Sass and the City

To find the words for why we do what we do
SASS AND THE CITY

To find the words for why we do what we do

We're only starting to verbalise just how we've been 'languishing' - plainly speaking, purpose matters

What makes a dysfunctional work culture?
SASS AND THE CITY

What makes a dysfunctional work culture?

Amid the Great Resignation, workplaces defensive about bad corporate practices are due for a talent shakeout

Flexing a 4-day week to work the right way
SASS AND THE CITY

Flexing a 4-day week to work the right way

My experiment in 8 weeks of taking Fridays off has shown that I can't be lazy about how to rest

With Covid-19, a new playbook on resilience
SASS AND THE CITY

With Covid-19, a new playbook on resilience

This pandemic's biggest lesson is in defining our generation's mental grit, for our own version of survival

What does it mean to support a local brand?
SASS AND THE CITY

What does it mean to support a local brand?

It's to look closely at cookie-cutter ventures here, and to be honest about the "Made in Singapore" label

To be like Fran Lebowitz
SASS AND THE CITY

To be like Fran Lebowitz

2021 looks a little more hopeful after watching the humourist bristle at the world on Netflix

Conversations with friends about a better world

Conversations with friends about a better world

2020 sparks a bigger question about what it means to be fair and good. Will it hold in 2021?

The Crown is here again, and all that fact-checking is royal

The Crown is here again, and all that fact-checking is royal

The latest season of the lush British monarchy dramatisation revs up that true-or-false fanaticism

Goodbye open office, and hello hybrids

Goodbye open office, and hello hybrids

Companies are due to prep for hybrid-office models, and a rework in organisational culture

Are the days of specialists behind us?

Are the days of specialists behind us?

Not exactly, but tomorrow's winners are those actively prepared to think on their feet