Raise Your Game

Whether you call it word of mouth or a recommendation, almost all businesses can be built on the back of a good referral. Jeevan Sahadevan is back this time to share simple ways and examples of how we can formulate the steps to an effective referral strategy.

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Job interviews are inherently a weird experience. For candidates, you're trying to present your best self to a stranger, by answering their vague questions in the clearest, most intelligible way possible. For employers, you have just a short amount of time to gauge if a person is the right fit, or just full of it. We speak to Derek Toh, founder of WOBB, to learn do’s and don’ts, and how we can ultimately increase our chances of acing that interview.

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A lot of shade has been thrown at Generation Y. Some say they're passionate and self-assured, but the general narrative is that this generation is entitled, lazy and spoiled. Are these stereotypes founded or or could millennials be the most misunderstood generation of our time? In this first episode, we get into the millennial mindset to get a clearer picture. 

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We may not all be millionaires, but there's definitely more we can do to feel like a million bucks. Jill Ginsberg, author of Self Made Wellionaire shares some strategies to health and wellness that can help us on the path to empowerment. 

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Task-oriented is an approach in which a person focuses on the tasks that need to be performed in order to meet certain goals or standards. Relationship-oriented is an approach in which a person focuses on the motivation and the general well-being of team members. While both are necessary when working with others in a workplace, is one better than the other? Is there a preferred style?

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Many of us have barriers in our mind due to the fear of stepping forward to do the things we dream of. But, what are we actually afraid of? Usually, it's fear of failure, fear of being ridiculed, fear of crushing disappointment and so on. In this segment, Sheila Singam and guest, Kimberly Monteiro speak about how breaking through that barrier of fear and limiting beliefs can give you the confidence to surge upwards and the gumption to the do the things you have always wanted to do.

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We often rely on the wisdom of others when there's a tough decision to make. So how can we learn to reflect and turn to ourselves in times of challenge and adversity? Tom Gilovich shares some principles to developing real wisdom, as opposed to mere cleverness, to help us level up our understanding in challenges both mundane and extraordinary. 

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Think you're ready for that promotion? Great. Not quite sure how to get there? Not to worry. Lace up and get ready to make that climb to the corner office with Shankar Santhiram of EQTD Consulting, who shares 5 keys to get you on that path to a promotion. In the fourth and final episode, Shankar picks up where he left off last week about being reliable- how do you manage stress and remain reliable? And finally, how you can go about finding the mentor for you. 

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There are decisions that we must all make, especially when subject to the constraints of space and time. What to have for lunch? Which home should we buy? Who should we offer the job to? With no set formulas in place, how do we become more effective at making decisions to solve these common questions? Author Brian Christian and cognitive Scientist Tom Griffiths explores how modeling the algorithms in computer science can help us humans make better decisions. 

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As employees, we spend more time in the office than our homes. Despite this fact, there is a significant shortage of empathy in the workplace. What happens to the organization if this shortage of empathy persists? Alvin Teoh from Leaderonomics will share with us the need for empathy and its effect on the workplace.

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