Nine out of ten businesses fail within the first year. This harsh truth is the dark imminent cloud that hovers above any individual looking to achieve success in the SME industry. Enter Jeet Banerjee, a serial entrepreneur, author, and Tedx speaker, who not only defied these odds by launching numerous successful start ups, but also managed to write books and run courses on how to start a business and transform ideas into income- all well before the age of 20. Drawing from experiences through his impressive ascent into the realm of business, Jeet shares with us his formula to startup success.

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If you think of Gandhi, Lee Kuan Yew, Mahathir, Richard Branson and even Thaksin, they all have very different ways of displaying leadership. Certainly different words would be used to describe them all, but a fact remains that these men are all great leaders in their own right. Isaac Peter of Leaderonomics talks about the need for a leader to discover and understand their ‘leadership signature’. 

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The landscape of the business environment is constantly changing. It's a well established fact that the same old ways of doing business simply don't cut it anymore. People no longer want to come to work, check their brains at the door and do what they are told in exchange for job security and a pat on the back in retirement. They want to be engaged, to feel that as their organizations flourish, they too are growing and developing as individuals. Paul Gustavson is an author and founder of Organization Planning & Design Inc, which helps organizations around the world create and sustain high-performance teams. He co-authored “A Team of Leaders”, a book that shows readers how to design systems that nurture the leadership potential of every individual. Today he speaks to us about achieving positive change by re-evaluating the way we approach leadership and organization dynamics.

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We've all been told or taught to do certain things in the pursuit of happiness. For most, it’s about getting the grades, the job, or the salary to set us on the path of achieving the life we’ve envisioned for ourselves. But the feel good factor from these achievements are often short lived and less satisfying than we expect. So our life is spent looking to score the next big goal in hopes of attaining this elusive but much coveted state of happiness. Is this the true path to happiness or could we just be running in relentless circles? Eric Karpinski is a Happiness Coach with over 20 years of experience combining his knowledge of business and positive psychology in order to help create and implement sustainable change within an organization. He shares with us his understanding of the science of happiness and how to go about pursuing it.

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Call it stress, confusion or sheer laziness. We’re all guilty of taking mental shortcuts that result in poor judgments and hasty decisions. Sulynn Choong sheds some light into the business of thinking- how our brain processes thoughts to make decisions and how we can take steps to avoid the path of least resistance.

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We love humming the tune and singing along to the lyrics, but do we really know what Michael Jackson meant when he talked about starting with the man in the mirror? Roshan Thiran takes a closer look at the timeless message behind this iconic song and discusses the benefits of self-reflection.

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The world is obsessed with creating good workers. People who can follow instructions and perform tasks well. The Good People, Better Leaders ideology, however, is focused on developing good people, instead of just good workers. In the first episode of this series, Shankar Santhiram talks about how embracing failures can create value and propel a business to greater heights. 

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 Studies have shown the medicinal benefits that laughter has on our mind and body. It's proven to trigger the release of endorphins, relieve stress and even prevent heart disease. But today let's explore the social benefits. Nick Arnette is a keynote speaker, author and comedian who has worked with the legendary likes of Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld. Nick also has a business background in sales and mortgage banking. He’s combined his experience in the field of performance and business to write ‘Me, We, and Glee’ a book which delivers a unique perspective on how to approach your working life. We speak to Nick about the advantages of keeping your wits about you at work, and how humour can lead to a positive attitude and approach to teamwork in today's business setting. 

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Etiquette has been described as common sense with a large dose of kindness- two qualities one hopes to see in abundance at the workplace. However, with the explosion of social media and the ever changing culture of the corporate workplace, there are some good practices in etiquette that seem to have fallen by the wayside.Today we're going to reassess the importance of good practices and behaviours, especially in the realm of social media, where it's a platform for many to build your business and connect with your audience. Tiki Shabuddin, the co-founder of The Gamesworks, gives us his guide on how to practice etiquette in today's modern workplace.  

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"Whatever the mind can concieve and believe, it can achieve". This quote emphasizes the power of all that can be achieved when you have the self belief and condfidence to do so. It's a simple fact of life, yet this lack of self belief is often what can derail us from realizing our dreams. Today Jermaine Bee of Leaderonomics talks about the need for women to recognize their strengths and potential and that it all begins by looking within. 

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