Merry Christmas! And welcome back to This Year in Work!
Today we’re back with Part 2 of our 2025 highlights series, and this time it’s all about our guest interviews.
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⭐ Our Favourite Guest Interviews of 2025
Steve Carse — Work Should Be Fun
Episode 181: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/181
We kicked things off with King of Pops founder Steve Carse, who turned a layoff into a $10M ice-pop empire built on one radical belief: work should be fun.
Andrew Palmer — Fall in Love With the Problem
Episode 217: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/217
Then came an absolute pinch-me moment for both of us: talking to Andrew Palmer, senior editor at The Economist and host of the Boss Class podcast.
James Hawkins — Chaos, Autonomy and Building Better Teams Episode 189: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/189
Al’s pick was James Hawkins, co-founder of PostHog — the dev tools company that ditched managers and meetings in favour of tiny autonomous teams.
Dr Marie-Hélène — The Science of Strategic Resilience Episode 171: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/171
TEDx talk link: “Crossing the River: Resilience in the Age of AI” - https://youtu.be/JEdr2cvHF5M?si=OB07KHvgSjldYKmg
Leanne’s pick was Dr MH, who reframed resilience as a state — not part of your personality. It moves, fluctuates, and can be strengthened through movement, nutrition, sleep, and relationships.
💬 Listeners’ Choice Award 2025
Elina Teboul — Feminine Intelligence and the Future of Leadership
Episode 197: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/197
Your messages, comments and LinkedIn posts made this one clear.
Elina Teboul, executive advisor and author of Feminine Intelligence, challenged assumptions about power, masculinity, intuition, balance and the psychological patriarchy. Whether listeners agreed or disagreed wasn’t the point — the episode sparked reflection everywhere, which is exactly what great conversations do.
🥇 Most Downloaded Expert Episode of 2025
Dr Enya Doyle — The Workplace Rules No One Explains
Episode 175: https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/175
The episode you downloaded most — and shared most quietly — was with
Dr Enya Doyle, the harassment and inclusion specialist known online as
The Harassment Doctor.
This was a true masterclass in navigating messy, awkward and sometimes frightening management moments.
From appearance standards to ageing workforces to tricky inclusion issues, Dr Enya cut through the nonsense with clarity, humour and absolute precision. A must-bookmark episode for every manager.
🎧 Episodes Mentioned Today
Ep 181 — Work Should Be Fun with Steve Carse
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/181
Ep 217 — Andrew Palmer on Better Bosses
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/217
Ep 189 — James Hawkins: Autonomous Teams & Faster Delivery
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/189
Ep 171 — The Science of Resilience with Dr Marie-Hélène
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/171
Ep 197 — Feminine Intelligence with Elina Teboul
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/197
Ep 175 — The Workplace Rules No One Explains with Dr Enya Doyle
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/175
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