Raise Your Game

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (The Declaration of Independence; July 4, 1776, first drafted by Thomas Jefferson).

Of all the charismatic leaders who made their mark on American history, there is arguably none who did more to shape the nation’s course than a reticent legislator from Virginia. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) might have lacked the gifts of great orators and raconteurs, but he possessed a powerful flair for writing, and was widely recognised for his wisdom, judgment and diplomacy. In this Raise Your Game Show, Roshan Thiran will share the leadership lessons he has learnt from the third President of the United States of America.

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Learn how and why gaining an insight into your employees' growth and development needs can move your organisation forward, and what are some of the best methods to do it.

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You might not expect there to be a correlation between the concept of coolness and the world of business. However, being cool means being confident, assured, and resilient - which are some fantastic traits of a great entrepreneur. Roy Sheppard shares the ways someone can tap into their inner coolness and apply that to their professional success too.

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"Let him that would move the world first move himself"- Socrates. It’s difficult to think of any other historical figure who has been more influential in shaping cultures throughout the world than Socrates. In this Raise Your Game session, Roshan Thiran shares the leadership lessons he has learned from studying the life of The Father of Western Philosophy.

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Every last Monday of the month, Sheila Singam uses case studies to illustrate how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools and in this session, she dives deeper on the subject of why people leave their jobs and move on and what employers can do to mitigate this.

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Making assumptions based off first impressions can shape the way you interact with your peers immediately, sometimes to your relationship’s detriment. Caitlin Walker sheds some light on the concept of clean language, and provides a real case study on how applying clean language can shift your perceptions and improve your work life.

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No doubt, our digitally-driven world has had an increasing effect on the way we live, work, and socialise. While everyone has a certain margin of liberty to their behavioural choices, should there be a way to determine best practices for living, working, and socialising in this new world? We’ll be discussing this and how we can possibly set good foundations for a young and restless generation who will be fully immersed in this digital world.

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There are all sorts of efforts to increase either customer or employee engagement or motivation, some of which include marketing campaigns, attractive prizes, latest technology and even the best management practices. At the end of the day, Engagement and Motivation (E&M) should rely on the human factors. If you look at it, gamification as an industry has shown the ability to master human E&M. For example, the ability to get millennials right up to baby boomers to spend hours playing games daily. Is it just a great storyline, multiplayer capability or cool graphics? The science behind this is found in Octalysis – a framework that describes the 8 core drives of E&M. Think Codex CEO, Andrew Lau shares what the 8 core drives of human motivation and engagement are. These 8 core drives are based on a model called Octalysis by Yu-Kai Chou – who is a Taiwanese Gamification Expert who happens to also be the youngest guest lecturer in Stanford University.

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Work culture has seen a massive shift in male-female engagement. In the wake of many sexual harassment cases being brought to light in a public eye, rules of engagement need to be revised and respected. Tessie Lim, Nadira Yusoff and Dato’ Ruby Khong speak about how women can have a bigger voice in the workplace for these issues in honour of 2018 being declared Women Empowerment Year.

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Finance and HR Leader of Leaderonomics, Laura Yee dives into the ins and outs of a liquid workforce and what organisations can do to take the plunge with confidence.

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