People Are the Worst: Who It's For and Who Sponsors It

Est. audience: 100
Apple rating: 5 from 9
Cadence: Weekly
Latest: 2026-06-10
By: Lucy Georgiades & Lindsey Nehls
Based on: 12 recent episodes

Covers: Management tactics, cross-functional collaboration, difficult workplace conversations, decision-making frameworks, constructive feedback delivery, and setting team boundaries.
For: Managers, team leads, and business executives dealing with team and workplace leadership challenges.
Best for: People managers looking for actionable strategies to navigate team dynamics and leadership challenges.
Skip if: Individual contributors with no interest in management or leadership responsibilities.

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The Secret to Giving Feedback with Confidence: Teaches how to deliver constructive feedback effectively without relying on flawed techniques.
Why Managing Across Is Harder Than Managing Down (And How Curious Leaders Build Influence): Explains how to influence cross-functional peers and build alignment without formal authority.
You Trained Your Team to Depend on You…Now What?: Shows managers how to stop team over-reliance and encourage independent decision-making.

Summarised by AI from 12 recent episodes. Audience estimate and Apple rating from Podscan, checked 2026-11-03; treat the estimate as a guide and ask the show for its own numbers. Prices are not included. Report a mistake.