Why do employees disengage at work? How does leadership behaviour shape workplace culture? And why do wellbeing initiatives fail when the real problem is the system itself? In Episode 5 of With All Due Respect by Kass & Zena, we speak with Jocelyne Elias about leadership, workplace culture, employee disengagement, burnout, psychological safety, emotional intelligence, self awareness, and the human side of work. This is a leadership and workplace culture conversation for founders, CEOs, HR professionals, recruiters, hiring managers, people leaders, and employees who want to understand what is really happening inside organisations today. We discuss why people disconnect from work, how leadership behaviour affects trust and performance, why teams can feel when leaders are disengaged or performative, and why real culture change takes more than wellbeing apps, workshops, or motivational posters. This episode covers: • Why employee disengagement often starts with leadership • How leadership behaviour creates trust, fear, motivation, or disconnection • Why assumptions, bias, and poor self awareness damage workplace culture • The difference between pressure, burnout, stress, and true disengagement • Why wellbeing budgets, mental health apps, and hotlines cannot fix broken culture alone • Why organisations sometimes blame individuals instead of addressing systemic issues • How psychological safety affects performance, communication, and employee retention • Why leaders need emotional intelligence and inner work, not only technical skills • How performative leadership impacts trust within teams • Why lasting behaviour change takes time and cannot come from one workshop • Why career success can still feel empty when it does not align with values • How AI, automation, and technology are changing the future of work • Why the future of work still needs human leadership, genuine care, and better hiring Whether you work in leadership, HR, recruitment, talent acquisition, organisational development, people and culture, or simply want to understand why workplace culture feels broken in many companies, this conversation will make you think differently. With All Due Respect is a Dubai based podcast by Kass and Zena, speaking honestly about leadership, hiring, careers, workplace culture, human behaviour, and the things people think but rarely say out loud across the UAE, the Middle East, and beyond. This is leadership truth. This is workplace reality. This is what people feel but rarely say out loud. Subscribe and stay with us. New episodes released regularly. Socials: https://linktr.ee/Withallduerespectbykassandzena?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=121761e5-832b-4776-8778-369d06463afd Connect with us on LinkedIn: Co Hosts: Kassem Zaiter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kassem-zaiter-71b620121/ Zena Kassab: http://linkedin.com/in/zena-kassab-b63bb411 Guest: Jocelyne Elias: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jocelyneelias/ #Leadership #WorkplaceCulture #EmployeeEngagement #EmployeeDisengagement #Burnout #PsychologicalSafety #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfAwareness #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureOfWork #EmployeeWellbeing #HRLeadership #PeopleAndCulture #DubaiPodcast #MiddleEastCareers #WithAllDueRespect #viral #trending #fypシ Support the show Saying the things people think but rarely say, at work and beyond. New episodes released regularly.
