BFM Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Much of life in the pandemic has felt like a rollercoaster ride, with huge ups and downs to deal with. However, as the world has had a year to contend with the ever-changing situation, a new issue has emerged; many are now suffering from a sense of ennui, otherwise known as listlessness or dissatisfaction.
How can one combat ennui not just at the workplace, but in the new normal life in general? Sheila Singam, founder of Human Equation, discusses how she’s handled ennui over the past year and how you can identify and overcome it yourself.
Are leaders born or made? While some people do appear to have come into this world with a natural capacity to lead, they are not the norm. However, does this make the ones who learn to lead mediocre leaders? Not at all. Human Equation founder Sheila Singam discusses the role of leadership development in building robust, healthy organisations with satisfied employees on BFM89.9.
Women are still fighting the battle for equal treatment, equal wages, and a place at the top. Has Covid-19 made any difference in terms of improving opportunities for women to achieve leadership positions? What, in the first place, has prevented more women from achieving leadership positions all this while? And why the push for women to play a bigger role in leadership – is it just to satisfy a need to be competitive, or is there a more profound reason? Human Equation founder Sheila Singam discusses these questions and more.
Sheila Singam takes us through the dos and don’ts of virtual communication with Freda Liu, sharing her thoughts on online etiquette and captivating your digital audience
Sheila Singam joins us for the last Monday of the month to discuss how business expectations in 2021 have changed dramatically, and how you can adapt and pivot accordingly to find success in the new year.
Many people have had to discover new ways to entertain themselves during the pandemic: culinary innovations, artistic inclinations, or even business inspirations, for example. It turns out that those who found new paths and facets over this time may have more confidence, but do these new skills actually contribute to your life in a practical way? Sheila Singam of Human Equation joins us to discuss developing the facets of you.
There are people and organisations that have held on fast to the ways that are familiar to them, frozen in time, thinking that if they can just wait out this episode in the world’s history, they can go back to the usual way of doing things. But can they survive the biggest digital, economic and social upheaval of our times by staying the same?
Sheila Singam joins us for the last Monday of the month to share some valuable developmental insights on how organisations can forget the past and create for the future.
Most of us take great pains to protect our work and home from strangers, but we don’t do that with our mental real estate. Sheila Singam joins us for the last Monday of the month to discuss the value of our mental real estate and protecting it from toxic influences.
As businesses have been digitising, more are turning to the wonders of social media marketing; but without a clear narrative, companies may struggle to make potential clients scrolling through Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube choose their product or service. For the last Monday of the month, Human Equation founder Sheila Singam returns to BFM to speak about how to draw in and influence people with your story, and how a compelling story can connect, engage with, and inspire your audience.
Produced by: Christine Wong
Presented by: Freda Liu
Half the year has gone, a quarter of it was spent under lockdown, and we’re still not quite out of the woods yet. Many are saying that 2020 is a wasted year and a nightmare year, but on the flip side, others are calling it the year that saved the planet, the “reboot year” and the year of self-realisation and innovation. For the final Monday of the month, Human Equation founder Sheila Singam is back after a hiatus to look at finding the silver lining and what we can take away from the past six months as we move forward into the next half-year.
It’s the last Monday of the month, and Sheila Singam joins Freda Liu on BFM over the phone to discuss the lessons she’s learned and observations she’s had about how people have adjusted to working in the time of COVID-19.
As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “The problem with quotes found on the Internet is that they are often not true”. But, all joking aside, some people genuinely find comfort from motivational quotes, they find that they work for them. But do they work for everyone?
Malaysia is in an unprecedented space right now. With talks of new coalitions, snap elections, and unity governments, the people are more confused than ever about the future of the country. As complicated as politics and lawmaking may be, could our politicians have done a better job at communicating and explaining this crisis to the people? Is there such a thing as too much information when the country is at stake?
Sheila Singam joins the folks at BFM for the last Monday of the month to run through lessons she discussed over the course of 2019, and how you can use those learnings to love what you do - and get your employees to love what they do, too - in 2020.
Businesses and profitability go hand in hand, but often in the pursuit of profits, the needs and feelings of the people involved in the business are overlooked or ignored. The truth is, understanding what people want, showing them care and respect and taking the trouble to know them often has a bigger and better effect than just monetary rewards. So what is empathy and why is it so crucial at the workplace? It’s the last Monday of the month and as usual we have Human Equation founder Sheila Singam with us to share her thoughts on empathy at the workplace through a number of case studies.
Do you think attractiveness is a factor in success at work? Research shows that good-looking people tend to get ahead at work. But new studies show that might not be the case in all industries.
Sheila Singam, founder of Human Equation, joins us in the studio for the last Monday of the month to discuss how and why we should work to build more healthy, productive relationships at work through the use of case studies from her clientele.
Last month, Sheila Singam, founder of Human Equation, started a discussion on respect and whether or not it's truly practiced or just talked about. This month, she joins us again in the studio for the last Monday of the month to carry on the discussion about boundaries, giving and getting respect, and why it's important, through the use of case studies from her clientele.
The definition of respect is “to have due regard for the feelings, wishes or rights of others”. But do we really practise this unfailingly? Is respect consistently manifested in the way we treat others at work and in our personal relationships? Or are we selective about how we apply it in our daily lives? It’s the last Monday of the month and as usual, we have Human Equation founder Sheila Singam with us to discuss respect and how we can practise it and expect it from others by examining several related case studies.
How does appreciation translate into recognition? Why is it so important? And how can companies and individuals show appreciation in tangible, acceptable ways?
It’s the last Monday of the month and, as usual, we have Human Equation founder Sheila Singam to discuss showing appreciation to enhance motivation and performance, with the use of case studies.
It’s the last Monday of the month and Sheila Singam of Human Equation comes back to the studio to discuss client case studies from her coaching experience, all about how to take charge of the mind in the workplace.
A toxic workplace can be defined as any job where the work, the atmosphere, the people, or any combination of those things seriously affect your peace of mind, your self-esteem, your mental and physical health, and even your relationships. Sheila Singam, Human Equation founder, is back on the last Monday of the month to discuss toxic environments in and out of the workplace through case studies.
Values, when translated into workplace behaviours, can help to create an organisational culture that presents a sound basis for branding. And branding should reflect the corporate culture, which in turn should positively impact both internal and external stakeholders and connect with them at both a functional and emotional level. On a personal level, we should all be living lives that are aligned with our individual value systems. If we are in conflict with our inner values, it can cause dissonance within us, a sense of unease, which in the long term will lead to dissatisfaction, relationship issues and a host of other issues. It’s the last Monday of the month and as usual, Human Equation founder Sheila Singam sheds some insight on values as a driver for branding, both personal and corporate, through some case studies.
The HR Department would cringe, but that hasn’t stopped millions of people from doing it. And when all is said and done, is an office romance really worth it?
For our properties, we set very clear boundaries – perimeter fencing, security guards, access cards, fortified front and backdoors, and so on. And yet, when it comes to ourselves, many of us don’t have boundaries and we run the risk of overextending ourselves past our limits, or being perpetually uncomfortable. As usual for the last Monday of the month, Human Equation founder Sheila Singam joins us in the studio to shed a light on the need for boundaries and how to set them, along with accompanying case studies.
Today is New Year’s Eve and the last day of the present year. Coincidentally, it is also the last Monday of the month and as usual, we have Human Equation Sdn Bhd founder Sheila Singam with us the Tools for Transformation series. We review the issues covered in this series in the past year and talk about Sheila’s wish list for the coming year.
The end of the year is a time that many employees dread. It’s because it’s the time for performance appraisal. Surprisingly, it’s not just those who are being appraised who approach it with trepidation; the ones doing the appraising also often feel anxious at having to tell their subordinate the truth about their performance in the past year. It’s the last Monday of the month and Sheila Singam from Human Equation shares about how to turn performance appraisal into a productive and motivating event.
On average, we spend at least eight hours of the working day with our colleagues, sometimes as much as 12 hours. And yet, we know more about the friends we may meet for a few hours once a week than the people whom we spend the greater half of our time. Perhaps it is time to stop, take a good look at the people at work, and engage in conversations that will allow us to get to know them better and build the rapport that will make people feel we care about them and ultimately, enhance our working relationships to create a healthy and happy work culture. It’s the last Monday of the month and we have Sheila Singam on Raise Your Game’s Tools for Transformation series to speak about the need to have meaningful conversations at work and how to go about it.
What is organisational culture and why is it so important to the success of an organisation? Does it evolve on its own or does it need a will and a strategy to achieve it? How can organisations improve on their culture? It’s the last Monday of the month and Human Equation founder Sheila Singam will be sharing some insights into how companies can work towards a positive organisational culture.
Do most employees generally enjoy freedom in the workplace? Are they really free to be themselves and let their true personalities shine forth? Do they have the freedom to reach their objectives in the ways they see fit? Or the freedom to keep non-traditional hours and work from home? Are they allowed to exercise their creativity in how to get a job done? Or to be able to give an opinion or feedback about the company and the way it does business without fear?
It’s Merdeka week and what could be more apt than to explore freedom in the workplace? It’s the last Monday of the month and as usual, we have Human Equation founder Sheila Singam on Raise Your Game’s Tools for Transformation Series.
It’s a workplace toxin. And yet, stonewalling happens in Malaysian companies every day, and as recent headlines would suggest, even at the highest level of administration in our country. Former PNB Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar was said to have been stonewalled in his attempt to get an appointment with the Prime Minister, and more recently former Khazanah MD Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar was given the cold shoulder when attempting to do the same. Is stonewalling an effective way to communicate dissatisfaction to your employees or subordinate? And is putting people in “cold storage” the solution to dealing with unproductive or ill-disciplined staff?
What are the characteristics that define strong leaders? What are the elements that help them create a strong leadership brand? And how can they replicate it in others? It’s the last Monday of the month and Sheila Singam uses case studies to illustrate how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools, and in this session, she discusses how to build and model a strong leadership brand.
Following the news of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s arrest, we caught up with Founder of Human Equation Sheila Singam to discuss Najib Razak’s fall from grace — from the historic Barisan Nasional loss in the recent general elections to his arrest yesterday. What exactly were Malaysians looking for in a leader? Sheila breaks down the 5 Things Malaysians Needed in Najib Razak.
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 discusses how companies can engage in co-creation for business innovation
Every last Monday of the month, Sheila Singam uses case studies to illustrate how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools. Since Malaysia is being swept forward on a tide of change, the subject of how to manage and adapt to change has become a very relevant subject for all of us. Hence, in this session, Sheila shares some views on how to handle change, both from a corporate and a personal level.
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 shares why trust is a workplace currency that is much-valued and manifested through employee behaviours.
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 shares the need for multiple intelligences (IQ,EQ and SQ) and how they impact organisations and their culture.
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 focuses on the subject of what is the value in feedback, why is it so important to us as individuals and how can organisations benefit from a healthy feedback culture.
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.
Every last Monday of the month, Sheila Singam uses case studies to illustrate how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools and this time, she explores the area of giving and receiving feedback.
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.
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.
It’s Merdeka week, so what better time to discuss personal freedom? Using case studies, Human Equation founder Sheila Singam shares with us on the importance of installing personal boundaries that will allow us to be ourselves and prevent ourselves from being used or abused by others so we can have the space to grow into the people we want to be.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every 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. This month, we talk to Vicky Ganesan from Vicky G and wrap up this year with how you should set your goals for 2017 and why you should not a have resolutions but templates instead.
Every 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
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools to transform and solve challenges in business and in their personal life.
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools to transform and solve challenges in business and in their personal life.
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools to transform and solve challenges in business and in their personal life.
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools to transform and solve challenges in business and in their personal life. This time, we look at how to inspire better results in others, by clearing limiting beliefs and suppressed negative emotions. Sheila and lecturer Mahani Abdul Malik shares her experience in the application of NLP and the impact it has had on her students.
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilised as tools to transform and solve challenges in business and in their personal life.
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.
Successful business relationships are built on meaningful connections. But when time doesn't permit, how does one build instant rapport? Sheila Singam explores various tools in NLP that allow for us to forge interactions that can lead to desired outcomes.
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilized as tools to transform and solve challenges in business and in their personal life.
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilized as tools to transform and solve challenges in business and in their personal life.
The purpose of NLP is to provide a therapeutic model to help people get past their barriers and let go of their baggage. It’s no surprise then that some of the tools of NLP can be infused into training programs of any kind, be it sales or customer service excellence. Our resident NLP expert, Sheila Singam of Human Equation, brings her guest Veni Muthusamy, to share how NLP can help in training.
Many successful business people and sales professionals use some form of NLP tools, whether consciously or unconsciously. NLP can give you strategic influence, help create and maintain rapport, teach you the right questions to ask to address customer concerns, give you inductive language tools to impress upon people and teach you to negotiate effectively. Our resident NLP expert, Sheila Singam of Human Equation, brings her guest Nicole Rodrigues, chief executive of Mountain Fresh Fruit Juices, to share how NLP can help in Business and Sales.
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilized as tools to transform and solve challenges, whether in business or in personal life.
Every month, Sheila Singam brings on a client to speak about how NLP techniques can be utilized as tools to transform and solve challenges, whether in business or in personal life.
Many of us are working in jobs we never chose for ourselves. Most of the time it's because someone else told us we should take it, or because it is related to a field of study someone told us to go into. We live our lives according to what others want us to do because we often live our lives "in their shoes". Sheila Singam and her guest Salveen Kaur speak on how to draw the boundaries around ourselves and make objective decisions about our lives and the things we should do to be happy and fulfilled.
Do you feel you’re stuck in a rut and life is passing you by? Do you often ask yourself “Why is this happening to me?” or look back at your past and find it holding you back from getting what you want ? In the first of a new monthly series, Sheila Singam will be talking through the tools you can use to transform your life, achieve your vision and move on to become the person you want to be.
Have you stopped to wonder what exactly your time is spent on? For most of us we live each day thinking that we have an infinite amount of time on this planet. In actual fact - not all of us have that luxury of time. We spoke to Sheila Singam who has a passion for helping others to unleash their potential to achieve success. Having gone through some exciting career changes in her life, she believes that change brings growth and a strong sense of achievement. Her love for writing led her into the field of journalism. She worked in The Sun, The New Straits Times and The Edge over a 10-year period, and in the process, honed her communication skills, garnered knowledge on various industries and interviewed a number of well-known personalities, including former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad.
A shining example of one living joyously despite adversity, K Aveena Devi was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect that has left her in a wheelchair.
Not one to focus on the 'dis' before her abilities, Aveena is a vivacious 16 year old, who has chronicled her eventful journey living with this condition in her first book, titled "What's Your Problem?"
Joined by publishing consultant Sheila Singam, Aveena shares some of her inspiring life experiences, thus far.
The first of a series of six- if you want to recognise what it is that is holding you back from achieving your goals, how to manage your states in an average day, craft a mission for yourself and live it out, this series is for you.
The first of a series of six- if you want to recognise what it is that is holding you back from achieving your goals, how to manage your states in an average day, craft a mission for yourself and live it out, this series is for you.
Tools For Transformation
Do you feel you’re stuck in a rut and life is passing you by? Do you often ask yourself “Why is this happening to me?” or look back at your past and find it holding you back from getting what you want ? Every last Friday of the month, Sheila Singham will be talking through the tools you can use to transform your life, achieve your vision and move on to become the person you want to be.
26th Dec 2014
TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION Many successful business people and sales professionals use some form of NLP tools, whether consciously or unconsciously. NLP can give you strategic influence, help create and maintain rapport, teach you the right questions to ask to address customer concerns, give you inductive language tools to impress upon people and teach you to negotiate effectively. Our resident NLP expert, Sheila Singam of Human Equation, invites Wicky Sundram to discuss the impact that NLP has had on creating cohesion within a team, particularly in the midst of change. 29-Jan-16
TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION Many successful business people and sales professionals use some form of NLP tools, whether consciously or unconsciously. NLP can give you strategic influence, help create and maintain rapport, teach you the right questions to ask to address customer concerns, give you inductive language tools to impress upon people and teach you to negotiate effectively. Our resident NLP expert, Sheila Singam of Human Equation, invites client Regina Foo to discuss the benefits of reframing. 27-Nov-15
TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION Values are abstract and physically intangible. Perhaps this is the reason why many people go through life oblivious to the values that drive and motivate them. This week, Human Equation founder Sheila Singam and guest, training consultant Gurit Kaur, speak to Freda Liu on how to elicit values and align our behaviours and outcomes with our values. 29th Mar 2015
TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION Rapport is fundamental to our life. It is essential for us to have productive and successful relationships. When we are in rapport with ourselves, with people in relationship with us, our company and clients, we get outcomes. When we are not in rapport, we stand the risk of not achieving the results we want. Sheila and Christopher joins us to explore the topic of rapport and how it can be built. 24th Apr 2015
TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION “I’m not good enough to be promoted”. “I can’t do sales”. “I can’t present in front of an audience.” Have you ever said something like this or heard someone else say it before? This is an example of a limiting belief. Why are limiting beliefs so debilitating? Join Sheila Singam and Sereena Kaur as they explore how removing limiting beliefs can have a profound impact on helping us surge ahead in life. 27th Mar 2015
RAISE YOUR GAME A few familiar voices from Raise Your Game reflect on the life of Lee Kuan Yew, exploring the qualities he possesed that made him an inspirational and tenacious leader. 23rd Mar 2015
TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION All organisational transformation begins with people. If the people don’t buy into the vision for transformation, or do not have the tools to handle it and execute it, the push for transformation can fail miserably. This week, Sheila Singam and guest professional development consultant Remilla Seeredran, discuss how they use NLP and Time Line Therapy tools to assist in organisational transformation. 27th Feb 2015
TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION In today’s world, we so often focus on what facts, data and logic tell us and hardly ever listen to what our instinct, or inner self , has to say. It’s time to start getting in tune with your inner thoughts and self– because it is usually right. Listen to what Human Equation founder Sheila Singam and her guest Joycelyn Lee have to say about it on the third episode of Tools for Transformation" 30th Jan 2015