Why Your Best People Go Quiet Before They Leave with Nick Day #189
In this episode of The HR L&D Podcast, Nick Day, CEO at JGA Recruitment Group, breaks from his usual format for the first time in more than 200 episodes.
Title: 🌟 Why Your Best People Go Quiet Before They Leave with Nick Day #189🌟
Host: 🎙️ Nick Day, CEO of specialist HR Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Episode Overview:
🔊 In this insightful episode of The HR L&D Podcast, host Nick Day breaks from his usual format for the first time in more than 200 episodes. There is no guest this time, just Nick, a microphone, and one idea he cannot stop thinking about. After 24 years of exit interviews and placing over 10,000 professionals across 40+ countries, he has built his own coaching framework around fear. This episode is where he unpacks it in full.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Why every resignation actually starts months before someone hands in their notice.
- The hidden cost of silence, and why it rarely shows up on a balance sheet.
- How the fear equation explains why capable people go quiet under pressure.
- Practical steps for catching fear in the moment using the BOLD protocol.
- Why psychological safety has to start with leaders before it can spread to a team.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- 👤 Host Nick Day LinkedIn Profile
- 📢 JGA HR Recruitment
- 🎧 Check out our sister podcast, The Payroll Podcast
HR LEADERS – I CALL YOU ALL TO ACTION! 📢
If you have any HR or L&D that require the support of a specialist HR recruitment agency, please contact JGA Recruitment Group! We can also support executive coaching and consulting services supporting HR leaders towards transformative leadership and sustainable growth. Contact Nick at nick@jgarecruitment.com or call at 01727800377.
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