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CultureJuly 5, 2025 at 9:00:00 PM

Quiet firing is more common than you think — and much harder to fight

On July 3, a Singapore-based Reddit user shared a situation that felt both familiar and deeply disorienting. Posting under the name u/Educational_Dress692, they...

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CultureJuly 5, 2025 at 3:00:00 PM

What these layoffs really say about business strategy

Corporate layoffs are back in the headlines. Again. But this time, it’s not just Big Tech taking a scalpel to bloated teams. Consumer...

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CultureJuly 4, 2025 at 3:30:00 PM

Reskill, replace—or redesign? Why smart companies are rethinking workforce strategy

Ask any executive staring down a wave of automation or market shifts: Do we retrain our people—or bring in new ones already equipped...

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CultureJuly 4, 2025 at 1:00:00 AM

The hidden leverage in blurred boundaries

Founders love control. We’re wired to create structure, not surrender it. And when it comes to how we show up with our team,...

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CultureJuly 3, 2025 at 1:00:00 PM

Are job-hoppers or resume gaps a red flag? A Singaporean asks

In Singapore, the traditional rule of thumb in hiring—“Stay at least two years in a job or it looks bad”—is losing relevance. That’s...

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CultureJuly 3, 2025 at 2:00:00 AM

Why quiet quitting signals a system design failure

Quiet quitting didn’t begin with TikTok. It started when employees noticed a gap—between what they were asked to do, and what they were...

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CultureJuly 3, 2025 at 1:30:00 AM

How work took over our days from 9 to 5 to 24/7

Let’s get one thing straight. The enemy isn’t long hours. It’s structural fragmentation. Microsoft’s Work Trend Index lays it out in cold clarity:...

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CultureJuly 2, 2025 at 5:30:00 PM

How to cultivate workplace culture through conversations that actually matter

You can’t culture your way out of chaos. Yet that’s exactly what most early-stage startups try to do. They throw up a few...

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CultureJuly 2, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM

How to stay connected while working remotely in 2025

We’re four years into the remote-first era, and the question has shifted. It’s no longer, “Does remote work, work?” It’s, “What makes remote...

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CultureJuly 2, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM

How strategic silence in the workplace helps employees

We often mistake talking for clarity. The assumption is simple: if something isn’t working, explain it again. And if people seem lost, say...

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CultureJuly 1, 2025 at 5:30:00 PM

Why Singapore’s 2025 tech graduates are facing a tougher job market

A post on the Singapore subreddit over the weekend captured the quiet anxiety rippling through this year’s crop of computer science graduates. “Are...

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CultureJuly 1, 2025 at 5:30:00 PM

The strategic advantage of welcoming employees back

Companies spend months sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding talent. But once someone leaves, the system assumes the door shuts permanently. There’s often no designed...

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CultureJuly 1, 2025 at 2:00:00 PM

Authentic workplace culture starts by ending task masking

Many startups claim they have an open, authentic culture. The doors are glass, the Slack channels public, and the mission statements aspirational. Yet...

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CultureJune 29, 2025 at 9:00:00 AM

The culture problem you won’t see until it’s too late

It starts slowly. Not with drama or dysfunction, but with tension you can’t quite name. The product’s shipping. The numbers look fine. But...

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CultureJune 27, 2025 at 4:30:00 PM

Why burnout is reshaping Singapore’s work culture

Work-life balance has now overtaken salary as the top motivator for jobseekers globally, according to Randstad’s 2025 Workmonitor survey. In a tight labor...

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CultureJune 27, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM

Why corporate breakups are becoming a strategy for growth, not a signal of decline

Divestiture used to carry the scent of defeat. Selling off a business unit was seen as a white flag—an admission that expansion had...

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CultureJune 27, 2025 at 12:30:00 AM

Why pay disclosure is becoming a competitive advantage—and what employers must do next

Salary secrecy has long been the norm in corporate culture—but cracks are showing in the wall. A growing wave of regulations, combined with...

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CultureJune 27, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM

How shame in workplace culture shapes team behavior

Most companies say they value psychological safety. They talk about open feedback, low-ego environments, and the importance of creating space for failure. But...

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CultureJune 26, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

Singapore worker let go after refusing Saturday work asks: 'Is this legal?'

On April 17, a Reddit post on r/askSingapore unexpectedly caught fire. A Singapore-based office employee claimed he was terminated on the spot after...

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CultureJune 26, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM

Why your top performers are quietly planning to quit

She wasn’t just good—she was the one we trusted with messy clients and last-minute launches. Never needed chasing. Always came through. Then one...

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CultureJune 25, 2025 at 5:00:00 PM

How to brag at work professionally without sounding arrogant

We were pitching to investors, and I’d spent two weeks fixing our churn problem—cleaning up onboarding logic, rewriting copy, redoing the email triggers....

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CultureJune 24, 2025 at 6:30:00 PM

The hidden cost of a disengaged team

Engagement problems don’t always start with apathy. Sometimes, they begin with structural fog—roles without purpose, rituals without outcomes, and a mounting sense that...

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CultureJune 24, 2025 at 4:30:00 PM

How self-promotion can undermine team trust

In the early days of a startup, everyone wears multiple hats, and the need to make individual contributions visible is real. Founders and...

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CultureJune 24, 2025 at 3:30:00 PM

The hidden health benefits of female self-employment

It’s not just the late nights, difficult clients, or uneven income that wear you down. For many women who’ve built something of their...

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CultureJune 24, 2025 at 2:00:00 PM

What killed employee loyalty—and what you built instead

Every founder I’ve mentored this year has asked some version of the same question: Where did loyalty go? It’s not rhetorical. It’s asked...

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CultureJune 24, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM

How remote work flexibility reshapes the hiring funnel

When a job post includes the words “remote optional,” it sounds like an invitation—more flexibility, more access, more diversity. But for early-stage teams...

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CultureJune 24, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM

Why startup systems quietly fail women—and how to fix them

Let’s drop the safe language. If you’re building a company and think hiring more women will fix your diversity problem, you’re already missing...

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CultureJune 23, 2025 at 2:30:00 PM

Why passive-aggressive behavior is a silent threat to your startup’s culture

It doesn’t start with shouting matches. Or slammed laptops. Or obvious sabotage. It starts with someone smiling too hard while skipping your calendar...

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CultureJune 23, 2025 at 1:30:00 PM

Gen Z isn’t slacking—they’re ‘task masking’ to survive outdated work norms

Slack pings blink into the evening. Calendars overflow with meetings that accomplish little. Somewhere in this haze of modern knowledge work, a quiet...

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CultureJune 22, 2025 at 11:30:00 AM

How therapeutic techniques can elevate team performance

In early-stage teams, performance feedback often becomes an emotional transaction. Founders give it thinking they’re being clear. Employees receive it like they’re being...

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CultureJune 21, 2025 at 5:00:00 PM

Why young workers are returning to the office—and what it means for the future of work

For years, remote work was seen as the future—liberating, flexible, and tailor-made for a digitally native generation. But a subtle shift is taking...

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CultureJune 21, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM

How assistive tech is redefining work

We used to treat accessibility like a checkbox. Install the ramp, add closed captions, enlarge the font. Done. At least that’s how most...

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CultureJune 20, 2025 at 3:00:00 PM

Handwriting isn’t dead. It’s a strategic pause.

Digital tools accelerate input, not insight. You can generate 500 words in a second. You can transcribe a Zoom call before you even...

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CultureJune 19, 2025 at 5:30:00 PM

Breaking the hybrid work stalemate

Hybrid work promised flexibility and autonomy. What it delivered instead for many teams was a fog of unclear expectations, asynchronous awkwardness, and dwindling...

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CultureJune 16, 2025 at 8:00:00 PM

Burnout in a corporate job in Singapore is not just personal

An individual described their corporate life in Singapore as an "immense" exhaustion, the post quickly resonated. Not because it was unique, but because...

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CultureJune 16, 2025 at 7:30:00 PM

Why remote teams feel disconnected—and how to fix it

We were hiring fast. The team was fully remote, spread across five time zones, and thriving on Slack threads, voice notes, and shared...

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CultureJune 16, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM

Why sudden resignations over minor feedback signal deeper team gaps

We once hired someone solid. Mid-career, efficient, emotionally grounded—or so it seemed. He’d often talk about how younger folks these days couldn’t take...

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CultureJune 16, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM

5 hidden reasons culture change fails at work

It’s easy to say “we want a culture of ownership” or “we don’t do politics here.” But saying it isn’t designing it. And...

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CultureJune 16, 2025 at 2:00:00 PM

Why workplace gratitude deserves a system, not a speech

There’s a reason gratitude rituals appear in both wellness culture and high-trust workplaces: they change how teams function. Not by forcing positivity, but...

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CultureJune 15, 2025 at 11:30:00 PM

Why the importance of soft skills in hiring keeps rising

The people signal is clear: while AI hiring tools are scaling fast, the qualities that define career longevity—adaptability, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence—are...

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CultureJune 15, 2025 at 11:30:00 PM

Should a degree guarantee RM7,000 a month?

The debate sparked by former Bank Negara governor Muhammad Ibrahim’s claim—that Malaysian fresh graduates today should be earning RM7,000–8,000 a month if wages...

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CultureJune 15, 2025 at 11:30:00 PM

Employee advocacy doesn’t start on LinkedIn—It starts in the room

Employee advocacy has become a buzzword in modern employer branding strategies. Teams are encouraged to post on LinkedIn, share behind-the-scenes office photos, and...

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CultureJune 15, 2025 at 11:00:00 PM

Why flexible schedules can break you

It doesn’t show up all at once. At first, it feels like a win: no 9-to-5 boundaries, no commute, no one clocking your...

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CultureJune 15, 2025 at 10:30:00 PM

Why strategic renewal in working parents is a hidden professional asset

There’s a tension that shows up in the inbox, the grocery run, the overdue email, and the school pickup line. Founders feel it....

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CultureJune 12, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM

Why team ownership clarity breaks down in early-stage startups

Most early startup teams aren’t short on ideas. They’re short on clarity. A founder shares a great direction in standup: “Let’s relaunch the...

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CultureJune 12, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM

The team didn’t quit—but they stopped caring

We built the team with care. Thoughtfully. Deliberately. No ego hires. No toxic velocity plays. Just people who believed in the problem as...

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CultureJune 11, 2025 at 4:30:00 PM

How organizational ethics and diversity of thought drive true performance

Most early-stage teams overestimate the power of raw merit. They look for the fastest coders, the sharpest analysts, the best pitch-deck closers. But...

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CultureJune 11, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM

Why doing more work is ineffective and what works instead

It doesn’t start with a breakdown. It starts with a small overreach. A late-night email. A weekend “just to catch up.” A belief...

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CultureJune 11, 2025 at 2:30:00 PM

Regenerative resilience for leaders

It’s easy to mistake stoicism for strength. But beneath the surface of steady leadership, it’s often exhaustion—not equanimity—that’s being held in place. And...

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CultureJune 10, 2025 at 6:30:00 PM

Why founder wellness protocols should be built in from day one

Startup founders love to preach resilience. But scroll past the pitch decks and perk lists, and you’ll find a quiet pattern: wellness gets...

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