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One of the neo- soul pioneers of the Nineties, up there with the likes of Aaliyah, Erykah Badu stormed on to the scene with single On & On in 1997. Her

Y.Q.S discuss their multilingual upcoming single, building their signature sound and being a part of the girl group renaissance

Beautiful. - so you come here. [sizzling] - oh. - this here is called called el burén. - el burén. - el burén is very similar to la plancha. - right. - xavier will teach you later how to cook fish here. - the grill. its a grill, in english, here. - its a grill. - yeah. - but its a grill. its a wood fire grill. - yeah, i can-- nothing like wood fire. - yeah, no, i know. - right. - you want to whisk it? - nothing ventured, nothing whisked. - do your thing. work it. - im working it, my brother. ...

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. 

- right. - xavier will teach you later how to cook fish here. - the grill. its a grill, in english, here. - its a grill. - yeah. - but its a grill. its a wood fire grill. - yeah, i can-- nothing like wood fire. - yeah, no, i know. - right. - you want to whisk it? - nothing ventured, nothing whisked. - do your thing. work it. - im working it, my brother. im working it. - work it. - yeah. - you know what? youre going to add in here, we call them funche. in the u.s., you might call them grits or so...

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. 

Companies use assessment tools like the 360 and 180 systems which ask for peers and subordinates to assess their supervisors. What are the downsides of giving feedback about your manager? What does constructive criticism look like and why is it important? Norman Chua, director of group HR at the National Healthcare

And coconut water. - oh, wow. beautiful. - so you come here. [sizzling] - oh. - this here is called called el burén. - el burén. - el burén is very similar to la plancha. - right. - xavier will teach you later how to cook fish here. - the grill. its a grill, in english, here. - its a grill. - yeah. - but its a grill. its a wood fire grill. - yeah, i can-- nothing like wood fire. - yeah, no, i know. - right. - you want to whisk it? - nothing ventured, nothing whisked. - do your thing. work it....

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the conversation workers have around finding meaning and purpose beyond just monetary rewards. Hong Siu Ming, senior vice president for people, culture and group rewards at Great Eastern outlines what employees and managers can do in this episode of CNA’s Work It podcast.

More people around the world are thinking seriously about the purpose of their work and that’s driving not just personal decisions about careers but also how organisations need to adapt. Hong Siu Ming, senior vice president for people, culture and group rewards at Great Eastern breaks it down in this episode.