Structure Your Pitch to get a YES

Structure Your Pitch to get a YES So, you want to become a better presenter. What is a ‘better presenter’? To different people, it can mean different things. It can be about having a solid logical structure, or visualizing slides to wow your audience… or maybe you want to appear…

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The Dos and Don’ts of Body Language: How to Use Non-Verbal Cues to Enhance Your Message

Communication is a vital aspect of our daily lives, and it goes beyond the words we use. Our body language can also convey important messages to others, affecting how we are perceived and received in a conversation. Being aware of our non-verbal cues and how we use them can help…

Will ‘Purpose Alignment’ Become the Most Important Strategy in Talent Management?

Will ‘Purpose Alignment’ Become the Most Important Strategy in Talent Management? Covid-19 saw a lot of movement in the job market. But it is not over yet. The drastic change in the world environment has prompted many employees to reflect on their purpose in life. Along the path of this…

Aligning Purpose for Growth and Wellbeing

Aligning Purpose for Growth and Wellbeing You may have heard the word ‘Ikigai’. If you haven’t, it’s a Japanese term similar to ‘purpose and being’. Think of it as answering the question: “What is the reason for my life?” As our work and life become more integrated, more of us…

Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Lead a Multigenerational Workforce

In our offices today, we’ve moved into a new multi-generational workforce with baby boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Gen Zs all in one space. Some may see the generational gap as a conflict but leaders who are able to lead a diverse group effectively can tap into each generation’s strength…

Influence Mastery: The Two Foundations of Presentation Persuasion

Influence Mastery: The Two Foundations of Presentation Persuasion Have you ever had a BRILLIANT idea?Then you excitedly told your colleague about it, what was their reaction? “Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them.”~ Alfred North Whitehead Chances are, they would give a smile and say something “yes that…

Hierarchy: A Factor That Makes or Breaks Your Training

Hierarchy: A Factor That Makes or Breaks Your Training So, you have done a LNA (Learning Needs Analysis) and decided to do some upskilling and reskilling for your employees. Your junior executives enthusiastically accepted the training invitations. But unexpectedly, you encountered some resistance from the more ‘senior’ people in the…

Easy Habits to build a Foundation for Financial Resilience

Easy Habits to build a Foundation for Financial Resilience Does it mean that with a higher income, you will not struggle with financial debts, you will achieve your financial goals, and you will experience financial peace of mind? Not necessarily. A higher income only provides the possibility of achieving financial…

How to Have a Drama Free Meeting

How to Have a Drama-Free Meeting Picture this: You are facilitating a meeting where Kee, a colleague known for his outspoken opinions, is dominating the conversation. The topic is something everyone had ‘discussed’ before. A decision was even made 2 weeks ago, but nothing much has happened since then. Kee…

How to Talk Clearly and Convincingly with your Team Members

How to Talk Clearly and Convincingly with your Team Members In the current world, we live in, there is simply too much information coming from all sources: news, social media (how many social media accounts do you have?), friends, colleagues, family, not to mention our extended circle via groups and…