People Are the Worst
Lucy Georgiades & Lindsey Nehls
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S1E18 Data, Stakeholders, and Process
When the team gets bigger, the decisions get harder. More people involved, more data on the table, higher stakes when you get it wrong.In this mini episode from Episode 9 of People Are the Worst,…
S1E17 Decisions That Travel (Making Quality Decisions) Part 3
A good decision that nobody understands isn't a good decision. It's just a good idea that never traveled.In the final episode of our three part series on making quality decisions, Lucy and Lindsey…
S1E16 The Secret to Giving Feedback with Confidence
The "shit sandwich" might be the most common feedback technique in management, and it's also one of the worst. In this clip from Episode 8 of People Are the Worst, Lucy and Lindsey break down why…
S1E15 Biases, Blind Spots, & Confidence (Making Quality Decisions) Part 2
Decision-making isn’t just about frameworks. It’s about what happens when those frameworks break down.In this episode of People Are the Worst, Lucy and Lindsey continue their in-depth exploration of…
S1E14 How to Stay Strategic When Everything Is Moving Fast
How do you know if your strategic thinking is actually effective, especially when everything feels like it’s moving faster than ever?In this mini episode of People Are the Worst, Lindsey and Lucy…
S1E13 How Great Leaders Make Faster, Smarter Decisions When the Stakes Are High
In this episode of People Are the Worst, Lindsey and Lucy continue their exploration of leadership intelligence by tackling one of the most difficult skills modern leaders must develop: making…
S1E12 You Trained Your Team to Depend on You…Now What?
What do you do when a team member comes to you with questions all day long?In this mini episode of People Are the Worst, Lindsey and Lucy unpack a frustrating but surprisingly common leadership…
S1E11 Why Managing Across Is Harder Than Managing Down (And How Curious Leaders Build Influence)
In this episode of People Are the Worst, Lindsey and Lucy continue their Leadership Intelligence series by exploring a leadership challenge many managers underestimate: managing across.Unlike…
S1E10 Why Your Team Keeps Crossing Boundaries (And How to Fix It Without Micromanaging)
In this episode of People Are the Worst, Lindsey and Lucy dig into one of the most common leadership challenges: blurred boundaries between managers and their teams.The question comes from Brock, a…
S1E9 Are Your Leadership Skills Built for a World That No Longer Exists?
AI is changing everything, from the way we work and communicate to the pace decisions are made. And if we’re honest, traditional leadership playbooks aren’t cutting it anymore.In this episode of…
S1E8 How Do You Tell Someone They’re Not Getting a Raise This Year?
Money conversations are never neutral but they can be really straightforward and empathetic. In this mini episode, we tackle one of the toughest moments in leadership: telling someone they are not…
S1E7 “You Don’t Deserve a Raise This Year” and Other Conversations You Hate Having
Whether you’re navigating performance reviews or holding the line on salary bands, talking about money in the workplace can get awkward fast.In this episode, we dive into the most nuanced, and…
S1E6 How to Give Tough Feedback When You Know They’ll Get Defensive
Giving feedback is hard. Giving feedback to someone you know is going to react emotionally or defensively? That’s a whole different level of dread.In this mini episode of People Are the Worst, Lucy…
S1E5 Performance Reviews: We Agreed, but They Didn’t Follow Through
You gave the feedback. You agreed on the next steps. You even wrote it down.So why is your direct report acting like it never happened?In this episode of People Are the Worst, Lucy and Lindsey dive…
S1E4 How to Build Psychological Safety Without Killing the Conversation
In this quick mini-episode, Lucy and Lindsey break down what psychological safety actually looks like in practice. If you want a team that debates ideas, takes risks, and speaks up without fear, it…
S1E3 How Do I Get My Team to Take More Risks and Actually Speak Up?
If you want your team to think like owners, take initiative, debate ideas, and share real opinions in meetings, but you keep getting silence, hesitation, or “Just tell me what to do” vibes, this…
S1E2 The Tuna Fish Incident: When Feedback Gets… Fishy
Not all feedback conversations are high stakes; sometimes, they just smell that way. In this quick mini‑episode of People Are the Worst, Lucy and Lindsey share a hilarious (and painfully relatable)…
S1E1 What Do I Do When a Direct Report Keeps “Forgetting” Feedback?
Welcome to the first episode of People Are the Worst, the podcast where leadership meets reality. We’re Lucy Georgiades and Lindsey Nehls, co-founders of Elevate Leadership, and in this premiere…
People Are the Worst TRAILER
Welcome to People Are the Worst: Smart strategies for surviving people problems at work!You know that moment when you close your laptop after back-to-back meetings and think, “People are the worst”?…
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