People Doing Things Right, and she's here to share what she learned about the man, the philosophy, and why his ideas matter more than ever in today's leadership landscape. 📖 What We Discuss with Martha Lawrence 1. The Book That Broke the Rules In 1982, business books were dense, academic, and hundreds of pages long. Ken Blanchard wrote a 100-page parable — and invented an entirely new category. Martha explains how a chance meeting at a cocktail party led to one of the most counterintuitive publishing decisions in history, and why Ken's colleagues thought it would ruin his reputation. 2. Leading With Love — What It Actually Means \"Leading with love\" sounds soft. It isn't. Martha unpacks what Ken really meant: getting yourself out of the way so other people can be magnificent. She explains why this philosophy is harder to execute than command-and-control leadership — and why it produces better results. 3. EGO = Edging Good Out In a world of loud, aggressive, title-obsessed leaders, Ken had a different definition of ego. Martha shares how his father's advice on the day he became seventh grade class president shaped his entire leadership philosophy — an…","meta_description":"Welcome back to Truth, Lies & Work, the award-winning workplace podcast where behavioural science meets workplace culture. 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