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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: Entrepreneur Ryan Lim says character of corporate leaders shape a company’s culture

In the seat for this episode of the limited series, "The Leader's Chair", is founding partner of QED Changemakers, Ryan Lim who says he lives by the adage that “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. He talks about why C-suite leaders play an outsized role in driving the kind of culture which attracts and retains talent. 

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Work It - The Leader's Chair: STB's Aileen Wong on why leadership development doesn't rest on one individual

 In the second instalment of the limited series, "The Leader's Chair", director of human resources and organisation development at the Singapore Tourism Board Aileen Wong talks about why even the rank-and-file worker can be responsible for grooming a good leader. 

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Work It - The Leader’s Chair: Google Singapore’s Ben King on why his Monday mornings are blocked out

Work It kicks off a limited series called The Leader’s Chair where we speak to C-suite leaders about what they learnt on their way up, how they deal with stress and what they consider the hardest job as a leader. We kick off the series with Google’s country manager for Singapore, Ben King. 

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Work It - A female car technician’s struggles in a man’s world

When she first started work at a motor workshop, clients would take one look at Mandy Neo and ask for another technician. The technical service advisor at Motor Edgevantage talks about the challenges and rewards of being a woman in a male-dominated industry. 

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Work It - The growing pains of transitioning from school to work

He graduated with first-class honours but in his first job, was put on a performance improvement plan for arguing with his supervisor and submitting substandard work. How do young workers make the transition from school to work without struggling? 27-year-old John Lim is our guest on this episode. 

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