Pushing Beyond the Obvious

Premise: Confidence doesn’t always come naturally, especially when you grow up rarely seeing people like you represented in leadership, media, or success stories. In a world where visibility often determines opportunity, learning how to show up fully becomes essential. In this episode of my podcast, we host Sheena Yap Chan, a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and author, who shares powerful insights on confidence, identity, and visibility, particularly for Asian women navigating personal and professional spaces. Why Representation Matters More Than We Think? Growing up in Canada, Sheena often felt the absence of representation. There were few role models in media […]

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In this short narration, Quentin Tarantino talks about the role of a director and it is a classic definition of what we need to do as leaders to become a leader worth following. Very early in his career, he asked Terry Gilliam on what was the job of a director in the making of a movie and here is what he was told – “It is not your job to create your vision, it is your job to have a vision! And it is your job then to hire talented people who understand your vision. You articulate your vision to […]

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Introduction: The Vicious Cycle of Feeling “Stuck” Have you ever felt completely stuck? Maybe it’s a low mood you can’t shake, or a physical exhaustion that makes every task feel impossible. When you’re in that state, it can feel like a vicious cycle you can’t break. But what if you had more control than you thought? The relationship between our psychology (our mind) and our physiology (our body) is a powerful two-way street. How we think affects how we feel physically, and how our body feels and moves directly impacts our mental state. This is fantastic news because it means […]

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Premise The real job of a leader is not decision-making. It is decision capability-building and this can be done by creating better leaders from those that they lead. Bad leaders manage how work is being done, good leaders manage whether the work is being done and great leaders create capacity so that the work gets done. This is possible only when we are able to find ways to train them, to coach them and to get them ready for their journey as a leader. This requires us to give them additional responsibilities and create opportunities to lead as part of […]

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This is the recording of a live conversation I had with Dr. Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag to explore how the principles from the Theory of Constraints can be applied to multi-project environments (Digital transformation efforts) to deliver projects on time, on budget and on spec. She shared insights from her latest book (now available in Worldwide) Goldratt’s Rules of Flow to help us understand how to increase the velocity and throughputs of project deliveries within our organisation. We covered the following topics in the conversation: 1. Introducing the work of Dr. Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag 2. Do 70% of projects really fail to achieve their […]

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In this episode of the podcast, we host the inimitable and unapologetically ambitious, Sophie Krantz. We had a conversation about leadership and the need for economic growth and opportunity. We discussed the possibility of creating positive change in the world through frameworks like exponential organization (ExO) and coaching ordinary people to do extraordinary things. In this wide ranging conversation, we discussed – The importance of seeing the world as one and the need to overcome fears and limiting beliefs to achieve breakthrough growth. – The value of immersive experiences and tapping into personal passions to create unapologetic ambition and confidence […]

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In this conversation with @DrAlanBarnard, we explore how the principles of the Theory of Constraints (originally created by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt) can be used to not only drive significant business results but also to help us make high stake decisions as leaders. In this freewheeling conversation, we explore Dr Barnard’s story about how he met with Dr. Goldratt and his famous motto. We explore who is a true expert. He shares how he got into an argument with Dr. Goldratt and how he then formed a life long connection with Dr. Goldratt. He shares his most important lessons from all […]

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In this interesting conversation, an accomplished CEO and digital transformation leader, Damien Cummings shares his perspective on the art of leading in uncertain times. He shares how leaders need to do to stay relevant in an ever changing context, specially the technology landscape. Here are some things that we cover in this conversation:  You can find more information about Damien here. You can connect with him on LinkedIn here.  Books discussed in the video:  If you would like to watch us have this conversation, you can do so here.

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In this interesting conversation, Speaker, Author and Advisor (and Public speaking coach)  @ColFink  shares his perspective on the importance of clear and effective communication for leaders. He also shares insights on how to get good at communication and specifically when speaking to an audience (internal or external). He shares how leaders can learn to communicate to inform, inspire and connect. He also talks about how good communication can provide leaders the leverage they need in order to scale both – effectiveness and efficiency. If you are a leader and want to work on your communication, this is a conversation worth […]

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Premise: In this first episode of a new series, which will be focused on leadership, we host a practicing leader – Pankaj Rusia. He currently works for SAP as the Head of Customer Success for the SAP HR Cloud business are and is based out of Singapore. As the Head of Customer Success for SAP South East Asia, he is on a mission to make customers look great in front of their leadership, employees, and managers, and to help them get the best out of their SuccessFactors solutions. Insights from the conversation: In this wide ranging conversation, he shares his […]

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