Handled by The Y Variable, hosted by Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah — founder of workplace consultancy The Y Variable — bridges the generational divide at work. Each episode translates cross-generational perspectives into practical strategies, helping both seasoned managers and emerging professionals navigate communication, collaboration, and career growth together.
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How to Find a Mentor at Work (And How to Be One) | Gen Z Career Advice
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86% of Gen Z workers want mentorship, but only half of them have it. In this episode, we make the unspoken rules of workplace mentorship explicit: how to find mentorship without seeming needy, how to offer mentorship without burning out, and how to make it work in the reality of a busy work week. You'll learn: - Why mentors, sponsors, and coaches a…
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How to Ask ‘Why’ at Work Without Sounding Rude (The Untold Rule)
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Imagine this: you're three weeks into a new job. You receive a task from your manager, but it doesn't quite make sense to you. So you ask, "Why are we doing it this way?" Suddenly, the energy shifts. For Gen Z, asking "why" is how they learn and how they get context. But for many managers? "Why" can sound like "I don't trust your judgment" or "I'm …
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Decode Workplace Communication: Turn Vague Manager Speak Into Clear Actions
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Every workplace runs on invisible rules. Phrases like "be proactive," "run with it," and "step up" make perfect sense to experienced managers, but can leave early-career team members guessing. The result? Misalignment, miscommunication, and frustration on both sides. In this episode, we turn workplace shorthand into clarity. You'll learn how to tra…
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Gen Z: You Need to Learn the Lost Art of Small Talk
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What's the most important skill for the workplace that Gen Z can learn according to renowned therapist Esther Perel? It's not time management; it’s talking to strangers. In this episode of Handled by The Y Variable, Yaa-Hemaa explores why small talk is more than filler. It’s everyday improv that builds trust, resilience, and connection. You’ll lear…
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The AI Divide: Why Gen Z Leans on ChatGPT and Managers Don’t Trust It
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This week on Handled by The Y Variable, Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah explores one of today’s biggest workplace questions: how should we use AI without losing trust, learning, or accountability? We talk about: Why managers feel uncertain while Gen Z feels confident with AI; The hidden fear behind new tech adoption; Three scenarios that show how AI impacts…
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How to Respond to Gen Z Saying “That’s Not My Job” (Without HR Drama)
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A last-minute request. A firm “That’s not in my job description.” Now what? In this straight-to-camera episode of Handled by The Y Variable, I break down how managers can respond to Gen Z boundaries without creating HR drama. You’ll get the exact three-part reset ("Context", "Clarity", "Choice"), simple language for defining what’s flexible vs. a h…
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Feedback Literacy: The Career Skill Nobody Taught You
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Feedback is one of the hardest conversations at work, especially across generations. What a manager might see as a quick bit of critique, Gen Z or an early career professional may hear as personal judgment. What's the result? Misunderstandings, stalled growth, and unnecessary turnover. In this episode of Handled by The Y Variable, Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Y…
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Why Gen Z Quits So Quickly and What Managers Can Do About It
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Why is Gen Z quitting so quickly and sometimes within the first few months on the job? It’s not always about laziness, entitlement, or lack of commitment. A real issue? It's broken onboarding. In this episode of Handled by The Y Variable, I’ll walk you through: Why most onboarding is just a checkbox exercise (and why it fails Gen Z) The Impact-Firs…
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Lost in Translation: What Managers Say vs. What Gen Z Hears (and How to Fix It)
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Why is Gen Z “so hard to work with”? In this episode of Handled by The Y Variable, Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah reveals why workplace expectations get lost in translation and shares the Three D’s Framework for turning vague feedback into clear, actionable guidance that sticks. Download the free Workplace Translation Starter Guide: https://stan.store/they…
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Trailer: Welcome to Handled by The Y Variable
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Welcome to Handled by The Y Variable, the podcast where Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah bridges the workplace generational divide. In this short trailer, you’ll hear what the show is all about — translating perspectives between managers and emerging professionals, and offering clear strategies to improve communication, collaboration, and career growth acros…
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