Handled by The Y Variable
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.
Episodes
What are managers really saying about Gen Z when early-career professionals aren't in the room? In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on a conversation that's happening in leadership circles right now; and it's not what you think.
This isn't about the usual "kids these days" complaints. It's about leaders who genuinely care about developing their teams but are grappling with patterns they're seeing around professional risk-...
You're doing great work. but is anyone noticing? In this episode, we're breaking down the untold rules of workplace visibility, especially in the age of AI.
If you've ever finished a big project and wondered "did anyone even see what I did?" then this episode is for you. We're sharing the Document → Distill → Deliver framework that helps early-career professionals build confidence from evidence, and how ma...
Did you know that part of your job is managing your manager? If you’re early in your career, in all likelihood, nobody told you this explicitly. Today, we're making this invisible expectation visible.
In this episode, you'll learn: what "managing up" actually means (and what it's NOT) and why this expectation is invisible to early-career professionals.
Yaa-Hemaa offers three frameworks you can use starting tomorrow: 1) The Proacti...
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 are three different relationships; - The specific "ask" formula that gets senior peop...
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 about to tell you why you're wrong."
In this episode, Yaa-Hemaa breaks down the u...
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 translate vague expectations into specific, observable actions so managers and early-car...
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 learn how managers can coach new hires to engage with confidence and why genuine, unscri...
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...
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 hard stop, and a fair way to keep reciprocity visible. We’ll also cover what to do whe...
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-Yeboah breaks down the feedback literacy gap and why so many conversations fail. You’l...
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:
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Why most onboarding is just a checkbox exercise (and why it fails Gen Z)
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The Impact-First Onboarding Framework, which shows how to give new hires a voice, connect th...
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/theyvariable/p/workplace-translation-starter-guideWelcome 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 across generations.
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