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Hosted by Lucy Georgiades & Lindsey Nehls · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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Ever slammed your laptop shut after back-to-back meetings and muttered, “People are the worst”? You’re not alone, and you’re in the right place. Hosted by leadership experts, Lindsey Nehls and Lucy Georgiades, co-founders of Elevate Leadership, People Are the Worst tackles the real people problems that keep managers up at night. From toxic feedback loops and cross-functional friction to change fatigue and impossible-to-coach team members, we bring you smart, practical strategies you can actually use. Each week, we blend humor, hard-earned insights, and actionable tools to help you influence without authority, manage through chaos, deliver tough feedback without breaking trust, lead up, down, and across without losing your mind, and so much more. If you’re navigating the drama and emotional labor of modern leadership, this show will help you do it with clarity, courage, and maybe a little caffeine.
Lucy Georgiades & Lindsey Nehls hosts People Are the Worst, a business show with 19 episodes published.
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, Dana asks how to think
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 unpack the mechanics o
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 sandwiching constructive
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 leadership intellige
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 unpack a question many
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 quality decisions quickly.
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 challenge: employees who
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 managing direct reports, m
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 leader who feels stu
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 People Are the Worst , L
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 getting a raise. We bre
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 avoid-at-all-costs convers
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 and Lindsey respond
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 into one of the mos
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 starts with modeling v
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 episode is for you. In th
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) story about one of th
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 episode, we’re diving in
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”? Yeah, us too. And t
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People Are the Worst is hosted by Lucy Georgiades & Lindsey Nehls. The show is categorised under business (management) and has published 19 episodes.
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