Quiet Quitting
the BS

A no-fluff leadership reset for high-functioning teams who are done managing appearances

by RJ Turley & Christie Turley

Even the best teams disengage quietly.

They hit their numbers. They show up to meetings. They smile during town halls.

But beneath the surface? Trust is thinning. Energy is gone.
And no one’s saying what they really feel.

What if people aren’t quitting the job…

They’re quietly quitting the BS that surrounds it.

The forced positivity (“We’re a family here.”).
The packaged culture (“Thanks for all you do!”).
The performance optics (“We’re crushing Q3.”).
The personal image maintenance (“I’m fine. Everything’s fine.”).
The feedback loops that ask for honesty (“We want your input.”)—then punish it.

This book isn’t about fixing quiet quitters.

It’s about confronting the systems that made disengagement the smartest choice for your best people.

QUIET QUITTING THE BS is a direct hit to the surface-level leadership habits that keep teams smiling through silence—while quietly draining trust from your highest-functioning people.

This book takes what many leaders already feel in their gut—and gives it language, structure, and a system for leading in the reality of right now.

About the authors

CHRISTIE TURLEY

CO-CREATOR of The Velocity Method™
Speaker | High-Stakes Strategist | Executive Trainer | People Catalyst

Christie’s been leading teams since she was 19—trained inside an Inc. 500 startup while still in college. By 24, she was managing 20+ direct reports at a $400M firm and liaising with C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies. Since then, she’s co-founded, scaled, and sold multiple companies; led cross-functional teams; helped generate over $3B in client sales; and advised leaders across high-growth startups and global brands in North America, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Europe.

After working behind the scenes in over 75 industries, she saw the same pattern play out: the problem wasn’t in the marketing, sales, or systems. It was in the people—and how they were being led. What looks productive on paper is often quiet disengagement in disguise—and leaders are left holding the pressure alone. And so, Velocity was born.

She’s advised CEOs and executive teams inside $5M to $100B organizations—guiding decisions that build trust, shift culture, and recalibrate how power moves. Christie is known for her rare ability to translate complex vision into momentum—and to see straight into the strategic and energetic misalignments that silently slow leaders down.

Her real genius? Seeing a leader’s true design—and aligning their energy, intelligence, and infrastructure toward the impact they’re actually here to create. She’s not just trusted for her results—she’s known for how she holds space in high-pressure rooms, speaks truth with conviction, and unlocks clarity others miss.

RJ TURLEY

CO-CREATOR of The Velocity Method™
Speaker | CEO Advisor | Leadership Strategist | 9x Founder | 5x Exit

RJ brings over two decades of cross-functional leadership across human resources, risk management, digital strategy, and enterprise growth. Early in his career, he led HR, compliance, and operational systems for a national firm managing HR, payroll, and regulatory risk across hundreds of businesses. It was there he saw what most leaders miss: the hidden mechanics that either build momentum—or quietly mask disengagement.

From there, he shifted into business strategy—building a marketing agency that didn’t just serve clients, but fueled the growth of his own portfolio of ventures. Over 17 years, he leveraged that foundation to scale and exit nine companies, including international operations across the U.S., Japan, and China—proving what works by rebuilding systems under real pressure.

The real bottleneck wasn’t in the marketing or the systems—it was in the leadership. He co-founded The Velocity Method™ to address what no one was naming: the unspoken patterns, momentum leaks, and quiet disengagement that derail even the best strategy.

His real edge? He sees what others don’t: the hidden patterns that quietly stall growth. With precision thinking and deep operational insight, he fixes them at the root—by rewiring how leaders and teams show up, align and create sustainable momentum.

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