Raise Your Game

Think you're ready for that promotion? Great. Not quite sure how to get there? Not to worry. Lace up and get ready to make that climb to the corner office with Shankar Santhiram of EQTD Consulting.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brainstorming is often the go-to method when we're faced with challenges and stumped for solutions.  But it can be a highly flawed experience - there is a lack of direction and focus that rarely results in true innovation. And the term "think outside the box", can have the opposite effect of inspiring creativity. Alan Iny, the Senior Specialist for Creativity and Scenarios at the Boston Consu...

Successful business relationships are built on meaningful connections. But when time doesn't permit, how does one build instant rapport? Sheila Singam explores various tools in NLP that allow for us to forge interactions that can lead to desired outcomes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Described as a spiritual counsellor and motivational guru, Datuk Bridget Menezes has dedicated her career to spreading the message of happiness and fulfillment. We catch up with the author of “Self Empowerment” to learn how we can each delve into our own pools of peace and positivity.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have our own ways of perceiving and interpreting the world, based on what we take in with our 5 senses. In the final episode of this series on Clean Language, Jacqueline uses clean questions to take two entrepreneurs through a journey of their senses, to demonstrate the many different ways in which they process information and how that affects decisions and communication.  Catch previo...

According to a recent survey, 69 percent of people polled in America said they were “busy,” or “very busy.” Women between 30 and 60 were particularly busy, reporting that they regularly sacrificed sleep, recreation, hobbies and family. Author and entrepreneur Alli Worthington has an issue with this. If we aren’t sleeping, taking care of our bodies, and doing things we...

As we move into an age where freedom and flexibility become a necessity at work, the idea of micromanaging has slowly become synonymous with rigidity and a distinct lack of creativity. Join Joseph Tan from Leaderonomics as he explores this area and shares his thoughts on micromanaging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether you’re leading a team of 6 or 60, your ability as a leader to motivate your team to action is essential. Eleni Sarantinou’s book, Perception Projection: 9 Principles To Empower Your Team helps you understand the underlying motivation for all of our actions, which in turn will unlock your power as a leader. Eleni shares the strategies and tactics required to turn your team, depa...

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks- yet learning is a lifelong process.  Roshan Thiran of Leaderonomics exalts the act of learning and joins us to talk about the relationship of learning and growth in effective leadership.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Gordon's best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous NFL, NBA, MLB coaches and teams, Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals and non-profits. His latest book, The Hard Hat is based on a true story about George Boiardi and 100% of royalties goes to support the Mario St. George Boiardi Foundat...

Jack Ma, a man who started out as an English teacher, founded and built Alibaba into an e-commerce empire on which hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers depend. Alibaba’s $25 billion IPO in 2014 was the largest global IPO ever. Duncan Clark first met Jack in 1999 in the small apartment where Jack founded Alibaba. With unprecedented access to exclusive interviews and Clark’s own exp...

How can we create prosperity in challenging economic times? Dr. Victor Tan shares 7 ways to attract business and develop a recession proof mindset.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Knowing how to play well on a team is similar to knowing how to play well with your colleagues. Learning about how to improve yourself as a team member makes you more prepared to work on yourself as a member of an organization more effectively. In this session, we will be exploring how these traits can be utilised in all facades of one's life on a personal and group level. See omnystudio.com/liste...

 Jen Sincero was a writer and a musician who was leading a fairly decent life. But she was also really broke. So she reluctantly went on a journey of personal development to figure out what she wanted. An initial self help cynic, she's now the author of 3 motivational books including You Are a Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Lead an Awesome Life. We catch up with Jen to learn...

Whether you’re a sales manager or an IT specialist, it’s important to create value- especially in today’s price driven economy. How do others perceive value and what value proposition can we, as individuals, offer?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is clean language? In the first episode of our series for this month, we take a look at this simple technique which has its origins in NLP and psychotherapy, to learn the history and gain a better understanding of its applications.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Be willing to be a little stubborn and irrational. Push harder. These are some of the bolder messages explored in Jeffrey Hayzlett’s latest book, Think Big, Act Bigger. Jeffrey, a marketing expert and former contributing editor at Bloomberg, joins us to explore these concepts and what it means to think big and act bigger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Various institutions often think that youths are more of a liability than an asset. Some of the reasons for such an opinion being inexperience and negative perceptions. Chong Keat Lim from Leaderonomics will be sharing with us on the need to acknowledge the youths in the industries and the changes the industries would experience by doing so. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeevan Sahadevan joins us monthly to give tips and tricks for anyone to overcome the many challenges in the world of business.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know there’s a bro code- but what about the girl code? Cara Alwill, author of Girl Code and the woman who made ‘Champagne Diet’ a thing, speaks to us about what girl power looks like in the context of business.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we get into the hearts and minds of our favourite CEOs to find out what it’s like and what it takes to be the ultimate lady boss. For the final episode, we have Michello Ho, who became an accidental entrepreneur in 2009, when she struggled to find natural skincare products in the market for her newborn’s sensitive skin. Michelle experimente...

How does total motivation effectively create a high performing culture? What exactly is a high performing culture? We catch up with Neel Doshi, the co-author of Primed to Perform, to explore the science and measurements behind motivation at work, based on the 6 main reasons why people work - as discovered in a 1980s’ scientific study at the University of Rochester. See omnystudio.com/listene...

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we get into the heart and minds of our favourite CEOs to find out what it’s like and what it takes to be the ultimate lady boss. This week, we feature Sasibai Kimis, the founder of  Earth Heir- a social business that focuses on luxury craftsmanship which showcases the skills and traditions of the craftspeople. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Much talk has been had about Gen Y as they are the generation to inherit the role as tomorrow’s leaders.  Are they equipped to take on the challenges and new roles in order to lead successfully? Ray Phoon and Marzuki Mohamed discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are the true objectives of an internship? What are the current workforce trends and how does this affect the opportunities for a fresh grad?  As an intern, how can you contribute to the organization? Join Harry Chew and Rupa Sivanoli from the Leaderonomics Campus division as they explain how companies can maximize internship stints both for both employees and interns. See omnystudio.com/...