Raise Your Game

Jonathan Low shares with us the 7 ways to convert clients into fans, using the acronym of SERVICE in this 4-part series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meetings are a cornerstone of today’s workplace and yet, it is regarded as the place where productivity goes to die. As one of the chief enablers of productivity drain, unproductive meetings have caused employers billions of dollars a year. Dick Axelrod, author of the book “Let’s Stop Meeting Like This” shares with us the solution for this issue.  See omnystudio.com/li...

Valentino Lee from Leaderonomics shares with us why leaders should be more appreciative of their people and how that can, in turn, increase productive and staff retention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeevan Sahadevan will be looking at 12 questions that will get people thinking about how far they've come and what they can do better for 2015. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 A couple of years ago, Joshua Becker’s typical, suburban family of four made the decision to minimize their possessions, declutter their home, and simplify their lives. In doing so, he discovered countless real-life benefits of living with less. And now, to help others experience the same freedom, Joshua shares with us his personal story and steps needed to achieve freedom from the bur...

Jonathan Low shares with us  the 7 Proven Practices to Winning Clients' Loyalty: Converting clients into amazing fans, using the acronym of SERVICE in this 4-part series.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Companies worldwide are paying more and more attention to emotional intelligence when hiring,promoting, and developing their employees. It's been proven that higher EQ results in better leadership. But what separates a good leader from any other regular leader, and how do you become one? Professor Cesar Peluso is currently acting as a Lead Teaching Fellow and Academic Programme Leader at Coventry...

This week we talk about organisational learning and how relationships are a key enabler and how we can actively ensure this is put in place. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you feel you’re stuck in a rut and life is passing you by? Do you often ask yourself “Why is this happening to me?” or look back at your past and find it holding you back from getting what you want ? In the first of a new monthly series, Sheila Singam will be talking through the tools you can use to transform your life, achieve your vision and move on to become the person you...

If you’ve always thought that playing rock paper scissors was a game of chance rather than skill, you might have to think again. William Poundstone, author of the book Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Anybody,  proposes the simple idea that when people make arbitrary, random or strategic choices, they fall into unconscious patterns that you ca...

The eagerly-anticipated final movie in The Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies will be out in December.  Leaderonomics takes an unexpected journey alongside our intrepid hobbit and wandering dwarves - what are the leadership lessons we we can learn from their quest? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the final episode of the Personal Success series, Benjamin Yang, an entrepreneur and expert in positive psychology and happiness joins us to close the series with "Embracing Happiness: Your Key to Success". He discusses the idea of happiness as a choice, and how applications of specific strategies can effectively increase happiness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At just 9 years old, Oh LeWen has written and published his first book, titled ‘Anthony Foxter, Teenage Spy’, a story that follows the journey of a young adventurer on a quest to save the day. A novelist in the making, LeWen also has a strong sense of philanthropic spirit, pledging to donate 50% of earnings from his book to PAWS. He joins us to talk about what inspired him to pursue an...

Gary Dean-Atkins  is the founder of Brainivity, a personal development company from Australia that has just arrived in KL. He's a world  specialist on applied cognitive cybernetics - the science of goal-setting - and the course he developed, 'The Art of Self Mastery', has helped over 25,000 people. Gary is well-equipped to talk about a range of topics - his course touches on self-esteem,...

Engineers are trained with the CDIO framework- Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate: a system used to develop skills and knowledge that will meet the needs of the industry. In Professor Mushtak Al-Atabi's new book, "Think Like An Engineer", he adopts this framework and applies the critical and systematic thinking components as a way to tap into human potential. Professor Mushtak includes practi...

All throughout our lives, we've come to believe that creativity is a reserved gift for the chosen few artists, poets and painters among us. The truth is that creativity is within us all and the key to reaching our fullest potential lies in the re-discovery of our child-like creativity. We speak with Erik Wahl, author of Unthink: Rediscover Your Creative Genius whose book was awarded the #1 Busines...

Becoming excellent in sales is an inside job where it begins from within. It is the combination of the right mindset, skill-set and strategy that helps you achieve the results you desire for. Sales architect, Jacky Chua, joins us today to share tips on developing your sales persona.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Stovall has been a National Olympic weightlifting champion, the President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network, and a highly sought after author and platform speaker. He is the author of the best selling book, The Ultimate Gift, which is now a major motion picture starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin. Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes magazine, says, "Jim Stovall...

 Responsible entrepreneurs are a special breed, seeking to transform industries and even society itself. They challenge and refine cultural assumptions, laws, regulations, and even the processes of governance. This requires them to do and think far beyond what is usually required of business leaders. We speak with Carol Sanford to talk about its importance and how any entrepreneur can pursue...

Carlos Ghosn is the Chairman and CEO of Renault, Nissan & Avtozar, car makers based in different continent​s​. How does he manage this amazing feat of juggling? What's his secret of leadership and vision and how is that playing out in the real world? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Human beings are naturally social creatures. We crave for friendship and positive interactions just as we do for food and water. It should then make sense that the better our relationships are at work, the happier and more productive we would be. Richard Gavriel speaks with us on the importance of building unbreakable relationships.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of us live with the idea that we always have tomorrow to do our most important and valuable work—filling our lives with hectic activities, scrambling to chase the datelines. The painful truth remains that our tomorrows will run out eventually. Todd Henry shares with us how not to die full of your best work.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the crowdfunding world of kickstarter, there are winners, there are losers, and then there are ones like Singer-songwriter, Vienna Teng’s highly successful crowdfunder which got 100% funded in under 5 hours and more than 200% funded in less than a week. How did she achieve this? We speak with her to find out more.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tan Sri Dato’  Paduka Dr. Fng Ah Seng is the founder and chairman of Epic Valley Holdings Group, a G8 construction company in Malaysia. and undertakes philanthropist work as chairman of charitable foundation Yayasan Muhibah Dato' Fng Ah Seng. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. Combining his experience as a military officer, businessman and ph...

What is a beautiful question? According to Warren Berger, author of the book, “ A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Enquiry To Spark Breakthrough Ideas”, a beautiful question could be an ambitious yet actionable question that can begin to shift the way we perceive or think about something. Warren joins us to share further insight on this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...