Raise Your Game

Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do. And when it comes to leadership, integrity is one of the top attributes we expect in a leader. So why then do people falter when they know that uprightness is so necessary? And does owning up solve everything? BFM regular, Shankar Santhiram, talks about why integrity is integral to leadership, especially in the light of recent political...

The current world is being disrupted on a daily basis with the emergence of business model that even Nostradamus couldn't have imagined. In order to remain relevant, some companies are reassessing their own organisational culture. Many are racing to brand themselves as "The Place for Millennials To Be At" in order to tap into the unstoppable wave of talent. The question is, are colourful workplace...

It can be easy as a leader to be overwhelmed with your responsibilities. Sometimes it feels like you have to do everything yourself, especially if you don’t know how to ensure your team can support you. Rajiv Talreja, author of Lead or Bleed, discusses how to avoid firefighting, the importance of delegation, and some leadership philosophies from his book. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Understanding how to engage with the media and why it is so important is something that CEOs, especially in Asia, might overlook as a non-priority. However, media engagement can be beneficial to CEOs on multiple levels. Mark Laudi, managing director of Hong Bao Media and former CNBC Asia anchor explains how being media savvy can grow your business value. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

The mantra of practice and particularly best practice is often used to drill into our expected behaviour. But often this can backfire in today’s constantly evolving world. What we really need is the push to use best practice as merely a start, instead of the end. A healthy learning ecosystem is an integral part of making this happen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marketing plans can often get daunting and complicated. Cut through the fluff and get sharp and clear on planning your marketing for your business by using Jeevan Sahadevan’s incredibly simple and potent 1-page Marketing Plan! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak a lot about running your own business, being a leader, and learning how to manage the people around you. But none of these topics take into account the people on the sidelines - people who are unemployed for one reason or another. Andal Krishnan discusses the unemployed population of Malaysia and some of the issues and solutions both potential employee and employer could apply. See omnyst...

Every last Monday of the month, Sheila Singam uses case studies to illustrate how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools, and in this session, she discusses how companies can engage in co-creation for business innovation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now one thing that can really make or break the success of a business or even any other sort of relationship in life is the inability to communicate. Mikael Krogerus, co-author of The Communication Book, talks about the book and some of the ways you can improve your communication skills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marketing is one of those industries that keeps you on the edge. There’s never a set way of doing things and there’s always something new to learn. With new technology, changing market behavior, and new platforms that are mushrooming at an incredible speed, our digital world has opened great doors for anyone to expand their creativity beyond boundaries. While some thrive in this enviro...

“For many years, I was very proud that I was able to ‘multitask’. In job interviews, I would proudly claim that this was one my biggest strengths. Fortunately for me, most HR practitioners were, and are possibly still sold on this myth, hence I got hired". It’s the third Monday of the month and Shankar shares how he’d disregard multitasking as a desirable skill as it...

It’s easy to look at the high flyers at the top and feel like you can never get there yourself, but it is entirely possible to become a high achiever. Dato' Noor Azizan Abdul Majid speaks to us all about the secrets of high achievers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, individuals, teams, and organisations need to continue to innovate towards success as it has become almost a requirement rather than a nice-to-have attribute in order to stay competitive and ahead of the game. Encouraging innovation is usually associated with having more freedom, such as allowing free flow of information, networking, and ideas. While there is merit in some of these, the par...

In this Motivational Monday session with George Aveling, we ask the question, “Are you a full stop or a question mark person?” In this session, we discuss about the power of the question. We will also talk about how it is important to learn to ask questions to improve our thinking skills, can lead to better solutions, better relationships and greater possibilities in our life. See omny...

As entrepreneurs, it can be difficult to snap into knowing exactly how to manage people, and if you’re doing it right. So how do you identify if you’re a good manager or not, and if you aren’t, how do you fix it? Dr. Ali Qassem, author of “Managers’ Dilemmas”,  shares his thoughts on management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early exposure to different languages does not only build a child’s intelligence, but it also lays the foundation for good leadership skills later in life by promoting social cohesion, deeper understanding of cultures and better decision making. Leaderonomics Managing Editor Lydia Gomez and Digital Initiatives Lead Arun Kumar talk about how learning different languages with the use of techno...

Communication is key when it comes to running a good business; but occasionally a huge obstacle for communication is the boundaries between what different people in the company know. Understanding the factors that go into knowledge boundaries is the first step to knocking them down, and Dr. Rumesh Kumar speaks to us all about that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicknamed “Woz”, the ‘original geek’ Steve Wozniak was not only Steve Job’s partner in establishing Apple, he was also the inventor of the Apple II computer, which helped propel Apple to greatness. Not only did he help shape the entire early computing industry, he is also a philanthropist and gave away a huge part of his fortune to others. Wozniak is a true geek in ev...

Every last Monday of the month, Sheila Singam uses case studies to illustrate how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools. Since Malaysia is being swept forward on a tide of change, the subject of how to manage and adapt to change has become a very relevant subject for all of us. Hence, in this session, Sheila shares some views on how to handle change, both from a corporate and a personal level. S...

In today’s society it feels like many people just fall into a routine of going to work and coming home, and all that is just to bring home the bacon. But is money still the main motivator at work? Dr. Harjit Sidhu, who is the managing director, senior Consultant, and also a trainer for Quantum Achievers International discusses money as a motivator at the workplace. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Nowadays businesses need to operate in a very challenging environment. Political and social upheaval coupled with technological disruption altered the playing field that businesses were once so familiar with. In order for businesses to thrive is this “new world”, we need a different kind of leadership now than in the past. In this Raise Your Game session, we will first take a look at h...

There are plenty of books out there that are for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs, but how about a book that takes a look inside the mindset of an entrepreneur? Richard Ong, author of Mindsets, talks about his book as well as his journey from the corporate world to running his own businesses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s world, change is the only constant. What do we need to equip ourselves with to be able to not just navigate it, but also make it beneficial to us? In this Raise Your Game session, Leaderonomics Managing Editor, Lydia Gomez, talks about how to remain confident and secure as we experience changes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s true when they say we don’t stop learning our entire lives. We learn formally through proper syllabus in schools and classrooms as well as through our various living experiences. However, how to challenge any 'prison of beliefs' you may not even know you're trapped within? Sometimes the supposed facts we are fed are "too good to check", so we don't. In today’s Raise Your Gam...

Marcia Ramsland, author of the Simplify Your Life Book Series and organising coach for business and life success, discusses her 30 Day Productivity Boost webinar - specifically focusing on how to achieve better workflow and productivity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.