How to motivate older employees, christmas party drama and Apple's latest lawsuit. PLUS! Katie O'Malley's Hot Take on Leadership Training - This Week in Work, 10th December 2024

Truth, Lies, and Work is an award-winning psychology podcast from the HubSpot Podcast Network, presented by Chartered Occupational Psychologist Leanne Elliott and business owner Al Elliott.

🗓️ Episode Structure:

• Tuesdays – This Week in Work: A roundup of workplace news, expert insights, and listener questions.
• Thursdays – In-Depth Interviews: Conversations with experts on building outstanding workplace cultures.

📰 This Week’s Headlines:

What Motivates Older Workers?

Leanne discusses a study from Occupational Psychology Outlook identifying four motivator types among older employees. Understanding these motivators is crucial as older workers are projected to comprise nearly half of the UK workforce by 2030. Source: Occupational Psychology Outlook

The Double-Edged Sword of Workplace Secrets

Al examines research from Harvard Business Review on organizational secrecy, revealing that while secrecy can make employees feel valued, it also leads to stress and isolation.

Source: Harvard Business Review

Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Employee Privacy

Leanne covers a lawsuit accusing Apple of monitoring employees' personal devices and iCloud accounts, even off the clock. Source: CEO Today

🔥 Hot Take of the Week: Katie O’Malley on Leadership Training

Katie O’Malley, founder of (en)Courage Coaching, tells us how traditional leadership training is flawed, noting a 12-year gap between employees' promotion to leadership roles and receiving formal training. She argues for:

• Training all employees as future leaders from day one.
• Focusing on self-awareness, effective communication, and conflict resolution.
• Recognizing "soft skills" as critical competencies essential for healthy, productive workplace cultures.

Connect with Katie:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateomalley/

Website: https://encouragecoaching.org/

💡 World-Famous Workplace Surgery:

Burnout and KPIs:

A newly promoted Head of Sales faces a KPI-driven culture causing team burnout.

Remote Work Boundaries:

A senior account manager struggles with blurred work-life boundaries.

Christmas Party Dilemma:

A manager feels hurt after discovering team members plan to skip an expensive Christmas party for their own gathering.

🎧 Next Episode Teaser:

Join us Thursday for a conversation with mental health advocate Kody Green, who shares his experience living with schizophrenia and thriving with workplace support.

General Support with Mental Health and Well-being

If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, or are currently struggling with your mental health, the following resources may be useful.

Mind website: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/

If you are feeling in distress or despair, including feelings of suicide, please do consider calling the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (UK) or email jo@samaritans.org (Rest of World)

Connect with Al and Leanne

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Connect with Al on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisalelliott/

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Email: Hello@truthliesandwork.com

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