Inner leadership Podcast

Webinar - Mindfulness in Management - Contemplation in the Workplace

Todays podcast is a little different. It is longer ☺️and is a recording of a live Webinar which was held by Inner Leadership in conjunction with 1880 Club here in Singapore. It includes a guided meditation as well as a discussion between Ng Yi Xian and Navin Amarasuriya on their meditative practices and journeys. 

Description: What does it mean to look within in the workplace? What are the tools that inspire deeper connections? Explore how meditation and other contemplative approaches can be applied in a Singaporean workplace. Each speaker has his own mindfulness practice and is exploring ways of sharing it with their organisation.

Webinar Speakers

Navin Amarasuriya

 

Navin Amarasuriya represents the fifth-generation ownership at the B.P. de Silva Group, established in Singapore in 1872. After 7 years of running operations for the luxury goods brand Risis, he has decided to explore the world of education to understand how deeper learning can address the challenges that we collectively face. Navin holds a BSc in Business Management from the University of Manchester (U.K.), and a Diploma in Animation from Nanyang Polytechnic (Singapore) where he lives. Aside from rock-climbing and meditation, he loves asking questions!

Ng Yi Xian

Executive Director @EtonHouse Group

As the Executive Director of the EtonHouse Group, Mr. Ng Yi Xian provides strategic direction and oversees the operations of the EtonHouse schools in Singapore and China. He has been instrumental in the creation of new brands such as the Middleton International School that has changed the face of international education in Singapore. Prior to joining EtonHouse, Yi Xian worked in the finance industry in the United States. He was an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse’s New York Global Industrials Group, where he focused on mergers, acquisitions, and debt and equity financings. Thereafter, Yi Xian joined North Run Capital, a value-driven hedge fund based in Boston, where he sourced, researched, analysed and executed on investments. Yi Xian holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. He is a second-generation entrepreneur, the son of the EtonHouse Founder Mrs. Ng Gim Choo.

Interview - Dr Julia Kim

Hi All

 

In today’s podcast I have had the great pleasure of talking to Dr Julia Kim the Program Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre in Bhutan.

 

Our time was limited so hopefully this is the first of many chats I will have with Dr Kim. We spoke about ‘the Virus’ but also the lessons businesses can learn from the GNH approach especially those focused on a more holistic approach to stakeholder management.

 

Below are some links to Dr. Julia’s profile and also to more information on Wellbeing and Gross National Happiness.

 

 Video Link:   Wellbeing in the Time of Covid 19

 

The RIght Livelihood and GNH Program  http://www.windhorsefarm.org/right-livelihood.html and  

 

Video: Right Livelihood and GNH Program  

 

Also see www.gnhcentrebhutan.org for more Info

 

Dr. Julia Kim's profile:  Julia Kim GNH Centre Bhutan Linked In  

 

For further information you can always contact us at

 

Podcast@innerleadership.global

Interview - Jorg Uberla

Jorg is a former classmate of mine who took his PhD in Artificial Intelligence, combined it with a business degree and a can do attitude to become a very successful Venture Capitalist and serial Entrepreneur. 

I spoke to him on his background and how he brings meditation and mindfulness to his everyday life and business.

More on Jorg's profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ueberla/

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Contact: PODCAST@INNERLEADERSHIP.GLOBAL

Reflections on COVID 19

Guys

 

We have some great Podcasts on the way. However in the interim I have posted some small personal reflections on COVID 19 and a response to it.

Please listen, comment or send feedback to podcast@innerleadership.global

 

 

News - Update on future events

All

Sorry for the silence. 

We have many podcasts in the pipeline but COVID 19 has caused some delay. So this is just a quick note on some of these and also some upcoming events.

Please check out our website at www.innerleadership.global for latest

Also please search us out and follow us on Instagram or drop us a note on podcast@innerleadership.global

 

Practice - Guided Breath Meditation - Desmond Koh

As promised this Podcast is a guided meditation by Desmond Koh. Please listen.

See Desmond's profile at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Koh

     

Comments/Requests podcast@innerleadership.global

 

 

Announcement - New Practices and Summit 2020

Unfortunately due to the COVID 19 virus we have had to modify our plans for Inner Leadership 2020. We are postponing the main event but hope to hold, situation permitting, a number of smaller intimate events around this time. We will keep you posted on www.innerleadership.global

 

Announcement: Besides interviews we also promised some teaching/tools. In the first of these 3 times Olympian Desmond Koh has kindly provided a guided meditation which we will publish as the next episode. See Desmond's Wikipedia Bio at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Koh

 

Interview - Sports - Dan Norton

This is the second interview in our Podcast Series. 

Dan Norton has been an England Rugby player for the last 11 years. He holds the world record for the number of try's scored, Olympic Silver medalist and allegedly faster than Usain Bolt over 20m. Dan talks to me about how he prepares and how mental strength can be the difference between winning and losing on the playing field. In future interviews I will explore with Dan how he applies what he has learnt on the sports field to living his life.

learn more about Dan from the link below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Norton

For us Inner Leadership is applicable to all facets of life, home, work and play. It is what allows us to live happier and more fulfilled lives. 

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podcast@innerleadership.global

 

 

Interview - Navin Amarasuriya

Welcome to our interview with Navin Amarasuriya

 

Navin represents the fifth-generation ownership at the B.P. de Silva Group, established in Singapore in 1872. After 7 years of running operations for the luxury goods brand Risis, he has decided to explore the world of education to understand how deeper learning can address the challenges that we collectively face. 

Navin holds a BSc in Business Management from the University of Manchester (U.K.), and a Diploma in Animation from Nanyang Polytechnic (Singapore) where he lives. Aside from rock-climbing and meditation, he loves asking questions! 

 

B.P. De Silva Overview: 

 

Founded in 1872 by Balage Porolis de Silva, the company had its early beginnings as a jewellery shop on the banks of the Singapore river. It has since grown in to a diversified conglomerate which stays true to the founder’s principles. A selection of companies includes B.P. de Silva Jewellers for bespoke pieces; RISIS, known for gold plated orchids and sculptures; and The 1872 Clipper Tea Company which features the finest in Sri Lankan tea. Family owned and run after 148 years in the luxury goods business, they plan to continue the lasting legacy through building home grown brands. 

 

http://www.bpdesilva.com/

 

Links to Ted Talk: 

https://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_the_habits_of_happiness?language=en

 

 

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www.innerleadership.global

 

for further information, tickets and updates. 

 

Any comments etc please email podcast@innerleadership.global

 

Hosted by Des Sheehy

Announcing New Podcast

Inner Leadership is a joint project initiated by two people: Kathy Lim Sheehy and Chade-Meng Tan, with the vision of bringing mindfulness and meditation to modern leaders in Asia.
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Through open dialogues, presentations and conversations about mindfulness and meditation, we hope to cultivate enlightened leaders who perceive leadership in terms of other people rather than themselves, encouraging them to focus on their responsibility to others rather than on exercising personal power, and enriching their work and relationships in the process. A core way we hope to do so is by educating people about “selfless attention”, which enables one to focus on others rather than one’s own ego, and allows for a clearer perception of the world around oneself.

This summit marks the beginning of our journey to bring mindfulness to leaders all across Asia. We’ve invited thought leaders such as Barry Kerzin, Barbara Fredrickson, Daniel Cordaro, Ng Kok Song, and Greg and Crystal Lim-Lange to share their personal journeys in relation to mindfulness, and the philosophies that make them effective in their work and everyday lives.

Go to our website www.innerleadership.global

Hosted by Des Sheehy