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 that’s exactly why this podcast exists.

We are Lindsey Nehls and Lucy Georgiades, cofounders of Elevate Leadership, and together we’ve coached thousands of people leaders through the chaos of managing humans at work. Now, we’re taking all those hard-earned lessons, ridiculous stories, and practical tools and bringing them straight to you.

In this trailer, we’re introducing what People Are the Worst is all about and what you can expect from each episode. Whether you’re leading a team, managing up, or stuck between a rock and a people problem, we’ve got you. We’ll tackle questions like:

• How do you influence without authority?
• How do you lead through constant change?
• How do you give feedback that lands and preserves the relationship?
• How do you think strategically when you’re drowning in daily fires?

Let’s figure out our people problems—together.

• Learn more about our solutions here.
• Connect with Lindsey on LinkedIn.
• Connect with Lucy on LinkedIn.
• Email us with your questions, and we may answer them on an upcoming episode: dearlandl@elevateleadership.com.

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 into three very real challenges people leaders face every day:

1. What do you do when a direct report keeps “forgetting” feedback and backslides on performance again and again?
2. Should you say something when your team turns cameras off in meetings but not in 1:1s?
3. How do you support career growth when there are zero promotion opportunities in your org chart?

We share real-world coaching stories and tactics we’ve seen work across teams, including confronting competing commitments, using levity in awkward moments (tuna fish lunch, anyone?), and facilitating growth in flat organizations by designing experiences instead of chasing titles.

This episode is full of actionable advice to help you lead your team with clarity, compassion, and confidence.

Want to Ask Us a Question? We’re taking real questions from real managers and people leaders. Email us at dearlandl@elevateleadership.com, and we just might feature yours in a future episode.

Learn more about our solutions at https://www.elevateleadership.com/

Connect with Lindsey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseynehls/

Connect with Lucy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-georgiades-84933622/

Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you never miss an episode. And leave us a review to let us know what you think.

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 the trickiest office offenses of all time: the tuna fish lunch.

What starts as a small complaint about a strong scent turns into a reminder that even the awkward, low‑impact moments at work deserve a little courage and a sense of humor. Because giving feedback doesn’t always have to feel like confrontation. Sometimes, it’s just about saying what everyone’s already thinking (kindly).

Listen for a laugh, a dose of reality, and proof that feedback can be both direct and human.

Want to Ask Us a Question? We’re taking real questions from real managers and people leaders. Email us at dearlandl@elevateleadership.com, and we just might feature yours in a future episode.

Learn more about our solutions at https://www.elevateleadership.com/

Connect with Lindsey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseynehls/

Connect with Lucy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-georgiades-84933622/

Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you never miss an episode. And leave us a review to let us know what you think.