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Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity: Leadership in Crisis With Sam Goodwin
Episode 353
Thursday, 20 November, 2025
Send in your questions to hrask.org or leave your questions in the chat! This week on This Week at Work, we sit down with Sam Goodwin: one of the few to visit all 193 countries. In 2019, Sam’s journey took an unexpected turn when he was abducted in Syria and falsely accused of being a spy. Now a speaker, author, and expert on resilience, Sam shares how his experience taught him to lead through chaos, embrace uncertainty, and find purpose in the most unlikely places. Don’t forget to register for AAIM’s Payroll Tax Update on December 12th! Your best defense against future payroll errors. Click the link to sign up: https://aaimea.org/payroll-tax-update-2025/ Timestamps: 00:36 – Welcome, Preview of today's guest Sam Goodwin 03:01 – Lawyer on the Clock: The Layoff Explosion & What It Means 05:36 – The Hidden Talent Mismatch Problem in the Hiring Market 08:29 – Major Shift at the EEOC: Religious Discrimination Under the Microscope 11:06 – Enforcement Is Back: DEI Programs Face Legal Heat 14:39 – Meet Sam Goodwin: Athlete, Traveler, Author of “Saving Sam” 16:31 – Sam’s Arrest in Syria 20:22 – Surviving Solitary & Life in a Syrian Prison Cell 24:04 – Sam on what led him to Hockey, Faith & Mindset after captivity 28:50 – Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity: Sam’s Three-Step Framework
