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There are teachers who were once engineers and engineers who now work in digital marketing. But often the stereotypical view is that mid-career switches happen when someone is a lot older. But 31-year-old Ng Jia Min was only five years into her first job when she decided to move as she explains on CNA's Work It podc

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 mad

Having dyslexia hasn’t stopped AI ethicist Chan Pui Yan from holding down a job that requires extensive reading and writing to help craft policies. Coupled with dyslexia, she also has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). On the third episode of the limited series Wired Differently, she tells senior jou

Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often struggle with details, time management, organisation and prioritisation – skills required to be a good manager. Yvonne Zhang and Amrun Hisyam tell senior journalist Grace Yeoh how they handle the demands of managerial duties in the second episo

In our final installment of our special series, the Leader's Chair, Crispina Robert and Adrian Tan speak to Verena Siow, Southeast Asia president and managing director at SAP, one of the world’s leading technology companies. She talks about her unconventional journey - including leaving university to follow her bo

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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. 

Fancy a 4-and-a-half day work week? One company here is testing a shorter work week as part of efforts to prioritize employee well-being and satisfaction as a means to boost productivity. Cheryl Goh and Susan Ng speak with Danny Tan, Managing Director and Annabel Lim, Account Director at Grayling on Work It.

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. 

The designer, who counts singer Benee as a fan, creates beauty from scraps.