Raise Your Game

Are you constantly busy, caught up in the motion of work but to which no progress is seen? We Speak with Jonathan Quek as we find out that sometimes—working hard is insufficient in climbing the ladder of success. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to Jermaine Bee from Leaderonomics about 7 key areas you should self-manage for a higher performance. This include managing your time and managing your relationships and prioritizing daily tasks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No matter how many initiatives you spearhead or how hard you think of decisions, you will make the occasional management mishap, like all leaders do. Nicole Lipkin, author of the book “What Keeps Leaders Up At Night” talks about recognizing and resolving troubles that all leaders face. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Going into negotiation without your hard facts is comparable with going to war empty handed. Despite that, many fall into the same mistakes over and over again, resulting in poor outcomes. Faridah Hameed speaks with us in the second part of this series of the importance of knowing your facts and removing ambiguity in your negotiation skills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We create physical and mental to-do lists all the time, leaving us overwhelmed and running like a hamster forever on the wheel. However, what's more important is the not-do list. Today, we speak with Swapna Thomas as she shares with us how a not-do list increases your productivity and sharpens your priorities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many are unaware that the language we use have a huge impact on our daily life and performance. Today, we speak with Celestine Chua from personalexcellence.co as she shares with us how the daily use of negative lingo will subconsciously tunnel us into a life of limitations and self-doubt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How would it feel to have a boss that constantly breathed down your neck, watching every move you made? Is it better to keep employees on an extremely short leash or to put power in their hands? Vinesh Naidu speaks with us on this matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“It gets lonely at the top”—a clichéd statement so often believed by many that isn’t necessarily true. Jeevan Sahadevan speaks with us on ways we can reach the top alongside others both at your workplace and at home.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do women fear negotiation? We speak with Faridah Hameed in this four part series as she busts the 5 myths surrounding this matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are some of the ways for the youths of our nation  to get their voices noticed and heard among leaders and influencers when it comes to national policies and efforts? Michael Teoh and Hafiz Arrifin, both emerging leaders in their own right speaks with us about this matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The average executive delivers and also sits in for numerous business presentations. Some are succinct, sharp while others — deadly and monotonous. Today, we speak with Benjamin Loh to find out the 3 biggest mistakes that most executives make when delivering business speeches and presentations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Throughout the course of work and daily life, people experience the ups and downs — amongst them,  griefs and disappointments. George Kohlrieser shares with us why a person must be motivated and resilient in accepting and overcoming grief in order to reconnect the bond that forms strong and reciprocal relationships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Regardless of what business you are in, it’s a people business. People connect with customers and prospects, people innovate products and services, people deliver results. We speak with Julie Winkle Giuloni on the simple magic of short conversations with employees about career goals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you been wearing yourself thin, being a “worker-bee” working hard but to which no result is seen?  Daniel Priestley, author of the book “Become a Key Person of Influence” highlights the significance of becoming a key person of influence and shares ways in which you can be recognized as an invaluable member of your organization.  See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

We are constantly bombarded with a whole load of information and noise on a daily basis. How do we focus on what’s important and effectively filter out the content that really matters? John Hagedorn speaks with us again on the final part of our Relearning Listening series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you seeking for renewal, reflection and self-healing in these hyper-modern times that we live in? Throughout the years have we lost touch with nature, preventing us from obtaining inner healing? We speak with Mark Coleman on the power and importance of keeping in touch with nature for the well-being of our mind.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What makes up the secret concoction to the perfect blend of masterful presentation skills? We speak with Sheela Chandran as she shares with us the crucial dos and don'ts of a great presentation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If there's one certainty in business today, it's this: Change is coming your way. You have no choice in the matter. The choice you do have is either to embrace it or bury your head in the sand. In Choosing Change, ASTD Chairman Walter McFarland and leadership executive coach Susan Goldsworthy offer a proven new model for not just facing inevitable change but leveraging it as a tool for long-t...

How life Works is about why the same things keep happening to you? Its about why bills come in bunches. Its about rich people get richer. Its about why some people always fall on their feet and how you can learn form them. How life works explains why its not what you know, its not who you know. Its about how you feel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do employees benefit from attending training programs in active listening? “Mindfulness” is a term usually associated with zen and yoga.  How does it apply to listening? We’ve talked about how ineffective listening can interfere with work productivity in episode two and today we will be discussing where and how does intelligent listening help in the workplace. See omnyst...

Give a person a fish a day, you feed him for a day; teach a person how to fish and you feed him for life. The ultimate effectiveness of teaching is to teach others to the extent that they can become independent on their own – and that kind of achievement can only come if we subscribe to the philosophy of: Learn To Teach and Teach To Learn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Brain Bible is based on recent developments in neuroscience and health psychology. It consists of Dr. Arden’s ‘Rewire Your Brain’ which was published in April 2010, and offers the general public down to earth advice based on new developments in neuroscience. The Brain Bible, like ‘Rewire Your Brain’, is meant to be a practical “hands-on” guide for read...

Team success doesn’t start with results. It starts with the building of an effective team that can deliver on its promise. How to Form a Team is for managers and leaders who have responsibility for the creation and success of teams. If you are a department head or project manager, or if you are the senior-level champion or sponsor of a proposed team, this will help you understand the five fa...

In the second episode of our running series of Relearning Listening, John Hagedorn discusses about the causes of ineffective listening. Where do our bad listening habits begin? With so few people listening effectively on their jobs, what happens as a result? Is there anything that is preventing us from listening better? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time management has long been a buzz topic for those interested in productivity but as important as time remains to us, with the increasingly demanding nature of work and the state of VUCA that the world is in (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity), managing time alone just doesn’t cut it. Consider our working environment and the teams we work with today, would more time really...