# Intro and News Roundup Kickoff

- **Episode:** [208](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/208.md) (2025-06-24)
- **Type:** news-roundup
- **Tags:** podcast, news, workplace
- **Time:** 0:02–2:56 (start 2s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/208?t=2](https://truthliesandwork.com/208?t=2)

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[0:02] Al Elliott: Coming up this week in work
[0:04] Leanne Elliott: Is hustle culture making a comeback, just in some slightly prettier packaging? There's a new TikTok trend that looks like discipline but might actually be driving burnout. So what does that mean for your team and your retention?
[0:16] Al Elliott: Are we rewarding the wrong behaviours at work? Steve Jobs once said that the most creative people don't join the Navy, they become pirates. So why are so many organisations promoting rule followers rather than rule breakers?
[0:29] Leanne Elliott: And in the workplace surgery, do we need to fake it to get promoted? One listener says that being calm, quiet, and competent just isn't cutting it with her boss. So we're asking, is extroversion still the unfair shortcut to leadership?
[0:42] Al Elliott: This is Truth, Lies and Work, the award-winning podcast where behavioural science meets workplace culture
[0:47] Leanne Elliott: We are brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. My name is Leanne. I'm a chartered occupational psychologist
[0:55] Al Elliott: My name is Al and I'm a business owner
[0:57] Leanne Elliott: And together we help organisations build amazing workplace cultures
[1:00] Al Elliott: Okay, we're going to get straight into today's episode right after this very short break from our lovely sponsors
[1:04] Leanne Elliott: HubSpot's Inbound Event 2025 is bringing together the brightest minds in business, AI, and entrepreneurship. We're talking Amy Poehler, the genius behind ChatGPT, Dario Moradei, and Sean Evans from Hot Ones. Because apparently even hot sauce interviews can teach us about business strategy
[1:25] Al Elliott: Yeah, September 3rd until September 5th in San Francisco. And no, this isn't just another one of those conferences where you pretend to take notes while secretly checking your phone. This is 3 full days of actionable insights that you can actually use to grow your business
[1:39] Leanne Elliott: What I love about this is the focus on practical application. We enjoy applied science here. You're not just sitting through fluffy keynotes. You're getting tactical breakout sessions, networking with people who are actually building things, and learning from entrepreneurs who figured out how to thrive in this AI-powered world
[1:57] Al Elliott: Plus, come on, you're in San Francisco, the global headquarters of let's disrupt everything and see what happens. It's the perfect place to meet your next co-founder, investor, or just someone who gets why you're obsessed with optimising your customer acquisition funnel
[2:10] Leanne Elliott: Head to inbound.com/register to see the range of tickets, including VIP options for Fancy, fancy, fancy, fancy. Trust us, your future self will thank you for actually investing in learning something useful. Guess what, Al?
[2:23] Al Elliott: What?
[2:23] Leanne Elliott: We're gonna be there
[2:24] Al Elliott: No, we're not
[2:25] Leanne Elliott: I am. I'm manifesting
[2:26] Al Elliott: Oh, okay. Yeah, we're— yeah, you can come and meet us there. There you go. That's the reason to, to go and book your ticket today. VIP experience will no doubt include us. I'd imagine they'd invite us to the VIP area. So go and visit inbound.com/register to get your ticket today. Welcome back, and it is Leanne's favourite time of the week. It is time for the news roundup. You always say something at this point, Lee
[2:51] Leanne Elliott: Start the jingle?
[2:52] Al Elliott: Yes, that's exactly right. So jingle is being cued. What have you seen this week, my love?