Episode 346 - Get Your Shit Together Or Get Out
In this episode of the FuturePrint Podcast, Elena Knight speaks with Simon Edwards from Global Inkjet Systems and Anthony Lee, a patent attorney based in Adelaide, Australia, about their new book, Get Your Shit Together or Get Out, and why honesty is the missing ingredient in most workplace cultures.
The conversation talks about the slow, often invisible decline that happens inside businesses when small issues go unaddressed. Simon and Anthony discuss why softened feedback frequently does more harm than good, why clarity and accountability matter more than good intentions, and why leaders often need to look inward before pointing fingers elsewhere.
The episode also touches on the practicalities of building the book itself, drawing on decades of real business experience, and self-publishing it across Amazon, Kindle, Google Play and ElevenReader.
Elena, Simon and Anthony discuss:
Why businesses rarely collapse suddenly, and instead decay slowly over time
Why the ‘two positives before criticism’ feedback approach may be doing more harm than good
How honesty paired with support creates real accountability, rather than blame
Why leaders should ask themselves hard questions before confronting others
How a forty-year friendship shaped both the writing process and the book's straight-talking tone
Why the book was deliberately written to be read in a single sitting
What comes next for Simon and Anthony, and whether a follow-up book is already brewing
The episode offers an honest, practical look at workplace culture, leadership, and what it really takes to build a business that delivers.
‘Get Your Shit Together or Get Out’ is available now on Amazon, Kindle, Google Play and ElevenReader. Links below.
Links
Amazon
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HBKHR38J
AU - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0HBKHR38J
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HBKHR38J
DE - https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0HBKHR38J
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=OaT4EQAAQBAJ&pli=1
https://elevenreader.io/audiobooks/get-your-shit-together-or-get-out/kjp0fnpMqYK84pOXdb2n