Raise Your Game

As an entrepreneur, it is sometimes difficult to curb your enthusiasm and to figure out which projects to focus on. Brandon Webb, former US Navy SEAL sniper and New York Times bestselling author, talks to us about his book, Total Focus: Make Better Decisions Under Pressure - all about sharpening your focus and making the most of your time.

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Honour is a term not often mentioned these days, but in fact has tremendous value for business leaders, establishing trust, loyalty and support from the person’s wide-ranging network. So what is honour, how does it work and how can it be applied in the business setting?

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Today, our world of violence comes in many forms. It includes terrorism, dehumanization and satanizing of other human beings, famine, chronic undernourishment, forced migrations of millions of people, violation of human rights, and the laundry list continues. But the question is, are reactions to violence with more violence our only option? Stan Amaladas, the author of a recently launched book, Intentional Leadership shares with us on his thoughts about how important is intentional leadership in our society today. While his book is motivated by the reality of violence, it is also inspired by the human capacity to well, raise your game and “go high” in the face of violence.

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In the working world, it is easy to lapse into a culture of miscommunication and distrust, which leads to a lack of productivity and an unhealthy work environment. So how do we avoid this, and how do we improve our Conversational Intelligence®? Award-winning executive coach and CEO of The Success Lab, Rita Shah, shares her expertise.

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The new generation of workers, the millennials and Gen-Z, have been on the receiving end of numerous bashing of their work ethics. In this Raise Your Game segment, Alvin Teoh shed some light in understanding these generations and how to bring out the best of their motivation and abilities.

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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 to transform and solve challenges in business and in your personal life.

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Change is always full of uncertainties, and it can be daunting to make a change in your life without knowing what effect that may have. We’ve all struggled with making big decisions or even to know what decision to make! Allan Pease speaks to us about his book with Barbara Pease called ‘The Answer’, all about discovering what you want from life and making it happen.

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In this week’s Raise Your Game, Roshan Thiran explores the life of world-famous economist Adam Smith. Smith who is well known for coining the term "the invisible hand of the market" is not known for his leadership prowess but for his wisdom on economics. Yet, he has written much on leadership and happiness. Roshan showcases some leadership lessons that we can garner from Adam Smith, including some amazing insights on leadership and happiness.

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Part of the work culture nowadays promotes constant activity - if you’re not doing something you often feel obliged to fill your schedule. However, it’s important to not only remember to take a break, but also to know how to take that break. We speak to Alex Soojung-Kim Pang about how rest plays a critical role in overall productivity.

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A lot about who we are today is shaped from experiences we've had in our youth. It’s common knowledge that kids need to be given space to explore and experiment to allow them to form their identity while trying new things. Yet we sometimes forget that this space is necessary even till their teenage days. Even then, more emphasis is often placed on the kind of 'content' that young people are consuming today, instead of the 'context' of their development. Audrey Tong shares about what 'necessary development space' for youth looks like, and how that contributes to opportunities for positive learning experiences.

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