In this episode, Rocco Strydom sits down with Charity Hughes, Founder & Owner of The HR Realist Idealist, to dive deep into workplace culture, leadership, and the often-toxic work environments in the tech and finance sectors.

🎙 Key Topics Discussed:

✅ Why company culture is more than just a buzzword

✅ How toxic work environments persist despite clear benefits of change

✅ Leadership blind spots and resistance to cultural shifts

✅ Red flags to watch for when evaluating a company

✅ Balancing personal brand and professionalism online

✅ The LinkedIn DM problem—why men keep crossing the line in professional spaces

🔥 "The people with the best people win. But if your best people are unhappy, your company won’t win." – Charity Hughes

🔗 Follow Charity Hughes:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charity-hughes/