“We should take time off for celebration, not just for when things fall apart.”- Advaita NaidooIn this candid and energizing episode of On Work and Revolution, host Debbie Goodman is joined by returning guest Advaita Naidoo, MD of Jack Hammer Africa, to unpack the...
“What if every candidate walked away thinking, even though I didn't get the job, I felt respected, I felt heard, I felt valued.”- Debbie Goodman60% of candidates have had a negative hiring experience – and 72% of them talk about it. Online. Loudly. In this episode,...
“Avoid office politics and you’re playing tennis on half the court.”- Niven PostmaMost women have a real distaste for office politics - a distaste that borders on moral repugnance. With this striking insight, Niven Postma, a global expert on organizational politics...
“Companies pushing strict return-to-office mandates are seeing 32% higher attrition rates.”- Debbie GoodmanImagine your top 30% walking out the door—talk about talent erosion. 76% of CEOs are demanding a full return to the office within three years—but companies...
“We ripped up the old playbook because people are tired of stale formats and being talked at.”- Casey BoylesAvoid another boring team-building event! In this episode, Debbie Goodman speaks with Casey Boyles, Chief of Staff at Guild Education, about reimagining...
“Imagine if companies used employee feedback like they do input from their board of directors.”- Dr. Angela JacksonOnly 48% of employees feel like their company actually cares about them - a staggering data point that underscores why workplace dynamics need to...
“A mixture of social time and meeting time at work is important to how humans interact, build bonds, and honestly how humans work most effectively together.”- Beth HollenbergContrary to the general belief, or DISBELIEF, that the traditional office model was a thing...
“There’s this aging bias in society, making many women feel like they're past their prime. That makes it even harder to speak up about menopause at work.”- Lauren FisherSince it’s Women’s Month here in South Africa, we thought it would be a great time to give...
“ADHD is not about a deficit of attention. It is about the inability to control that attention.”- Chris WangWhat do the great talents Simone Biles, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson have in common? They – along with many other incredible minds and highly successful...
“The number of people that need to be upskilled and retrained by 2030 is estimated to be a billion or more globally.”- Elizabeth ChouOn this episode of On Work and Revolution podcast, Elizabeth Chou, co-founding partner at Leeds Illuminate joins me to unravel some...
“In remote work, the challenge is to bridge the gap in mentorship and development, creating a two-way street where both leaders and employees actively engage in fostering growth.”- Julie HustonThe reality is, 80% of your week is reacting to what’s happening. So as...
“As the chief people officer, my focus is getting first-line leaders the tools they need to develop their team and anticipate what comes next.”- Allison Nugent There is calm in the talent acquisition space right now. Coming off of the Great Resignation and waves of...
“Retailers need to understand that the knowledge of the individual dealing with the general public every day, has a very measurable impact on the bottom line.”- Carol LeamanPeople are no longer the commodity that companies may have thought they were previously. As...
“Diversity and inclusion is going to become much more important because it's going to be tied to money.”- Andrea GuendelmanThere’s a leak in Big Tech’s talent pool pipeline. In fact, as much as 89% of underrepresented talent is rejected at the top of the hiring...
“If you look at spend per employee, it’s a high percentage that goes toward benefits. If you survey the typical employee, they have no idea what’s available or how to make the most of it.”- Dani PascarellaWe live in a world where four out of five Americans are...
“I remember words you told me before I left saying that you don't have to ‘sabbatical’ like most people, you don't have to achieve anything.”- San-Marie BarnardHow do you ask for a sabbatical? Firstly, how do you recognize that you need to take a sabbatical? And,...
“If culture is really going to be lived, we have to see values embedded into all the processes.”- Jeff MelnykOn this episode of the On Work and Revolution podcast, Debbie talks with Jeff Melnyk, an exemplary coach and the Founding Partner of Within People - a...
“Once you start raising awareness about unconscious bias it will no longer be unconscious.”- Advaita NaidooOn this episode of On Work and Revolution podcast, Debbie talks with Advaita Naidoo, MD of Africa at Jack Hammer Global & a prominent voice on workplace...
“I think having chipped nail polish is no reflection on anyone's competence”- Dorothy DaltonIt’s shocking to think that it was only in 2016 that a young woman was sent home from work because she wasn't wearing heels. Now, with the “pajamafication” of work, a lot of...
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