What is Your Working Title? -- Is an essential question to ask in today's fluid times. How might we create a meaningful career journey with play, design and futures thinking? How might we thrive through the ups and downs, lefts and rights of career-life?
I'm your host, Jael Chng, co-founder of career design firm My Working Title. Together with Ruth Song, the producer of the show, we bring to you strategies for creating a meaningful career journey via insightful conversations with experts and innovators.
Learn more about what we do here:
https://myworkingtitle.com/podcast
https://www.myworkingtitle.com/
Contact us here:
hello@myworkingtitle.com
What is Your Working Title? -- Is an essential question to ask in today's fluid times. How might we create a meaningful career journey with play, design and futures thinking? How might we thrive through the ups and downs, lefts and rights of career-life?
I'm your host, Jael Chng, co-founder of career design firm My Working Title. Together with Ruth Song, the producer of the show, we bring to you strategies for creating a meaningful career journey via insightful conversations with experts and innovators.
Learn more about what we do here:
https://myworkingtitle.com/podcast
https://www.myworkingtitle.com/
Contact us here:
hello@myworkingtitle.com
In a world where careers are anything but linear, how do we navigate setbacks and grow stronger through them?
In this honest and energising episode of What Is Your Working Title?, we speak with Iwan de Leeuw—a global HR leader whose journey spans the military, multinational organisations, and the personal upheaval of retrenchment. From losing a long-held role to finding renewed purpose, Iwan shares what it takes to rebuild confidence, rethink success, and lead with greater empathy.
Together, we explore:
✨ Why reinvention often begins with rejection—and how to grow from it
✨ How purpose and contribution matter more than titles or performance metrics
✨ What it means to build resilience over time—not just in moments of crisis
✨ Why career development must be owned by individuals, not outsourced to companies
✨ How connection and compassion shape lasting impact in our working lives
This is not just a conversation about bouncing back. It’s about moving forward—with clarity, courage, and a renewed commitment to who you want to become.
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Keep exploring your working title, and remember: your career is your own unique journey. Until next time, take care and keep growing!
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