Raise Your Game

There’s a distinct difference between information and knowledge, and when you think about organisation it is important to know not only the bare facts, but also what context to put them in. Dr. Rumesh Kumar talks about what knowledge is and how to get it organised.

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There was a graduate. She had a few great ideas about where her career could go and how she could make a difference. And while she was inspired by the article on finding the courage to just start, like a lot of people, she found that although there was a desire to get on with bringing her ideas to life, there was no obvious starting point. Younger people sometimes lack the necessary experience to know exactly how to get a head start. But getting started isn’t an issue that’s solely experienced by young people; as leaders, we can sometimes forget that we also had our struggles to overcome in the beginning. In our forgetfulness that what now comes naturally to us was initially challenging, we should remember that people sometimes need a direct guiding hand to start them off. Roshan Thiran from Leaderonomics shares five ways that can help you to get started on making an effective change (timely as we start the new year).

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What Was I Thinking? is not a how-to book on being a better entertainer, nor is it a formal motivational text. Instead, it’s an honest and hilarious autobiography where Gurmit Singh discusses everything from his career to his family to being left behind by the school bus. He speaks to us about the process of writing the book, and the surprising relatability of the inferiority complex.

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The fear of failure is paralysing. It can become so intense that some people, teams and businesses choose to keep to convention, rather than upset the balance and embrace an innovative spirit. While people should not deliberately set out to fail, teams and leaders should strive to embrace an environment which understands that not all projects will succeed, and that failures can – and should – be manageable and survivable . This involves recognising core skills, strengths, areas of growth and potential. In this Raise Your Game session, Lydia shares what leaders need to pay attention to in order to achieve this.

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Being a purpose-driven generation, it is not surprising to hear of Millennials choosing careers which gives them a strong sense of meaning and contribution to the world. However, more often than not, it is not just Millennials that would opt for career paths whereby purpose precedes paychecks. More than just making an income and achieving career success, finding purpose in work becomes a higher priority. As organisations, how do we shift towards becoming a purpose-driven organisation? How do we move beyond the external factors of engagement like having Google-like offices and lucrative employee benefits, which are superficial and temporary? Leaderonomics Good Monday, Senior Consulting Manager, Amanda shares insights on how organisations and teams can collectively create a meaningful work culture for employees to thrive in.

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Often, when it comes to the holidays, we struggle to find time to get everything done. In fact, there’s a huge pressure to get everything perfect for the festive season. Marcia Ramsland, author of Simplify Your Holiday Season: Turn Seasonal Stress into Holiday Success, as well as organizing coach for business & life success, speaks about how even the busiest of business people can simplify their holiday season.

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In the dynamic and fast-paced world of today, individuals and organisations would need to be very agile in learning. Discover how individuals and organisations can inculcate and promote the passion and belief to be willing to learn, in order to create value, to be creative, and to be different in adding value to others.

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Ask anyone around you what they want out of an ordinary day, and you'll be faced with a paradox: we all want to be more productive, and we all wish we could just unplug from life's relentless demands on our focus and attention. Something's got to give, but at what cost? Head of Learning & Growth of Leaderonomics, Hui Yi-Wen shares about the battle of our minds in this Raise Your Game session.

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Everyone is in a crazy busy mode almost all the time but how does one go through the day with a sense of "anchoring" and not be "all-over-the-place"? Life has got to be more than just getting things done, right? Joseph Tan shares his thoughts about how being busy is not a sign of productivity.

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Leadership is a concept that can invite a lot of pressure. How does one become a good leader? How does one manage a team? In this age of constant evolution, how does one develop consistent leadership skills that will be able to change with the times? Matt Paese, Senior Vice President of Succession & C-Suite Services at DDI and co-author of Leaders Ready Now: Accelerating Growth in a Faster World, speaks about the concept of leadership readiness

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