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Work It - How younger workers manage their managers

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 - The Leader’s Chair: Jorgen Rostrup of Telenor Group on saying ‘yes’ to new challenges

How many people can boast about working in a jail, pulling a business out of Myanmar at the height of a military coup and negotiating a US$20 billion merger? Crispina Robert and Adrian Tan speak to Jorgen Rostrup, executive vice-president of Telenor Group, in the limited series The Leader’s Chair. 

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Work It - The Leader's Chair: Singtel's Aileen Tan on an unforgettable lesson as a young manager

Singtel Group's chief people & sustainability officer Aileen Tan was a young management executive in charge of a small team and followed the book on what it meant to be a boss. It didn't go well. She shares the leadership lessons she learnt, how she handles a double portfolio and how nearly 40 per cent of Singtel’s workforce was retrained in new skills.   

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Work It - The Leader's Chair: NUS President Tan Eng Chye on university rankings and morning walks with staff

NUS President Tan Eng Chye takes the seat on this episode of The Leader’s Chair. He tells hosts Adrian Tan and Crispina Robert what the future of university education looks like, why he invites staff for morning walks and how he deals with difficult situations. 

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Work It - The Leader's Chair: DBS CEO Piyush Gupta on crisis, culture and the power of storytelling

In the season closing episode of 'The Leader's Chair', DBS Bank CEO Piyush Gupta sits down with Crispina Robert and Adrian Tan to talk about why he calls himself “the accidental banker”, how experiencing failure changed his leadership style and what he really thinks about work-life balance. 

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Work It - The Leader's Chair: SCWO CEO Koh Yan Ping on why women can be their own enemies

She is the CEO of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO) and a mother of three children under 16. Koh Yan Ping juggles all her roles without a live-in helper. She talks about how she does it, what she thinks women leaders are good at and why things are changing.  

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