What if your workplace isn’t showing you its real culture?

Nate Hill believes the first 90 days at a new job are often a performance. Everyone is on their best behavior employees, managers, and even the organization itself. But on Day 91, the performance ends, and the real workplace begins.

Drawing from years on the frontlines of HR and Employee Relations, Nate shares the stories behind his new book, The 91st Day, revealing what employees rarely see, why great people quietly disengage, how trust breaks down, why managers accidentally become the villain, and the subtle signs of a toxic workplace before anyone is willing to admit it.

In this episode of Corporate Elements, we explore the workplace truths most people don’t discover until it’s too late.

Whether you’re starting a new role, leading a team, or questioning the culture around you, this conversation will change the way you look at work and what you’ll notice when your own Day 91 arrives.

In this episode:

Why the first 90 days can be misleading

The biggest myth about HR

Why micromanagement is a symptom, not the problem

The role of trust in building great teams

Early signs of a toxic workplace

How to know if a company is worth investing your career in

🎙️ Guest: Nate Hill (Nathaniel Sietz)
📖 Book: The 91st Day: A Firsthand Account From The Frontlines Of HR

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The Leadership Trust Gap: Why Employees Stop Speaking Up

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Episode Overview

Employees are quieter, more disengaged, and more cautious than ever before. From Gen Z expectations and burnout to organizational change and leadership uncertainty, many workplaces are experiencing a growing trust gap.

In this episode, Oksana Lukash explores why truth stops flowing up the organization, how psychological safety is often misunderstood, and what leaders can do to create environments where people feel heard, valued, and empowered to contribute.

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Discussion Topics

* Why employees hesitate to speak honestly with leaders
* The difference between psychological safety and avoiding accountability
* Managing Gen Z expectations alongside traditional workplace norms
* Rebuilding trust during change, uncertainty, and burnout

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Guest Introduction

Oksana Lukash is a 4x Chief People Officer, Executive Advisor, TEDx Speaker, and Best-Selling Author. She has led 7 mergers & acquisitions, guided organizations through 5 CEO transitions, and spent more than two decades helping companies build stronger leaders, healthier workplace cultures, and high-performing teams through executive coaching, organizational transformation, and people strategy.

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Key Takeaways from the Episode

* Leadership is about serving people, not managing spreadsheets.
* Employees stop speaking up when leaders’ actions don’t match their words.
* Psychological safety is built through consistency, curiosity, and trust.
* Great leaders treat people the way they need to be treated—not the way the leader prefers.
* “Feed forward” creates more growth than traditional feedback.
* One minute of intentional silence before meetings can improve focus and emotional awareness.
* People are not resources; every employee has unique strengths that should be nurtured.

If you are building a company that expects a lot from its people:

The real question is whether your company is built to deserve them.

She can be found here: https://calendly.com/oksanalukash/30min

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Alan Lazaros is the Founder & CEO of Next Level University. He has coached more than 7,000 professionals, built a seven-figure business, and hosts a Top 100 personal development podcast with over 2,500 episodes reaching listeners in 180+ countries.

Why do talented people stay stuck despite having more technology than ever? Is success really about motivation, or is it about learning to master focus, discipline, and attention in an increasingly distracted world?

Expect to learn why Alan believes we’re living through both a discipline crisis and an attention crisis, how surviving a life-changing car accident completely changed his purpose, why self-discipline is like training a muscle, how Deep Work creates a competitive advantage, why productivity tools often make us less productive, the habits that separate high performers from everyone else, and much more.

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