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THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

Cultural Intelligence

Understanding others is more than a nice-to-have

Conflicting lives

The unwritten rules that lie at the heart of conflict

Balancing Act

What does "responsible leadership" really mean?

Party Animal?

Get more out of this year's office party

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Why is there such a widespread perception that Generation Y is dissatisfied and unmotivated? That's the starting point for this week's Working Week, where Wayne is joined by Penny de Valk, the CEO of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), the largest management organisation in Europe.

Born in New Zealand, de Valk moved to the UK ten years ago, prior to which she was Chief Executive of New Zealand's Institute of Management in Auckland for four years.

Despite all the time and money organisation spend on recruiting them, half of graduates leave the firms that recruited them within two years. As Penny argues, this is partly because organisations are over-selling themselves and partly because they fail to provide the sort of learning opportunities, communication and feedback that Gen Y demands.

They also discuss how cultural differences impact management . Is it true, Wayne wonders, that UK managers are the worst in the world, as a raft of research has suggested. And if so, why?

The intro music to the Working Week is "The Warrior" by The EMP Project, used with permission of Blue Canoe Records.

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Show synopsis
"The Working Week" is a weekly digest of news, blogs, and opinion from the pages of www.management-issues.com. Each week, host Wayne Turmel leads a spirited discussion on matters important to business, management development and human resources and the things that have caught his - and his guests' - eyes.
In association with The Podcast Network
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