{"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":"293. 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This week, Al and Leanne are joined by Danni Mohammed, founder of the creative and innovation practice Gentle Forces. Danni has spent her career at some of the world’s most iconic agencies—including Saatchi & Saatchi and WPP—but she’s now doing something genuinely radical: running a global innovation firm with just two job titles. Danni explores why traditional hierarchies might be holding your team back, how to balance the \"chaos\" of creativity with the \"order\" of delivery, and why her team describes their workplace as \"calm\" despite tackling some of the biggest brand challenges on the planet. 🔥 Inside the Episode 1. The \"Two Title\" Experiment Danni explains her hatred for traditional job titles, arguing they limit potential and feed egos rather than focusing on the work. At Gentle Forces, you are either a Practice Lead or a Practitioner. We dive into how this structure provides clarity without the restrictive walls of a traditional corporate ladder. 2. Balancing Chaos and Order In the creative world, comfort is the enemy of freshness. Danni discusses her philosophy of \"getting comfortable with the uncomfortable\" and how she uses a \"diverge and converge\" process to ensure that big, chaotic ideas eventually turn into tangible, high-scale deliverables for clients. 3. \"Night Vision\" and Innovation Described by peers as having \"night vision\"—the ability to see possibilities where others see darkness—Danni shares her experience founding WPP Black Ops. She reveals how this \"speedboat\" model allowed her to drive massive innovation for brands like SK-II and the Tokyo Olympics by ignoring traditional setups. 4. 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