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Host Bernie Borges breaks down the risks of job hugging; when employees stick around not out of engagement but because leaving feels riskier than staying. He highlights how this quiet disengagement carries costs that don’t show up in retention metrics but can erode performance across the board. This episode also explores how leaders can recognize the signs, audit their teams, and invest in leadership strategies that prioritize fulfillment as a driver of sustainable results.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

1️⃣ Why Disengagement Is More Dangerous than Attrition
Many “job huggers” aren’t quitting or causing visible problems, but they’re also not innovating, driving outcomes, or bringing a winning mindset to work. As Bernie Borges points out, slower execution and missed goals are the warning signs you won’t catch in your standard retention metrics.

2️⃣ Job Hugging: The Hidden Behavior Costing You Growth
Employees who stay out of risk aversion—not engagement—appear loyal but lead to “silent erosion” of business performance. You’re paying full salaries for partial output, and this cost hides inside your metrics.

3️⃣ Outdated Leadership Systems Need a Refresh
Old leadership models optimized for control and compliance simply don’t cut it anymore. Fulfillment-centric leadership, as taught by Bernie Borges, treats fulfillment as the backbone of sustainable performance—fueling energy, ownership, and results.

Main Takeaway:
Disengagement rarely shows up in dashboards, but it’s quietly draining momentum, profit, and morale. The antidote? Shifting to a fulfillment-based leadership operating system that supports employees’ health, career, relationships, and legacy for measurable business impact.

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Host Bernie Borges guides you through a conversation about the power of self-discovery as the true foundation of fulfillment far beyond changing jobs, relationships, or chasing shiny new achievements.

You'll learn why transitions, not reinventions, spark the right questions; how misalignment in your core life pillars—health, family, career, relationships, and legacy—can keep you stuck; and why clarity is the missing link to moving forward.

Bernie draws on his personal journey and practical metaphors to explore how fulfillment is built from the inside out, starting with honest self-reflection and proactively clearing the "fog" that blurs your sense of self.

Three key insights:

1️⃣ Fulfillment starts inside: Chasing external fixes (new job, new relationships, etc.) isn’t the answer. The real shift begins with self-discovery and getting clear on what matters most to you today.

2️⃣ Transitions trigger growth: Life’s transitions, both pleasant and challenging, are opportunities to reflect, not just react. The process of asking the right questions during these shifts helps reveal where your values and reality are misaligned.

3️⃣ Build, don’t chase, fulfillment: True fulfillment is something you build by aligning your health, career, relationships, fitness, and legacy pillars with your values. It’s a process that starts with clarity, not reinvention.

Main takeaway:
Don’t settle for "foggy glasses." Give yourself permission to gain clarity through self-discovery, recognize misalignments, and intentionally build the fulfillment you deserve in every area of life.

Try the Employee Engagement Fund ROI Calculator. You’ll get a clear view of what turnover is really costing your business, and how much you could save by investing in employee engagement and retention strategies.

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Get in touch with Bernie to explore:
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A tailored presentation or workshop on Fulfillment Centric Leadership™.

Music attribution:
Old Bossa Twin Musicom
Suno

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Host Bernie Borges passionately explores what it means to be self-aware and how this crucial attribute is the foundation for authentic leadership. Challenging the common belief that leadership is tied to titles or roles, Bernie shares personal stories and powerful insights, demonstrating that real leadership starts with how you show up and influence those around you.

Three key insights:

1️⃣ Leadership Starts with You: Most people think leadership is all about formal roles or titles, but Bernie reminds us that leadership begins with leading yourself. If you can’t authentically lead yourself, it’s unlikely others will follow. According to a Harvard study Bernie cites, only 15% of people are sufficiently self-aware, a skill essential for genuine leadership and influence.

2️⃣ Influence Is More Than Words: Leadership isn't limited to the C-suite. It’s about the influence you have in every setting, whether at work, at home, or in your community. Influence happens not only through what you say, but mostly in how you show up: your attitude, demeanor, and even body language. Bernie's personal stories illustrate how self-awareness can reshape the way people perceive you and the respect they give in return.

3️⃣ Authenticity Builds Trust: Sharing your challenges authentically (instead of pretending everything is fine) helps your team empathize and maintains mutual respect. Whether you’re facing a tough day due to personal stress or leading a team through a challenge, acknowledging your feelings builds trust. Bernie shares scenarios where leaders either own their feelings or suppress them, affecting team morale and trust.

Main Takeaway:
Being self-aware isn’t just a “nice to have”— it’s a core competency for anyone wanting to positively influence others, regardless of title. When you show up authentically and with purpose, you not only grow your own fulfillment, but you help others experience it too.

Ready to lead with fulfillment?
Catch the full episode for more tips, personal stories, and tools to boost your self-awareness and create a lasting positive impact wherever you lead.

Try the Employee Engagement Fund ROI Calculator. You’ll get a clear view of what turnover is really costing your business, and how much you could save by investing in employee engagement and retention strategies.

The Harvard study citing that only 15% of us are sufficiently self-aware.

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Website

Get in touch with Bernie to explore:
Hiring him as a keynote speaker at your next event.
A tailored presentation or workshop on Fulfillment Centric Leadership™.

Music attribution:
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