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

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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 - Forget poor performers, what about poor managers?

After our episode on dealing with poor performers, listeners wrote in to ask us to discuss managers who were not doing their jobs well. From micromanagers to non-managers, how do you deal with people responsible for your renumeration and career growth? Leadership coach and founder of Designing Trust Audrey Low is our guest.

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Work It - Why your company needs an AI strategy now

Not a day goes by without some news about generative artificial intelligence, particularly, its impact on jobs. Nick Eayrs from Databricks, an AI and data company, unpacks exactly how jobs will be affected and whose responsibility it is to be prepared. 

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Work It - How do companies decide who to retrench?

Retrenchments in Singapore more than doubled in 2023 compared to a year before, according to the Ministry of Manpower. But what goes into the decision to cut jobs and which workers are more at risk? Jerviel Lim, head of people and culture at Tatsu Works, is this week’s guest. 

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Work It - How can managers deal with poor performers?

One of the more challenging aspects of workplace management is dealing with workers who are not performing as well as they should. What steps can managers take to address missed outcomes or unhealthy attitudes? Michael Han of Han & Lu Law Chambers shares his experience with Crispina Robert and Adrian Tan.

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Work It - Can a board of directors fire the CEO?

Boards were in the limelight when OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman was fired by his board last year. Who gets to sit on the board of a company? How are they picked and how much power do they really have? Crispina Robert and Adrian Tan speak to Wong Su-Yen, the former president of Singapore Institute of Directors. 

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