Raise Your Game

We believe that happiness is a serious business. Research shows that happiness and wellbeing at work is the foundation of a productive and optimised organisation and makes a real difference to a company’s bottom line. In the third episode of ROI on Happiness Series, Nooreen discussed about enhancing joy at work.

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There are many opportunities to promote good character in the workplace, in the homes of employees and in the community. Managers should constantly strive to think of (and employ) creative means of stressing the importance of good character in the workplace. We spoke to Douglas Alex Chee, the master trainer of Milestone Training. He played a pivotal role in writing, developing and training the Character Building Module of the Malaysian National Service Program for the Government of Malaysia, which included the design and delivery of the Training Of Trainers component. He has trained thousands in leadership, breakthrough, awareness, communications and relationships throughout Asia.

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To create a competitive organisation, today's executives need to complement their job function competencies with the crucial personal effectiveness competencies. By encouraging individuals to renew their personal effectiveness based on timeless principles, they will ultimately achieve breakthroughs in their personal and professional life, thus impacting every aspect of their performance and help to build partnerships in the workplace necessary to grow their organisation way into the future. We spoke to the author of Mindful Challenges Towards Peak Performance who is also the founder of  Hexcellence™ - a learning program that will benefit all level of employees in leadership position from all business functions and industries.

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In those times when we want to acquire a new skill or face a formidable challenge we hope to overcome; what we need most are patience, focus, and discipline - traits that seem elusive or difficult to maintain. Roshan Thiran from Leaderonomics gave tips on how to learn and master these skills for any aspect of life.

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Social entrepreneurship is the process of pursuing innovative solutions to social problems. More specifically, social entrepreneurs adopt a mission to create and sustain social value. We as part of the human race has an inherent role to serve mankind. Murphy Lum is the Chief Executive Coach & Leader Developer at People Coaching Works. He started The SEED Project and the mission is to develop and nurture socially aware and responsible youthful individuals from the able community as well as the needy community (as an inclusive platform of opportunities) to become holistic and insightful social entrepreneurs. The approach is via experiential and discovery learning as opposed to the conventional, classroom driven ones. Hopefully with these opportunities to "learn-how-to-fish-EXPERIENTIALLY" the able community can work hand-in-hand with the needy community to create social businesses that effectively serves the greater good of mankind. 

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Last week’s first episode of ROI on Happiness, Nooreen discussed about individual values and why it is important for personal growth. She also spoke about the importance of aligning individual values with those of their company. This week in the second episode, she talked about what exactly is work-life balance and is it different from work-family balance? Find out if this is a new phenomenon and the benefits of bringing work and other life pursuits into balance.

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In the competitive sport of Motorcycle Road racing, it takes a comprehensive and very technical approach by racers and their teams to build a championship winning effort. To come to think of it, it’s practical to say that “successful racers are simply successful leaders”. A racer needs to understand every aspect of perfection to put together a winning program - something that author, Alan Blair is very familiar with. With over thirty years of racing experience, he’s spent a lot of time analysing his and others racing efforts to develop his formula for success. What is interesting about this book is the business approach he took to succeed in racing. Needless to say, it is a formula for success in any business.

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Authenticity is an important concept in the 21st Century. Smart leaders recognise that today’s employees value leaders who are ‘real’. Leaders who are not afraid to allow their vulnerabilities to show and who lead with compassion for their team members. Companies that honor a culture of authenticity will find themselves at the front of this dynamic shift in how we do business and how we live life. Norma T. Hollis is America’s Authentic Voice Doctor® and after thirty years of researching authenticity from multiple perspectives, Hollis develops programs and services that help individuals and organisations expand their view of themselves and what is possible. We speak to her about her book “Ten Steps to Authenticity – and how it can create a rewarding and satisfying life.”

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In many cases, conflict in the workplace just seems to be a fact of life. We've all seen situations where different people with different goals and needs have come into conflict. And we've all seen the often-intense personal animosity that can result. The fact that conflict exists; however, is not necessarily a bad thing: As long as it is resolved effectively, it can lead to personal and professional growth.

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Jeff Krantz lives each day with a  deep sense of purpose.  He integrates his contagious enthusiasm for sales performance with his experience of consulting Fortune 500 companies to deliver world-class training programs. Treat ‘em Like a ROCKSTAR is designed to stir passion in professionals to serve like no one else can. What makes this book different from any other of its kind is the combination of motivation and method to deliver customer service that demands an encore performance. We spoke to Jeff about his book which is not just a how-to guide to improve customer satisfaction but a message that stirs the heart of an organization to serve on purpose and with purpose.

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