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Work It - How younger workers manage their managers

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A Randstad survey showed that 67 per cent of Gen Z employees say poor company culture and leadership would make them quit. One of the hardest relationships to deal with is with their manager. What does it mean to "manage up"? 25-year-old account manager at HighSpark, Teo Jiayi is this week's guest. 

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Work It - What does it take to become a female general manager at an MNC by 40

Yeoh Ying Ying was made general manager of pharmaceutical giant Roche Singapore at 39. She talks about rising up the ranks, the hard lessons she learnt early on as a young woman doing sales, and how she compartmentalises her time between work, children and self.

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Work It - Is it time to get back to the office more days a week?

The great love affair workers had with working from home is over with more big firms wanting their staff back in the office four or five days a week. But the pushback from employees is real. Professor Mark Mortensen from INSEAD has studied hybrid working for 20 years and he explains how everyone can navigate this. 

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Work It - How do you retain talent as your workforce gets older?

An ageing workforce is a top concern of CEOs, especially in places like Japan and Singapore. But talent management systems that cater to what older workers really want are still not up to scratch. James Root, partner at Bain and Company, gives practical ideas on what managers can do.  In this episode, we talk about a quiz that you can take to show the worker archetype you are. Here's the link.

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Work It - Workplace discrimination: Will legislation change anything?

Top among the discrimination complaints that TAFEP (Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices) receives is discrimination around nationality, followed by age. Next year, legislation will come into place, taking offenders to task. But where are the grey areas and what kinds of processes do companies have to put in place? Faith Li, general manager of the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (Tafep) gives an outline on this episode.

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Work It - Switching careers is not just for older workers or the bold at heart

Ng Jia Min was five years into her first job as an engineer when she decided to move to a completely new industry altogether. But there was just one twist – she didn’t have the skills for it. In this episode, she and her new manager, Melvin Fam, SEO head at digital agency OOm, share their journey on how they made the big move. 

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