Raise Your Game

It takes time and the right kind of guidance to develop good financial habits. In this month’s series, Raymond Gabriel gives us a more in depth look at what anyone, young or old, can do to cultivate some financial know how, based on Raymond’s book, Money Quotient. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Jankel is a Cambridge-educated, leadership expert and creator of Breakthrough Biodynamics, a science-inspired, wisdom-wired approach to leading individual & social change. We talk about the business of switching on and turning inspiration into action to power breakthroughs and impact change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a leader, or aspiring leader, can we have it all, or are there areas we will need to trade off for a better decision? Some believe we can do all, as long as we know how to leverage. Others consider saying "no" to preserve energy and time for the pursuit of a bigger goal. In celebrating the end of the year, how can we intentionally develop our leadership in the coming years? See omnystudio.com/l...

The purpose of NLP is to provide a therapeutic model to help people get past their barriers and let go of their baggage. It’s no surprise then that some of the tools of NLP can be infused into training programs of any kind, be it sales or customer service excellence. Our resident NLP expert, Sheila Singam of Human Equation, brings her guest Veni Muthusamy, to share how NLP can help in traini...

What does it take to achieve employee wellness? Harold Littlejohn looks at some less conventional ways of creating happiness and satisfaction at the workplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now that you’ve achieved success and mastery, what does it take to stay on top of your game? In this last episode of our monthly series, Aida Adnan talks us through the realities of sustaining success, including the need to embrace failures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s alot of research out there that is meant to help demystify what goes on in the brain, so that we can understand our minds better. This research has led way to a whole host of suggested techniques and frameworks to help us become better leaders or entrepreneurs. But Robert Burton, author of A Skeptic’s Guide to the Mind, says not all is as it seems. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Most Asian kids are brought up to think that games are a distraction, and only school books and homework will propel us forward. But is fun and play really such a bad thing? Psychology and brain research show that those Nintendo and Mario games may not have been a waste of time after all. We discuss the merits of game-based learning and whether it can be used to transform workplace learning into a...

Do you believe in magic? Matthew Hutson does. He’s a science writer and author of The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking, a book that makes the argument for magic, and how having faith in the irrational can keep us happy, healthy and sane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Stephens first gained worldwide attention for his research on the psychological benefits of swearing as a response to pain. Now, fresh from winning the 2014 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize, Richard's first popular science book, Black Sheep, examines surprising and bizarre scientific research that shows that what we at first perceive as bad behaviour can, in fact, be good. See omnystud...

Action is what moves us and motivates us. In this week’s installment of our monthly series, Aida Adnan invites us to remove the blindfold, so that we can create awareness of our patterns and come up with solutions that can help propel us forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of us live a perfectly ordinary life, with a respectable job and a loving family. Despite that, a stressful situation or a hiccup in our plans could be all it takes to derail us, feeling anxious and unable to cope. Emma Young wondered if it were possible to tone the mind just as we tone our body to build resilience and better prepare us to deal with what life throws at us. See omnystudio.com/...

Every Monday, Leaderonomics brings on a guest to talk about pressing matters in the realm of personal growth and leadership development. Zaid Muhammad is with us this week to examine some of the key opportunities and obstacles to growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Managing money is a key factor that determines success and life satisfaction- intelligence and education can only go so far if you don’t develop and practice the right financial principles. Raymond Gabriel recommends a few ways anyone, young or old, can cultivate the right mindset for wealth and financial breakthrough. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is performance mastery and how can we achieve it? These are some of the questions that will be answered by Aida Adnan as she joins us for a month long series on removing the blindfold and stripping away the self-imposed limits that bind us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is the new concept of business design fast becoming a game changer for senior leaders around the world? We find out from Christoffer Erichsen, a guest of Leaderonomics and CEO of Human INC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cultivating the desire for self development and personal growth from a young age is a necessity for anyone to thrive in a world that’s abound with challenges and obstacles. Which is precisely the reason why Syukran Idris founded Moteevasi, a brand intent on finding alternative ways to inspire others to greatness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The key to delivering a great speech, story or presentation doesn’t just rely on informative content and eloquently crafted phrases. Recent research has revealed that it’s more likely the subtle cues that come from your gestures and your voice that will get the attention you’re looking for. Nick Morgan, the author of Power Cues, shares some of the crucial skills required to maste...

What’s the reason we don’t achieve our goals? What causes our frustration when things don’t go our way? These are some of the questions that will be answered by Aida Adnan as she joins us for a month long series on removing the blindfold and stripping away the self-imposed limits that bind us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having met and interviewed many leaders and professionals who have been hailed as "best in the world", Roshan Thiran of Leaderonomics was curious to understand how these people came to be the best in their field. Roshan talks us through the process that anyone can take should they wish to be the best in the world.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re all familiar with the feeling of being stuck in a rut or a problem with no foreseeable solution. Jeevan Sahadevan talks us through 5 questions that we can ask ourselves to help solve any problem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much of our actions and decisions are based on what will give us personal satisfaction and contentment? Azeeza Jalaludeen gives us an education on the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it necessary to look the part in order to play the role of a successful leader? We find out from Leaderonomic’s featured guest, Cynthia Soh of Colour & Style. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many successful business people and sales professionals use some form of NLP tools, whether consciously or unconsciously. NLP can give you strategic influence, help create and maintain rapport, teach you the right questions to ask to address customer concerns, give you inductive language tools to impress upon people and teach you to negotiate effectively. Our resident NLP expert, Sheila Singam of...

Greg Mckeown says that, “If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will”. Our relentless pursuit to do, do, do will ultimately put us on the fast track to burning out. We talk about how stepping back and focusing on the essentials is the key to achieving more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.