S1E25: We will have you covered: Manpower Minister Tan See Leng to workers

What's the buzzword from our manpower minister in 2024? 
Synopsis: Every first Monday of the month, listen to the Work Talk podcast to help you work smarter, think deeper and get ahead in your work life.
Jan 1, may mark the beginning of a geopolitically hard year with persistent heart-stopping price tags on things, but the manpower minister wants Singapore workers to know his ministry is hands on deck to soften the blows. 
In a New Year podcast interview with The Straits Times, Dr Tan See Leng talks about nudging workers to self steer their careers, his own way of coping with work, and how he thinks bosses can encourage younger workers. 
Read more: https://str.sg/ig3F
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:45 Stock take of 2023
4:12 Could we have done better?
4:37 Workers, take charge! 
7:51 Quiet quitting, lying flat. Should we follow them?
10:23 Burnout? Go sleep. 
Produced by: Krist Boo (kristb@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Teo Tong Kai
Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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