4 January 2026

Why it's so hard for Gen Z to find a job right now | Work It | CNA

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Key topicsPsychological Safety Is Not The Opposite Of PerformanceA common belief holds that safety means lower standards, and that idea stalls the work. Can a team hit demanding targets and still feel safe to challenge a bad plan? Suppose a team cancels its hard weekly review to keep the mood light, then misses its target. Speaking up sharpens the work; comfort alone dulls it. Adeline shows that people perform best when they can speak up and still deliver results. Set one clear standard for quality, and make it safe for anyone to question work that misses it. Hold the bar high and keep the room open, and people will do their best work now.Play It Safe: Why High-Trust Teams Take the Bigger RisksMost executives blame a cautious team, but the real cause is how leaders react to bad news. Could you tell whether your team is careful or quietly holding back? If a team lead spots a flaw on Monday, but the boss sighs, nobody mentions it until launch. Adeline has coached CEOs for years and found that teams take bigger risks when speaking up costs little. Fear makes a room quiet; trust gets people to say the hard part. Six in ten employees are hesitant to speak up at work, according to a survey of 600 US workers. Make speaking up safe now, and your team will take on the risks that pay off.When AI Anxiety Turns Trust Into A Leadership RiskAI rollouts get treated as a technology job, but the real friction is how people feel about their jobs. What would your team tell you about AI if they knew honesty was safe? Picture a sales team handed a new AI tool on Monday, and the best reps quietly stop using it by Friday. Speed gets the tool out the door; trust is what keeps it in use. Working with CEOs on AI change has convinced Adeline that anxiety is a trust problem first. Ask your people what worries them about AI, and answer that before you roll out another tool. Earn your people's confidence first, and the AI tools you buy will actually get used.View all topics →

About Adeline Tiah

Adeline Tiah, podcast guest

Leadership, Psychological Safety & Change Management Coach

28+ years Corporate leadership across global MNCs1,000+ Leaders coachedICF PCC Professional Certified CoachTelco & banking Leadership experience across industries

Adeline Tiah (https://adelinetiah.com/) is a Singapore-based leadership and team coach, known for helping senior leaders understand how to lead through transformation, disruption, and AI-driven change without losing trust, performance, or engagement. Her work sits at the intersection of leadership, psychological safety, team performance, and change management, with a clear point of view: business as usual is no longer enough, but speed and performance cannot come at the expense of trust.

Drawing on 25+ years of leadership experience across the telco and banking industries, including senior roles at HSBC, UOB, Standard Chartered, and M1, Adeline has seen what happens when organizations ask teams to move faster, adopt new technology, and compete in changing markets without giving people the safety, clarity, and confidence to do their best work. She helps leaders find the sweet spot between high performance and psychological safety, where teams can deliver results while still feeling empowered to speak up, innovate, and take risks.

Her approach is practical and evidence-based. Rather than treating leadership development as a one-off event, she designs stackable, scalable, and sustainable learning journeys that build over time. Through her REINVENT™ methodology, set out in her book Reinvent 4.

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