Raise Your Game

Most of us think that one is not easily influenced by others. Think again - just one word can radically affect your decisions sometimes and more often so, we make our decisions based on the trust we have for one another. In the beginning of this five part series, Ray Phoon from Power Up Success talked about what makes a business credible and powerful enough to influence.

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Discipline is freedom. You may disagree with this statement, and if you do you are certainly not alone. For many people, discipline is a dirty word that is equated with the absence of freedom. In fact the opposite is true. As Stephen R. Covey once wrote, “the undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions”. And in the longer term, the undisciplined lack the freedom that comes with possessing particular skills and abilities.  If you struggle with self-discipline, Aaron Lee from One Training Worklife Management explained how it can be developed.

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At some point in everyone’s life, the thought of changing careers surfaces. Transitions are changes that require us to transform how we perceive and interpret ourselves and the world around us, and to develop new priorities, learn new skills, behaviours and patterns of interpersonal reactions so that we can fit into our new roles. Career transitions are generally more challenging than job transitions. Less people dare to make the leap because of the risk invoved. Eric Lau from Leaderonomics continues part 2 as we look at practical aspects to consider when making career transitions.

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An effective organization is driven by individual strengths. Unfortunately, with common distractions, conflicting priorities, unclear objectives, poor communication, and lack of trust, it’s easy to burn out and lose focus. We spoke to Woo Yee Saik, Certified Trainer for FranklinCovey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, on the solutions that help employees apply timeless principles of effectiveness in the workplace. 

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Nick Tasler is an internationally acclaimed author and the creator of the revolutionary Decision Pulse development system which has helped leaders and teams from around the world execute their plans faster and more strategically. His dynamic approach, sound research, and original thinking have helped teams consistently make decisions at organizations ranging from Microsoft, Wells Fargo, General Electric, UnitedHealth Group to the American Cancer Society. In his work as research and development director at cutting-edge think tank TalentSmart, where he helps businesses work better and employees think smarter, Nick Tasler realized that the recent discovery by scientists of a potential-seeking gene could have a remarkable impact on how we understand decision making. We spoke to him about his book “The Impulse Factor: Why Some of Us Play It Safe and Others Risk It All”.

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Life is a funny thing - the more you live it for others, the more you enjoy living. St Francis of Assisi is right - "It is in giving that you receive". Life’s purpose is the intersection of two items: One’s strength and the needs of others. This session explores the activities, dreams, and burden for others that have been implanted in your life. The enemy of purposefulness is not idleness but busyness - busy doing what does not really matter. In essence, there is no significant life purpose without ministry and service to others.

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Gordon Tredgold has worked in IT for over 20 years. A specialist in Transformational Leadership, Operational Performance Improvement, Organisational Development, Creating Business Value via IT,  and Program and Change Management. He has Global and International experience having lived and worked in UK, Belgium, Holland, Czech Republic, USA and Germany with multi sector knowledge including FMCG, Logistics, Utilities, Telecoms, Aviation, Banking and Finance. He started a blog to share his thoughts on leadership which have been gathered over the years through playing sports, leading large transformational changes and managing global operations. We spoke to Gordon about his Leadership Principles - “Simplicity, Transparency and Focus” and how it led him to write a book on Leadership: Its a Marathon not a Sprint.

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Self-empowerment in its simplest form means taking charge of our own lives to bring about the changes we want to see in ourselves. Sometimes, we rely on others to help us; sometimes we just need to be courageous and help ourselves. As the saying goes - “Easier said than done”! Azeeza Jalaludeen is a house-wife turned International Professional Trainer/Speaker, Business/Life Coach, and Social/Spiritual Entrepreneur. She is also the Co-Founder of SHINE (Self-Help International Network Enterprise). Started her spiritual journey at a very young age and being a people’s person, she’s been in the service industry for more than 20 years. Effectively Multi-Lingual in Mandarin, Tamil, Malay and English and passionately dedicated to support individuals who are looking for positive changes in life.

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Innovation. Where do we even begin? Business Week recently published a list of 50 most innovative companies in the world. Eventhough the data behind these kind of hit lists can be dubious, they always make you think “why are we not on that list?” What’s the secret behind the ones who were chosen? We spoke to Kristine Oustrup, the CEO & Creative Director of Business Innovation Culture in Singapore on “Cultivating Business Innovation Culture”.

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In "Discovering Your Life's Purpose" series, the past two sessions covered the 'Awareness of Life Roles' and the 'Awareness of Talents'. Part three focuses on the 'Awareness of Distractions'. The trouble for most of us is not an issue of under-achievement, rather it is over-achievement because we are trained since young to be balanced and holistic, so we know a little bit of everything - leading to the situation whereby, we are a Jack/Jill of all trades but master of none. Patrick Morley's definition of failure - "succeeding in things that do not matter" is a poignant reminder that being busy and ambitious may not necessarily indicate a life of meaning and purpose. 

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