Something Bigger Talk Show

In this week’s High-Performance Teams Podcast, I talked with Dr Li Lian Liew. She is a Doctor, Coach & Personal Advisor and Director of Corporate Planning at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.With 20 years of healthcare experience, she has fought more wars than most soldiers, without lifting a single gun - as a team member and leader during SARS, H1N1, and COVID-19. Sometimes she finds herself herding cats, spotlighting elephants in rooms, blocking dragon fire, and giving chickens good reasons to cr...

🎙️ New Podcast Episode: “How to maintain high levels of excellence in teams?”I had a great conversation with Ian Wu about his journey from the trenches in the army to the CEO of award-winning International event spaces and how he builds high-performance teams. Ian Wu is the Co-Owner and CEO of HUONE Singapore – the award-winning, largest thematic meeting space in Singapore. Some takeaways:✅ What can we learn from the military as a leader?✅ The three c...

I had a powerful conversation with Dr. Sapna Masih Advani about the current context happening in the workplace today. We discussed the reality of adopting the hybrid work environment and how to retain talent in the new world.Dr. Sapna Masih Advani is the founder of MasihWhite – a leadership and culture consultancy based in Singapore and Japan. She has 23 years of experience in leadership development and has worked 1-on-1 with more than 100 CEOs from over 20 countries around the world.Some tak...

I had an insightful conversation with Simone Heng about human connection, her inspiring story of going from broadcasting to public speaking & building communities, and the role of human connection in building high-performance teams.Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and former international broadcaster for Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC, among others, with over 15 years of experience around the world. “Connection” has always been her life’s work, and as a speaker, S...

In today’s episode of the High-Performance Teams Podcast, I am joined by Chandrima Das, a FinTech entrepreneur who shares powerful insights about the current and future of the industry. She has over 25 years of experience in wealth management, financial services, and technology.As the CEO of Bento, B2B2C Wealth Tech (acquired by Grab), Chandrima found her purpose in the tech space. She believes in financial inclusion and envisions utilising the power of digital technology to reach every singl...

I had an insightful conversation with Vikram Bharati about future global disruptions, what’s happening in the startup world, and how to build strong teams. Vikram is on a mission to help build 1 million new businesses worldwide and is the founder of Draper Startup House International - a global chain of Startup Houses. Some of the interesting takeaways from the Podcast were:✅ A fundamental shift is happening worldwide and more people are launching their own businesses.✅ The most sig...

I had the pleasure of conversing with Luis Cunha about High-Performance in Sports. He is a three-time Olympian sprinter athlete, was a multinational champion, and is now the Deputy Director at Singapore Sports Institute and the Relays Head Coach at the Singapore Athletics.We covered the following topics:✅ How to coach athletes to achieve gold medals?✅ What leadership lessons can we learn from Sports?✅ What separates a winner athlete from the rest?More about Luis: https://www.linkedin.com...

I had the pleasure of talking with Colin Mansell, the CEO & Founder of Skills Union, about the “Skills Gap” we are facing today and how to address it.During the conversation, we covered the following topics:✅ Skills vs. Knowledge✅ New learning approach to keep the pace and stay ahead ✅ The role of education✅ What are the top skills more in demand?✅ How to address the skills gap?More about Colin Mansell:https://skillsunion.com/More about Rodrigo and Something Bigger:Linkedin: https://...

How to overcome burnout, mental health challenges, and suicidal thoughts? These are some of the topics I had the opportunity to discuss with Nick Jonsson.He is the Co-Founder of EGN Singapore, the #1 International Best Selling Author with his book “Executive Loneliness,” and an Ironman athlete.During the deep, vulnerable, and powerful conversation, we covered the following topics:✅ What is executive loneliness, and how big is the problem?✅ Signs that something is not ok regarding our mental h...

Have you ever imagined what it is like to go to the top of Everest? It was exciting to talk with Grant "Axe" Atkinson about his human-powered expeditions and what we can learn from them as leaders.He is a human powered explorer & team decision making coach, and we covered the following topics:-Leadership learnings from climbing to the top of Everest.-How to make business decisions in complex environments?-The importance of building a team with cognitive diversity.-How can leaders develop ...