Episode 285: Nitin Goil - The Restored Organization: Why Trust, Courage & Culture Drive Performance
This is Episode #285 of The Limitless Podcast with Nick Jonsson, and we are pleased to welcome Nitin Goil, Co-Founder & CEO of Restoration Labs, and author of the best-selling book “The Restored Organization.”
In this episode, Nitin delivers a raw, urgent truth about the workplace today — we are not dealing with a motivation problem… we are dealing with a disconnection crisis.
He shares why modern organisations are quietly trading humanity for performance, and how that erosion shows up as disengagement, broken trust, toxic leadership behaviours, and cultures that look great on the wall — but collapse in real life.
This is not a “nice” conversation.
It’s a necessary one.
Nitin pulls back the curtain on what he’s seen working in toxic environments, and why he became “possessed” with restoring what has been broken: trust, courage, and culture. He explains why trust isn’t soft — it’s currency, and why the organisations that win long-term are the ones brave enough to stop pretending and start confronting what’s cracked underneath the surface.
You’ll hear:
Why 79% of employees are disengaged — and why the deeper issue is disconnection
How leaders unintentionally create toxic cultures by obsessing over “numbers” and results
Why “well-being” often becomes perks and campaigns, instead of systemic change
The role of courageous conversations in restoring trust and unlocking engagement
Why culture must be lived 3–5 times a week, not promoted once a year
The Flower Framework: purpose, listening, ownership, well-being, enterprise, and results — across industries and cultures
This episode is a wake-up call for leaders who want performance — but refuse to sacrifice people to get it.
Contact Nitin to collaborate with him:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitingoil/
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