Raise Your Game

Jensen Siaw’s passion for people has inspired him to spend years experienceing and studying human behaviour and performance psychology. Every year thousands of graduates join the workforce, aspiring to have a successful career. Regardless of whether you are working in the public or private sector, you will find yourself competing with other similarly qualified colleagues for recognition, inc...

The marathon metaphor holds true and applies to our careers and livelihood – a career is a marathon, not a sprint. Many have made the mistake of running their career like a sprint - trying to get from point A to point B as fast as possible, unaware that this is not a sustainable way. Shahran Masood shares with us a holistic guide to making smarter career choices, so you can run the distance....

In today's age of social media connectivity, we may be adhering to a different set of rules when it comes to communicating. A 140 character message and some daily photo updates may be all well and good when it comes to getting those likes from your online peers, but are we forgetting how to connect offline? In building more authentic and meaningful relationships, we must begin by taking stock of h...

What does Sun Tzu and ‘The Art of War’ have in common with today’s modern manager?  ‘The Art of War’ is based on the Taoist philosophy of ‘objectivity’, where strategy is used to outsmart competitors by being better and faster at tactics. Using these principles, Scott Graham shares the core individual values of strategy and tactics and how to apply th...

To be a leader one must have followers. Some leaders are 'Great bad' leaders who coerced their followers; others are 'Great good leaders' who are followed voluntarily. The difference lies in how they pass the eleven tests of leadership and in their governance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether it’s ideas, instructions or feelings, explaining is something that we are required to do on a daily basis. Alot of the times we know what we’re explaining… but do we think enough about how we’re explaining it? We might have an idea for a great product or invention, but if we’re not able to explain that idea, to get people excited and invested, then chances ar...

Dr. Billy Kueek is the founder of Billy Kueek International, and is the first certified Hypnotherapy Master Trainer in South-East Asia, by the American Board of Hypnotherapy. He was on Raise Your Game before to talk about Living Life by Design, Not By Default.- a philosophy that utilizes NLP to help people achieve breakthroughs in their performance, relationships, education, coaching, business, th...

 Joseph Wong is an entrepreneur, behavioural transformation coach, and author. He wrote the book, The Power Science of Influence. The book reveals strategies on how we can leverage on the science of influence and persuade people in your team, at work and in sales. We're into the 3rd episode of our personal success series, and today we'll be asking Joseph for tips on how to be a person of infl...

Robin Sieger is a motivational speaker who recently delivered the opening keynote at this year’s Toastmasters’ International annual Congress, presenting ‘The Secrets of Personal Success”.  He’s also an accomplished man of various different achievements; from building orphanages in Thailand to holding the world record for the coldest round of golf ever played in -...

Sometimes in life, dung is thrown at the front porch in our house and it causes us all kinds of pains and issues. This session will explore how having cow dung shoved in your front door may be the best thing that ever happens in your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if you could wake up tomorrow and have every area of your life transformed? What would you change? Hal Elrod, author of “The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)” shares with us his miraculous personal story and how we can wake up every morning to our full potential.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All of us have been taught to believe that friends are the real keys to our success. But what if friends are overrated and strangers are even more vital to business and personal growth? Alan Gregerman talks with us on how to create remarkable breakthroughs in the things that matter most by tapping a world filled with remarkable strangers, ideas, and perspectives– rethinking the way you engag...

In the second installment of this eight part series on personal success, Christian Chua talks to us about developing the groove to succeed and what it takes to attain the rhythm of winning.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nothing masks issues and robs an organization of its full potential like success. Things may look great now, but as a leader, you must predict problems long before they show up in the results. Are you and your team truly ready for growth? Or will rapid growth only speed up your demise? You get what you set yourself up for. Do you know what you are setting yourself up for?  See omnystudio.com/...

When people set out to achieve difficult tasks or goals, be it in weight loss, earning a certain amount of money or saving a broken marriage, it is incredibly easy to get discouraged along the journey. We speak with Jeevan as he shares with us 6 things you can do to help keep yourself on track. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What did Einstein, JFK, Edison and Henry Ford have in common? They were all massive doodlers. As a simple, accessible and dynamic tool of deep thinking in disguise, Sunni Brown brings about a change in opinion about the activity all those parent, teachers and bosses have instructed us not to do. How can we use the power of doodling to demystify our visual thinking and unlock the innovativeness wit...

When life takes and demands so much from us, is it really possible to give without expecting anything in return? Andrew Chow speak with us as he explores further on the topic of enjoying a life of giving in abundance without expecting anything in return–and actually feeling good about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Mindset is probably the major determinant of success in every walk of life. The end results you achieve always begins with how well you govern the thinking patterns you habitually adopt. With that in mind, different circumstances require different mindsets– a crucial point to take note of especially for entrepreneurs about to leave the safety nets of a paid employment. We speak with Ma...

The traditional ways of training, KPIs and new technology adoption are inadequate to be able to adapt to this fundamental paradigm shift with kids in garages kicking the behinds of large multinationals. We speak with Christoffer Erichsen as he gives us examples of ways individuals can apply a different thinking and tangible tactics from design thinking, startup and intrapreneurship ecosystems to b...

As the co-founder of Catcha Group, he has worked with, on and in businesses from startup to IPO and has been CEO of two publicly listed internet companies controlled by Catcha Group. Not resting on his laurels, Ken has also created, developed and managed over 20 startups in Asia over the past 10 years. We speak with him to get some insights on key learnings from his experiences in the business wor...

Why are exciting new ideas often met with lukewarm praise or critical responses? David shares mounting evidence which shows that we all possess an inherent bias against creativity, and the good news that there actually is something we can do about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this month long series on Colour Therapy, Evelyn Leong has shared insight on how colour can help manage work, stress and health. In the final instalment, she speaks about empowering your life and managing life purpose through colour.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Less is More concept has been applied in a wide variety of fields and industries but is it really possible to be apply it in leadership as well? We’ve all come across them at one point or another–bosses that watch your back so closely that you can barely excel at work. Keith Murnighan teaches otherwise and explores on the fact that sometimes, leaders need to take a step backwards....

If you don't like something, change it. But if you can't change it, you certainly can change your attitude and the way you think about it. In this session, Jermaine shares on the importance of a positive attitude along with some ideas on how to cultivate a positive attitude to obtain positive outcomes at work and ultimately, in your life.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you recall about the most powerful speech you’ve ever heard a leader give, there’s a combination of authenticity, stage presence, masterful delivery and inspiration that makes it so great. Nobody has ever walked out of a great speech saying, “I loved the way she used PowerPoint.” Yet, all too often, speakers rely on tools like it to carry them through a presentation. C...