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Economy Watch
Andrew Coleman: Swapping NZ's gas guzzling Holden government retirement income system for an EV

Economy Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 64:41


The Government could run a second retirement income scheme alongside NZ Superannuation as part of a transition to a new system, but according to Andrew Coleman, this couldn't be done without an increase in taxes on older people, or more general tax increases.Fresh from his 13 part interest.co.nz series on NZ's government retirement income system and associated taxes, Coleman spoke to myself and Terry Baucher on a combined episode of the Of Interest podcast and the New Zealand Tax Podcast.Coleman is currently a visiting professor at the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur while on extended leave from the Reserve Bank. He has also worked for Treasury and the Productivity Commission. The views expressed are his own.Coleman says the urgency for making change isn't just down to an ageing population and the increasing taxes he says young people will have to pay. It's also because those under 45 are inheriting a very costly system, which might not be what they like or want.He uses an analogy of a 22 year-old who recruits help from their father or uncle to buy a car."And he says, 'oh, cars, I'm good at cars. You know, when I was a kid we had these great Holdens and you could put six people in them, everyone in the whole family would fit in them. And they had a big six litre engine'... And you say, 'oh, well that's maybe not what I wanted.' But he says 'oh look, I'll go and get you the car, just give me the money and I'll get you the car.' And so you give him ten grand and [he] comes back [with an] old Holden, which is a gas guzzler and not particularly safe.""And you've only got a girlfriend or a boyfriend and no kids and it's nothing like the car that you want and yet you've paid for it. And it's got these high ongoing costs because it's chewing down the petrol," Coleman says."You wanted a little hybrid or electric car or maybe just a Toyota Corolla, which was quite small and fits in your little parking place. And it's a bit like that. Young people today are inheriting a [retirement income] system designed in the seventies when Holdens ruled. And it may not be what they want and it's very costly."In his series Coleman suggests a new pension system, which he calls KiwiSaver 2.1, which would be a shift from pay-as-you-go funded pensions to save-as-you-go funded pensions. I asked him whether a transition could be made to the new system for those under 45, with the current system kept in place for older people, without higher taxes on older people which he suggested in his series would be required to change to a new system."There's no reason why you can't have two systems going. And one of the reasons is that your entitlement would depend on your birth date...that's very straightforward. We would just at some point introduce the second system for people under 45 and build it up and keep old people on the current system," says Coleman."Can we do it without an increase in taxes on older people, or more generally? No.""There is a transition issue. It's like digging a hole. Once you've dug the hole, if you want to get out of the hole, you have to do some work to fill it in again. And so when we adopted a pay as you go system or expanded it significantly back in the 1970s, it meant that to reverse it, some future generations are going to have to be worse off than they otherwise would have been. And that's the political difficulty here. It's like there's this beautiful thing that you want over there, a beautiful island that you can go to, but you can't get there for free.""But there's goodwill out there. I think a lot of people my age... recognise that young people are paying a disproportionate amount of the costs and that if we can find a way of increasing taxes on ourselves in order to make the system better for younger people, that's something that a lot of people would be prepared to do now. It won't have to be a permanent increase in taxes. It's a transitory phenomenon," Coleman says."Once we've got the new system up and running, taxes would come down and we would have a much better tax system. There should be, if we do this, a statue to the unknown 75 year-old who paid a few more taxes so that all the young New Zealanders of the future could be better off and have a better system."In terms of what tax(es) are used, Coleman says a transitional social security tax on older people is an option. Social security taxes, such as Accident Compensation Corporation levies, are paid on labour income.There's much more detailed discussion in the podcast audio including on taxes.*You can find all episodes of the Of Interest podcast here.

BFM :: Morning Brief
Compassion For Refugees Needs To Be Policy-Backed

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 8:11


A viral video of Palestinian refugees expressing frustration after being denied permission to leave their accommodations has prompted discussions among Malaysians about the country's stance on the cause. Although this incident underscores that the actions of a few do not represent the entire community, it does highlight the need for better policies and support systems to address the holistic needs of refugees. Dr. Melati Nungsari, Associate Professor of Economics, Asia School of Business shares her insights on the essential changes required to tackle these challenges.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Ex-RSPO CEO Datuk Darrel Webber - We're Less Than 5°C Away From A Climate-Induced Extinction Event

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 84:05


#climatechange  #netzero  #coolerearth Ex-RSPO CEO Datuk Darrel Webber - We're Less Than 5°C Away From A Climate-Induced Extinction Event Datuk Darrel Webber is a former CEO of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) who talks about how human behaviour is warming the earth at 17x the natural rate, which If left unchecked, will accelerate human extinction sooner than we think.    (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:01:55 - Datuk Webber Shares His Origin Story  00:10:53 - Discovering What The Common Person REALLY Cares About  00:15:21 - Universal Basic Income Is One Way Forward  00:20:23 - Sabah, One Of The Poorest If Not The Poorest States in Malaysia  00:23:16 - Where Malaysia Ranks on the Global Climate Ladder 00:26:51 - How Climate Responsibility Coincides With The Economy  00:30:16 - Malaysia Needs to Develop Its Own Climate Plan, Not Ape The Western Model   00:34:02 - Reflecting On The Haze And How Palm Oil Disassociated Itself  00:42:05 - Climate Change Is Unstoppable  00:45:06 - Earth Has Already Experienced FIVE Extinction Ages  00:50:39 - How Financial Markets Harm Net Zero Ambitions  00:57:20 - Since Climate Change Can't Be Stopped, It's All About Adaptation Now  01:03:24 - Will Seafront Properties Make Sense In The Future?  01:05:52 - Government Needs to Protect Everyone, Not Just The Ones Who Vote For Them  01:08:52 - Nuclear Power Is A Real Option ..  And So Is Solar  01:14:00 - How Will AI Solve The Climate?  01:15:09 - Fewer Humans, A Cooler Planet  01:16:54 - Personal Adaptation: How Datuk Webber Is Driving Change Personally  01:22:02 - The EV Industry – A Big Lie?  FOLLOW DATUK WEBBER HERE  X: https://x.com/darrelwebb  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrel-webber/  Forever Sabah: https://www.foreversabah.org/team-info/datuk-darrel-webber  Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife  ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS  GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO  SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp  PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/ 

Endgame with Gita Wirjawan
Sanjay Sarma: What is School Really For?

Endgame with Gita Wirjawan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 84:00


Join Endgame's first and biggest conference ever! https://www.endgametownhall.com ---------------------- Sanjay Sarma—CEO, President, & Dean of the Asia School of Business—reflects on his intellectually rich childhood, exploring the resurgence of India in the 1980s and the cultural forces that make storytelling central to Indian society. He highlights the power of curiosity and its role in education, offering insights into what it takes for Southeast Asians to become global CEOs. The conversation flows from the future of education and the politics of social media to the transformative potential of AI in learning. #Endgame #GitaWirjawan #SanjaySarma ---------------------- About the Host: Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, educator, and Honorary Professor of Politics and International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham. He is also a visiting scholar at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University (2022—2024) and a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. ---------------------- Earn a Master of Public Policy degree and be Indonesia's future narrator. More info: admissions@sgpp.ac.id https://admissions.sgpp.ac.id https://wa.me/628111522504 Visit and subscribe: ‪@SGPPIndonesia‬ ‪@Endgame_Clips‬

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Pusaka's Eddin Khoo - Malaysia: Wild, Bastardised, Historically Rich, Suffers Lazy Racial Constructs

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 102:39


Eddin Khoo is a journalist, historian, author and poet. But perhaps his biggest contribution to society is his tireless work in protecting Malaysia's traditional performing arts like the Wayang Kulit and Mak Yong, through his cultural organisation, Pusaka.  He rightly points out that Malaysia is a cosmopolis of races, cultures and traditions with a history older than most countries in the region.  But its importance has been systematically erased in the interests of political self-preservation.  This is his story, in his own words.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:42 - Who's Eddin Khoo (In His Own Words)  00:06:42 - What We Need to Know About Our History   00:08:45 - Our Racial Barriers Are A Construct  00:11:25 - Why Is Malaysia's History Her Great Wound?  00:17:10 - What Eddin Has Learnt About Malaysia From the Microcosm That Is Kelantan  00:23:37 - Malaysians Are Very Lazy in their Caricature of Our Differences  00:26:17 - Why Did the Young Malays Vote In a So-Called ‘Green Wave'?  00:30:03 - How Does Eddin Know So Much About the Malay Psyche?  00:32:52 - The Kelantanese Young Crave Leadership But Its Leaders Cannot Offer It. WHY  00:36:42 - Politics Changes People. WHY  00:39:43 - What Should Malaysia's National Narrative Be?  00:44:51 - Malaysia Is Bastardised ..  00:48:29 - What's the TL:DR of Eddin's National Narrative for Malaysia  00:55:05 - Message(s) to the Sclerotic (Rigid) Leadership?  01:02:40 - What Political Messaging Will Have Power?  01:07:32 - Malaysia's Collective Will, Mutual Respect Has Been Subverted  01:09:38 - What Did You Learn From Chairing the UEC?  01:14:02 - Why Politicians Are Like Snakes: Many Different Heads  01:17:08 - Why Politicians Cannot and Will Resist Change  01:18:42 - How Do Kelantanese View Intellectual Self-Interrogation  01:20:26 - When Will Change Come? Will it Ever Come?  01:22:32 - Collective Change, Not Generational Change  01:25:54 - Can Socialism Work in Malaysia?  01:27:38 - Why History is Important  01:31:15 - How to Get More Young Malaysians Interested in History?  01:36:15 - There's a Lot of Soul-Searching, Self-Searching Going On Right Now  01:40:42 - Malaysia's Middle Class Are Indolent, Colonial Hogs In Defining Malaysia's Racial Makeup  FOLLOW EDDIN HERE:  URL: https://www.pusaka.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddin-khoo-1097b55b/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/senipusaka IG Personal: https://www.instagram.com/ek.isatsea Writings:  https://www.optionstheedge.com/authors/eddin-kho MY ROAD TRIP TO KOTA BAHRU WITH EDDIN  https://youtu.be/qHG37ex2PY8 ---  Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
GIFT's Chandran Nair - Malaysia's Political Elites Use Race-Religion-Royalty to Steal From You

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 88:23


Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT)'s Chandran Nair, an engineer, economist, entrepreneur and scholar, points out that Malaysia's political elites use the three very powerful levers of race, religion and royalty to instill fear into the public, giving them unlimited access to wealth and power.    (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS:  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:55 - Where is Malaysia Right Now?  00:04:34 - It's Time to Remove Politicians' Free Pass of Race-Religion-Royalty  00:06:15 - The UiTM Issue: People Are Afraid to Speak Out  00:07:20 - Political Allegations, Police Reports Inciting Race, Royalty Are One Way Streets  00:08:30 - There is Fear Everywhere - the ‘Red Line' of Race-Religion-Royalty   00:09:44 - Governance Rule #1: Malaysia Is Not Owned by One Racial Group  00:10:08 - Governance Rule #2: Political Elite Are Obliged to Protect All Minorities to Prevent Unrest  00:11:02 - Governance Rule #3: The State Must Prevent Any Racial Segment Receiving Undeserved Privilege  00:11:27 - Affirmative Action Must be Targeted And Not Used At the Expense of Chinese, Indians or Other Minorities  00:12:20 - Malay Political Elite's Power Abuse  00:12:50 - Racism is Institutionalised in Malaysia  00:13:37 - Institutionalised Racism Has Destroyed Malaysia's Institutions and Meritocracy is Dead   00:14:34 - The Enemy of Meritocracy Is ..  00:15:20 - Institutionalised Racism Is a Fundamental Threat to Malaysia Because ..  00:16:58 - Can Malaysia's Racist Policies Ever be Dismantled?  00:20:24 - Is There Even a Will to Dismantle These Policies?  00:23:14 - A Poor Deal: Incompetence and Corruption In a System of Elites to Grab Money and Power  00:26:00 - The System of Patronage Seems to Work And Is Even Aspirational - That's Why It's So Clever  00:26:52 - The Wealth Gap Between Malaysia ($12k/yr) and Singapore ($76k/yr): WHY  00:28:20 - Malaysia's Wealth is Not Shared: This Must Change   00:29:50 - We Have Twin Towers and Skyscrapers But 70% of Wastewater in KL is Untreated. WHY  00:30:33 - Basic Necessities Are Being Corroded: Rice Reserves: 21 Days Only  00:32:10 - Abuses of Political Elite Prevent Access to Basic Rights for the Poor Malay Majority  00:35:00 - Trigger Points for Positive Change?  00:38:40 - Was the Green Wave A Protest Vote Against Corruption?  00:39:10 - A Collapse of the Ringgit Could Trigger a ….  00:39:45 - A Food Shortage Could Trigger a ….  00:45:20 - Malaysia's Position in ASEAN  00:49:02 - ‘Stay and Build' on Malaysia's Strengths – Which Are .. ?  00:51:54 - What Does The World Look Like in 2044?  00:56:00 - Malaysia Does Not Have ANY Leaders  00:57:10 - Hope is Essential. Indonesia Once Was a Basket Case Too  00:58:22 - Singapore George Yeo Says These Three Leaders Are Legit  01:00:36 - What About China? Foreign Policy, War, Conquest, Power?  01:06:25 - How China Thinks About Malaysia and its Diaspora of 7m Chinese in Southeast Asia  01:08:25 - What is China's Soft Power?  01:12:42 - US Elections: Who is Less Likely To Throw Bombs?  01:14:22 - Who Would China Prefer? Trump or Biden?  01:16:25 - How Is Chandran Preparing Himself For His Own Future?  01:27:32 - Let's get the Best People Back Into Malaysia's Institutions to do the Best Job, Irrespective of Race of Religion, To Help ALL Malaysians   .. Some of Chandran's Key Articles Mentioned in the Podcast:  To whom does a country belong? https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2023/07/22/to-whom-does-a-country-belong/ Anti-corruption ‘revolution' imperative and long overdue https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2024/01/27/anti-corruption-revolution-imperative-and-long-overdue/ Now everyone prospers: new equity pathways https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2024/03/23/now-everyone-prospers-new-equity-pathways/ FOLLOW CHANDRAN HERE:  URL: https://global-inst.com/our-team/ X: @Cnomics LinkedIn: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/chandran-nair-57184418a Columns:  South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/author/chandran-nair MalaysiaKini: https://www.malaysiakini.com/en/tag/chandran%20nair Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandran_Nair_(businessman) London Speaker Bureau: https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/chandran-nair/

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Professor Tajuddin Rasdi - Islam Is an Open, Tolerant and Personal Religion, Not a Political Religio

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 63:20


Professor Dr. Tajuddin Rasdi - Why Are Young Malaysians Becoming More Conservative?  Prof Tajuddin is a Professor of Islamic architecture who also writes prolifically on social issues in Malaysia, much of it centring on politics, faith and education.  He would love to see a more united and cohesive nation, a nation where multiculturalism, tolerance and independent thought prevail.  These are his thoughts and principles.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:01:56 - Who is Prof Tajuddin? (How Does a Professor of Islamic Architecture Become a Social Commentator?)  00:06:07 - Which Direction is Malaysia Going? Forwards, Backwards or .. Standstill?  00:09:24 - Malaysia Seems to Be Stuck in a Time Warp  00:11:00 - Some (Most) Folks Don't Really Understand Their Own Faith  00:12:44 - Islam Is an Open, Tolerant and Personal Religion, Not a Political Religion  00:17:03 - Why Are Young Malaysians Becoming More Conservative?  00:21:33 - The Green Wave: I Never Agreed With Undi 18   00:25:59 - Will Malaysian Society Become More Divided?  00:29:11 - Prof Tajuddin's Advice to his Kids  00:34:44 - Speaking Out to Aid Society is a Social and Religious Obligation  00:38:00 - Principles to Navigate the World  00:41:46 - What Are Malaysia's Students Talking About? What Are Their Hopes and Fears?  00:45:41 - Advice to People If Malaysia Becomes More Conservative  00:49:45 - “I Admire Tun Mahathir But I wouldn't Vote for Him” Why?  00:51:46 - Education Reform: How?  00:57:42 - If You Leave Malaysia, Where Would You Go?   01:01:32 - How Would You Like to Be Remembered?   

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Bridget Welsh: “Very Possible” That PAS Could Govern Malaysia One Day

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 119:27


#war #crimes #corruption #power Bridget Welsh: “Very Possible” That PAS Could Govern Malaysia One Day  Bridget Welsh is an independent American scholar who has lived in (and analysed) ASEAN and Malaysian social, political and economic developments for over three-and-a-half decades, writing books and advising companies and NGOs how to navigate one of the world's most important and exciting regions.  Welsh's views on Malaysia and ASEAN's future are explosive and troubling. They are also truthful and nuanced. This could be one of the most important discussions anyone can consume in this era of great change, risk and opportunity.  Listen with an open heart and a constructive mind. It might yet help you navigate an uncertain future. CONTENTS  00:02:18 - Who's Bridget Welsh?  00:04:08 - What Foreign Companies and Other Countries Want to Know About Malaysia  00:05:10 - What Welsh Tells Them  00:06:40 - ‘Unseen Forces' and ‘Drivers of Change': Explain  00:10:01 - How Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Is Responding to these Forces  00:13:25 - How Anwar's Govt Has Failed on Corruption, Reform and Inequality  00:16:20 - Are Coalition Politics to Blame for these Failures?  00:17:43 - The Link Between a Failed Govt and the Black Market  00:20:10 - What Most Malaysians Don't Know About Malaysia  00:21:39 - What Drives Voting Behaviour in Malaysia? Including the So-Called ‘Green Wave'  00:24:50 - What and Why Are the Drivers Behind the Green Wave?  00:28:57 - The Green Wave Hit Penang Hard  00:31:04 - How Did DAP Lose So Much Ground In Penang? 00:32:55 - Who's to Blame?  00:35:25 - What Happens Next in Penang? Will the LRT Alleviate the Wealth Divide?  00:40:26 - Secession: Possible for Johor? Penang? Sarawak? Sabah?  00:43:55 - The Tinder Box that is Malaysia .. KK Mart .. etc  00:49:20 - What Do Foreign Investors Do With Malaysia: Buy? Sell? Hold?  00:52:27 - Who's the Most Effective of the Ten Prime Ministers Malaysia Has Had?  00:54:25 - Media Freedoms: Regression, Concern?  00:56:40 - Independent Thought and Racial Harmony: An Inconvenience to the Powers That Be?  00:58:09 - Transnational Crime and the Black Market (aka ‘Dark Economy') 01:04:54 - Missing Aeroplanes, Murdered Bankers and Assassinated Brothers of Korean Dictators - Malaysia is a Daily Hollywood Script  01:12:01 - What Does Malaysia Look Like in 10 Years Time?  01:14:05 - Political Stability As a First Key Theme in Malaysia, PAS as Malaysia's Next Govt: Chances Out of 10? And in How Many Years?  01:15:02 - Are PAS More Honest and Responsible Than the Others?  01:18:25 - The Youth As a Second Key Theme in Malaysia  01:19:59 - Economic Restructuring As a Third Key Theme in Malaysia  01:21:06 - Racial & Religious Issues / Concerns As a Fourth Key Theme in Malaysia  01:22:06 - What Are the Chances of Another Race War? 01:22:56 - Were the 1969 Race Riots Planned?  01:26:03 - Where Malaysia and ASEAN Figure in the Greater Global Discussion  01:33:16 - Malaysia's Stance on Palestine-Middle East: And Malaysia's Choice of China over the US. What They Both Mean.  01:36:43 - How Indonesia is Handling the Middle East Issue  01:40:31 - There Is a Serious Lack of Leadership and Statesmanship All Over the World  01:42:42 - What Are the US' and China's Appetite for Participation in a World War? Can Malaysia Stay Neutral?  01:44:25 - Unlike their Elders, Israel's Younger Generation Don't See the Value of Peace  01:47:10 - Simultaneously, there are Conflicts Simmering Elsewhere: Myanmar, Thailand are Examples ..  01:48:28 - Social Media Reinforces Hate and Discord  01:49:09 - What is the Possibility of a Third World War? 01:53:05 - ASEAN Has Been ‘Pathetic' In Terms of Solving its Own Problems and Taking A Stand  01:54:01 - China. Taiwan. What's Next? Escalation?  01:54:33 - US Elections. Foreign Policy. What's Next?  01:57:30 - A Trump Win Will Result in an Escalation.  01:58:17 - Advice. To Navigate an Uncertain Future  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). FOLLOW BRIDGET HERE:  URL: https://bridgetwelsh.com/bio/ Podcast: www.straighttalkseasia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridget-welsh-424691a0/ X: @dririshsea MalaysiaKini articles: https://www.malaysiakini.com/en/author/Bridget%20Welsh Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Malaysia's Education System Has Failed Us, So What's Next? : Dr S. Munirah Alatas and Adzhar Ibrahim

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 98:49


#education  #philosophy  #morality  ---  Dr S. Munirah Alatas and Adzhar Ibrahim: Malaysia's Education System Has Failed Us, So What's Next?  The Trust Deficit has never been wider where Malaysia's education system is concerned. So where do parents and children turn to, to prepare them for a future that has never been more uncertain?  Independent scholar Dr S Munirah Alatas and ex-Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) Adzhar Ibrahim offer their thoughts on some possible ways forward, even as Malaysia's politics and policies goes ever-further backwards. (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:02:42 - Introductions: Adzhar   00:05:05 - Introductions: Munirah  00:07:55 - What's Going Well With Malaysian Education  00:10:45 - But What Does Education MEAN?  00:16:11 - The Politicisation of Malaysian Education  00:20:55 - Philosophy Has Disappeared: Is This Because Thinkers Are Inconvenient?  00:24:00 - Let's Not Forget Eastern Philosophers Too!  00:24:55 - The Deterioration of Local Graduates  00:26:57 - The Leader That Adzhar Admired Most: Where Did He Learn Those Attributes?  00:28:31 - The Importance of Informal Education  00:31:34 - Life at Columbia University  00:32:45 - Corporatisation and University Rankings Have Jeopardised Malaysian Universities  00:36:28 - How Should New Parents Think About Educating Their Children?  00:42:00 - Can One Entirely Bypass School and University?  00:47:55 - Why Aren't Parents Teaching Their Kids About Resilience, Humility, Independent Thought?  00:52:54 - You Can't Expect the Government to Dispense Good Sense When it Does Not Itself Have Good Sense!  00:54:49 - How Do Young Parents Gain More Wisdom and Perspective Without Relying on an Inept Government  00:59:41 - How Adzhar's Parents Helped Mould Him  01:01:46 - And for Munirah .. ?  01:07:57 - What Is a Successful Individual?  01:16:45 - Let's Ditch Language Colonialism! Language is Wealth  01:20:09 - How is Malaysia Doing Overall?  01:22:41 - Are Malaysia's Social Policies Here to Stay?  01:28:00 - Berdikari: Standing On One's Own Two Feet  01:30:03 - The Most Unsustainable Thing About Malaysia Is .. (Hint: It's Not the Environment)  01:31:30 - Change Will Come From Borneo  01:34:45 - Life's Conclusions  FOLLOW MUNIRAH HERE:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-munirah-alatas-ph-d-71464479/ Columns on Free Malaysia Today (FMT): https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/cat...  Columns at Aliran: https://m.aliran.com/author/s-munirah...  Research on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?...  FOLLOW ADZHAR HERE:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adzhar-ibrahim-6720bb14/  Columns on Fee Malaysia Today (FMT): https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/cat...  As a Speaker: https://www.hrexchangenetwork.com/eve...  Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ 

Down To Business
Ep. 196: Entrepreneurism can be taught

Down To Business

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 27:02


This week's guest is Rajesh Nair, founder of EnCube Labs, NH Board of Education member (district 5), and former professor of practice, innovation and entrepreneurship at the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The lively discussion includes how Raj teaches the next generation of leaders to grow as entrepreneurs, as well as educational challenges that students are facing today.

BFM :: Tech Talk
AI in Education: Charting New Territories

BFM :: Tech Talk

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 32:52


We sit down with Sanjay Sarma, the newly appointed CEO and Dean of the Asia School of Business, to explore the transformative impact of AI on education. With AI technologies like ChatGPT on the rise, tertiary education is at a pivotal moment of change. Sarma will share his insights into how AI will influence educational practices, and the challenges and opportunities these technologies pose for future graduates. He brings a wealth of experience in open learning and academia to shed light on the future of learning in an AI-driven world. Discover how technology is reshaping education and redefining the roles of educators and students alike.

BFM :: Morning Brief
ENEGEM Facilitates Cross-Border Green Electricity Transactions

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 10:13


Aligned with our country's energy transition objectives, the government has established the Energy Exchange Malaysia (ENEGEM) to facilitate cross-border green electricity sales to neighbouring countries. Ganesha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Center for Technology, Strategy and Sustainability, Asia School of Business shares his insights into the impact of this initiative on regional energy dynamics.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Actsplore This
EP 68: Why Learning is the Oxygen of the New Economy with Prof. Sanjay Sarma

Actsplore This

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 65:33


How will AI disrupt the landscape of work and create job refugees? What does the future of Education look like in this technology-driven evolution?With a career spanning decades in academia and innovation, we unpack these questions (and more!) with Professor Sanjay Sarma, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Dean of the Asia School of Business. Sanjay served as the Vice President for Open Learning at MIT, where he oversaw OpenCourseWare and led the creation of MITx, MicroMasters, the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative and the Jameel World Education Lab. Fun fact: He played a part in developing many of the key technologies behind the EPC suite of RFID standards now used as a staple in industries worldwide!In this wide-ranging discussion, we dive into Sanjay's journey from MIT to ASB and hear all about:-     The turning point that led him from Engineering to Academia, and the story behind his move from USA to Asia -     The failures that have taught Sanjay valuable lessons-     Why an MBA is still relevant-     Exploring Agile Continuous Education (ACE) as a more impactful teaching methodology-     Why Curiosity and a Growth mindset is the most important skills in a post-GPT worldHIGHLIGHTS:8:05 The pivotal career turning point from Engineering into Academia 10:54 What led Sanjay to take up the role as CEO, President & Dean at Asia School of Business 15:07 The most rewarding and challenging parts of the role 19:02 What Sanjay learnt from a recent Failure27:17 The power of Reflection 30:48 How to be a more interesting person 35:21 How will AI create job refugees? 37:24 Essential skillsets for young professionals to thrive in the post-GPT world 38:22 Growth mindset is who we are 40:10 Is the MBA still relevant? 42:47 What Agile Continuous Education (ACE) would look like 48:44 What would the success of ACE look like? 50:38 The challenges of the ACE model 53:20 The value proposition of an ASB MBA 59:30 Impact of Generative AI on public policy-making and design CONNECT WITH US HERE:✨Instagram: Actsplore This Podcast

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Professor Terence Gomez - Malaysia Needs Reforms. Lots of Them.

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 71:32


Malaysia Needs Reforms. LOTs of Them. Professor Terence Gomez, a former Professor of Political Economy at the University of Malaya and Dean of Economics, talks about the impact Malaysia's politics have had on the livelihoods of ordinary folks and on the nation's economy as well. (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia).   CONTENTS 00:03:00 - Where Malaysia Needs Most Improvement 00:08:15 - How and Why Governments Can Be Bigger and More Meaningful 00:14:28 - How Policy Can Change 00:19:37 - A Lopsided Privilege 00:24:40 - Why Has Malaysia Not Exploited its Vast Potential? 00:28:18 - Are Malaysians Happy? Are Singaporeans Happy? 00:37:57 - Where Does Change Come From? 00:44:32 - Institutional Repair, the Answer 00:52:59 - We Have to Go Back to Coalition Politics 01:00:44 - Execution? 01:02:35 - Why Did Pakatan Harapan 1.0 Fail? 01:05:00 - Why the Big Bang Approach Might Not Work 01:07:00 - Why Prof Gomez Is Not Worried for the Middle Class

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Former EPF CEO Tunku Alizakri: Facing Up To An Uncertain Retirement and Financial Future

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 103:58


Former EPF CEO Tunku Alizakri: Facing Up To An Uncertain Retirement and Financial Future   Tunku Alizakri Raja Muhammad Alias is a highly experienced and respected corporate figure and a former CEO of Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund, among the world's oldest provident funds and the 7th-largest in the world, with over a trillion Ringgit in assets under management.    In today's chat, we focus on one of Malaysia's most pressing concerns: the lack of sufficient savings for many Malaysians, and the uncertain futures we all face, as we stay older for longer and the rising cost of housing, food and other basic necessities.    (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia).   CONTENTS    00:01:31 - Introduction  00:07:00 - Zakri's Forced Retirement, Savings Sufficiency  00:12:30 - Retirement and Pensions are Human Constructs  00:16:37 - How Much is ‘Enough Savings'?  00:20:20 - The Trouble with Financial Planners and Outsourcing Other Important Life Areas  00:23:27 - Can the EPF be Trusted? And the Problem with Windfall Gains  00:27:11 - How Zakri Thinks About His Own Retirement  00:30:10 - Should People Even Buy Their Own Property?   00:35:00 - Buying Life's Little Luxuries .. Yea or Nay?  00:37:05 - Different Races, Different Spending Patterns  00:44:40 - Wealth and Sufficiency are Mindset Patterns  00:47:14 - How Malaysia and China Differ, Policy-Wise  00:49:00 - Rotten Heads and the Need for a New Model  00:55:42 - How Malaysia Can be the Centre of the Impact Investing World  01:00:25 - The Need to Redefine ‘Retirement' Must Also be Discussed  01:06:00 - How to Engage Property Developers to Help Nation-Build  01:10:03 - Could the Private Sector Take the Lead?  01:12:00 - What Role Can the Monarchs Play?  01:15:01 - Who Manages the Monarchs?  01:24:30 - The Role of Creativity  01:31:30 - Where Does the EPF Go From Here?  01:39:00 - Alizakri's Three Thoughts for the Future    ABOUT TUNKU ALIZAKRI    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alizakri-alias/ At Endeavor Malaysia: https://www.endeavormalaysia.org/people/tunku-alizakri-bin-raja-muhammad-alias PAN Productions: https://www.facebook.com/PanProductions/

BFM :: Morning Brief
Competition The Accelerant For Energy Transition

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 10:48


Malaysia's energy sector has traditionally been dominated by state-owned enterprises. While this model of energy supply may be effective in providing reliable and affordable energy to Malaysian consumers, it is not equipped to effectively transition towards renewable energy. We speak to Dr Renato de Lima Oliveira, Senior Fellow with IDEAS and Assistant Professor at the Asia School of Business on the challenges faced by the local energy sector and his suggested reforms to make the industry more competitive.Image credit: Shutterstock.com

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille
Malaysia: Where Refugees' Rights Remain In Limbo

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 23:54


Malaysia is still not a signatory to the UN's 1951 refugee convention or the 1967 protocol. This means the 183,000 refugees and asylum seekers in the country are effectively considered undocumented migrants with no access to public healthcare and education as well as having no right to work. Dr Melati Nungsari, an Associate Professor of Economics at the Asia School of Business takes stock of the current situation in conjunction with Human Rights Day celebrated on Dec 10th.

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
4x4 World Explorer's Thomas Foo - Biker, Adventurer, Free Spirit

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 94:04


#4x4 #explore #adventure  Thomas Foo - 4x4 World Explorer, Biker and Adventurer  Thomas 'Tango' Foo is a biker, off-roader, explorer, traveler, relief worker and entrepreneur, having spent over three decades crisscrossing all seven continents wherever his trusty Toyota Landcruiser will take him and his merry band of friends and fellow explorers.  Thomas' life is an inspiring story of courage and heart, a pursuit of his passion for adventure and travel while spreading a message of peace, love and harmony all around the world as ambassadors for Malaysia and anyone else who believes in living life to the fullest.  Not for everyone is this life but for those brave enough to embrace it, the world and its pleasures are there, available, and for free.  (I consider myself privileged to have seen one small part of this wonderful world with Thomas and hope there will be many more.) “He who is brave is free”  -- Seneca (As always, many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:03:07: How It All Started For Thomas  00:06:10: Did You Ever Have a ‘Normal' Job?  00:06:54: Where Have These Trips Taken Thomas?  00:15:15: Toyota's Bombproof LandCruiser  00:19:50: The LandCruiser 80 and 100 Series  00:20:22: Jeremy Clarkson and Famed Toyota Reliability  00:23:13: Thomas' Trips Are Long .. and Legendary  00:26:02: Being Prepared for the Unknown  00:27:33: K-Rog, A Chef on the Road  00:29:00: Malaysian Food - The Best  00:31:10: Getting the Fleet of Vehicles Ready  00:35:33: On the Canning Stock Route …  00:36:10: Fuel Quality  00:39:00: What About the Hilux?  00:39:55: The Almighty 80 Series Landcruiser  00:41:18: Tibet and China .. Altitude Sickness .. Remedies .. Viagra!  00:44:35: Tibetan Culture, Architecture, Scenery, Buddhism, Food, Beauty all Round!  00:46:55: Everest Base Camp From the Tibet Side!   00:52:00: Shigatse's Monasteries and Inner Peace  00:54:05: How Accessible and Inspirational is Tibet?  00:57:06: How Much are These Trips?  01:00:55: Planning Trips - Africa 2024!! Namibia, Angola, Tanzania et al  01:04:00: Sup Kambing in the Sahara Desert!   01:06:10: Who Comes on These Trips?  01:07:35: Making Life Count: Happiness!  01:10:10: There Are Also Motorcycles!  01:12:35: BMW GS', Triumph Tigers, GS310s  01:16:30: BK Lim's Downing to Downing - the Humble Scooter  01:18:00: The One and Only .. One Dollar: Mohd Assir  01:20:30: Girls (Like Nurul and Anita Yusof) Ride Overland too  01:23:00: Why is ‘One Dollar' named ‘One Dollar'?  01:24:32: Will Africa 2024 Have Motorcycles Too? Climate?  01:29:00: What about the Middle East?  01:30:00: Yusuf Hashim …  FOLLOW THOMAS HERE:  FB: https://www.facebook.com/thomas.foo.56  URLs:  https://www.4x4worldexplorer.com/ https://www.exploreroutfitter.com/ Some Press: https://www.carsifu.my/news/For-Thomas-Foo-life-is-a-4X4-adventure Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/  ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

Astro Awani
ERW Expo: Hasil karya wanita cekap dan hebat

Astro Awani

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 24:52


Ekspo "Empowering Refugee Women” mempersembahkan hasil kerja daripada lapan gerakan wanita memperjuangkan pelarian yang bertapak di Kuala Lumpur. Saksikan pameran dan perkongsian usaha mereka dalam meningkatkan keupayaan dan memberi inspirasi kepada semua wanita. Niaga AWANI bersiaran langsung di Asia School of Business bermula jam 9.00 pagi.

Kompak
ERW Expo: Hasil karya wanita cekap dan hebat

Kompak

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 24:52


Ekspo "Empowering Refugee Women” mempersembahkan hasil kerja daripada lapan gerakan wanita memperjuangkan pelarian yang bertapak di Kuala Lumpur. Saksikan pameran dan perkongsian usaha mereka dalam meningkatkan keupayaan dan memberi inspirasi kepada semua wanita. Niaga AWANI bersiaran langsung di Asia School of Business bermula jam 9.00 pagi.

Astro Awani
Consider This: Climate Governance - Malaysia's Global Impact, Local Solutions

Astro Awani

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 28:13


From the halls of Putrajaya to Corporate Malaysia to grassroots initiatives - what does effective climate governance look like? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Gary Theseira, Director and Council Member of Climate Governance Malaysia, an advocacy group working with boardrooms on the climate action agenda. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Asia School of Business.

Astro Awani
Consider This: Youth Entrepreneurship - From Intention to Action

Astro Awani

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 23:49


Do young Malaysians harbour entrepreneurial aspirations, and if so, what fuels these ambitions? What are the hindrances they encounter on this entrepreneurial journey, and what critical elements are missing in the current landscape of youth entrepreneurship support and training? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Chin Jia Wei, Principal Research Associate at ASEAN Research Center and Asia School of Business, about her published research on Malaysian youth and their entrepreneurial pursuits.

AWANI Soundbyte
Consider This: Youth Entrepreneurship - From Intention to Action

AWANI Soundbyte

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 23:49


Do young Malaysians harbour entrepreneurial aspirations, and if so, what fuels these ambitions? What are the hindrances they encounter on this entrepreneurial journey, and what critical elements are missing in the current landscape of youth entrepreneurship support and training? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Chin Jia Wei, Principal Research Associate at ASEAN Research Center and Asia School of Business, about her published research on Malaysian youth and their entrepreneurial pursuits.

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille
Innovative Solutions For The Retirement Savings Gap

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 24:06


As an ageing nation, Malaysia is becoming old before it becomes rich. How should we revamp the national retirement savings system to provide a better umbrella for old age? We discuss this as well as global investment trends with Dr. Joseph Cherian, Practice Professor of Finance with the Asia School of Business. He is also the author of a recently published compilation of essays, “Track to the Future: Investment, Finance and Lessons for the New Economy.”

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Stashaway's Michel Ferrario - Can Robo-Advisors Make Your Financial Dreams Come True?

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 70:31


Stashaway's Michel Ferrario - Can Robo-Advisors Make Your Financial Dreams Come True?  Michele Ferrario, one of Stashaway's three co-founders and its CEO, shares his journey, the state of tech markets, planning for retirement, financial literacy and being an entrepreneur, among many other things.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). --- FOLLOW MICHELE HERE:  LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/ajsQ0  At Stash: https://www.stashaway.my/about-us 

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
500 Global's Khailee Ng – Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Philosopher

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 130:18


500 Global's Khailee Ng – Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Philosopher   Khailee Ng is among Malaysia's tech successes, having exited two startups with Says.Com and Groupsmore, and funding, through the venture capital firm 500 Global, seven regional unicorns, including Grab, Carousell, Bukalapak and Carsome.  With success having come early to him and plenty of time to consider ‘Life' at a more tender age than most, he also has reached fascinating conclusions about the world at large, giving this discussion a much wider and colourful range than normal.  Please Like, Share and Subscribe if you can! :-)))))  (As always, many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). --- CONTENTS:  00:01:25 - Starting in the Media World (and Exiting) With Says.Com  00:04:48 - Enslaving a Nation by Depriving Independent Thought  00:08:25 - The Quest for Virality via Dopamine  00:15:57 - How Venture Capital Can Be a Force For Good  00:23:05 - Entrepreneurship and Dealing With Stress  00:25:35 - Tech Today - Where Is It? Valuations? Profitability? Growth?   00:28:35 - Venture Capital is a Sport of Co-Creation  00:34:34 - Entrepreneur / Venture Capitalist - Can One Become the Other?  00:39:47 - The Power of Thought and Actualisation  00:49:00 - The Process - A Day in the Life  00:55:46 - Making Hay In This Slice of Time .. As a Challenger Nation  01:09:14 - When People Build Nations, Not Politicians  01:14:15 - The Right People Mix in a Thriving Country  01:15:40 - Khailee's Experimental Life  01:17:08 - That Time on Necker Island with Richard Branson ..  01:18:18 - Having a Super Powerful RAS (Reticular Activating System) Magnet – ie Self Actualisation  01:19:27 - Branson Said, ‘Giving Money Away Is As Difficult and Interesting as Making Money..'  01:23:38 - Micro Charity is Accessible: Reference Ng Sek San, UrMu and Cold Tenderloin in San Francisco  01:31:35 - Outsourcing Nation-Building Disempowers You, So What's Your Personal ESG Policy?  01:33:24 - Going Beyond Meaning: Is It Religion?   01:42:00 - What's the Future About?  01:49:22 - Transcending Specialisation and Becoming a Full-Stack Human Like Da Vinci and Bucky Fuller  01:53:44 - Investing In the Human Psyche to Find the Next Stage of Technology  02:01:06 - What's Next for this Full Stack Individual?  FOLLOW KHAILEE HERE:  URL: https://khailee.com/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/khaileeng  Twitter: https://twitter.com/khailee  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/khailee/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khailee/ 

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Acestar's Natalie Sit - Never Forget the Taste of Poverty

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 61:34


#female #technology #ceo #nft #adobe #creativecloud   Acestar's Natalie Sit - Never Forget the Taste of Poverty    Natalie Sit is the multiple award-winning owner of software services firm Acestar, a platinum reseller of Adobe Creative Cloud licences, having reached the pinnacle despite having no tertiary education, the daughter of noodle sellers in Ipoh.  This is her story, as told to Khoo Hsu Chuang. (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:01:43 - Noodle Seller Parents 00:05:33 - Trigger Points  00:07:11 - Bright Lights, Big City   00:11:42 - The Burning Dream  00:14:30 - Selling Snow to Eskimos  00:16:17 - The Art of Conversation  00:17:23 - Dealing with Rejection  00:19:17 - When the Chips are Down  00:22:22 - One Way Ticket to New York  00:27:05 - What Is an Entrepreneur?  00:30:50 - When Parents Pass Away  00:34:08 - Depression  00:38:15 - The Evils of Comparing  00:39:40 - Sole Founder Challenges  00:42:42 - Web 3.0  00:46:48 - MicroCredentials  00:51:42 - Advice to Entrepreneurs  00:54:08 - Life Advice  00:56:40 - The Definition of ‘Success'  00:59:23 - Would You Change Anything? 01:00:09 - The Next Step  FOLLOW NATALIE HERE:  URL: https://acestar.my/ceo-profile/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-sit-59331798/ Fb: https://www.facebook.com/acestarian.nataliesit/ SOME CLIPPINGS:  Tattler: https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/diversity/opinion-adversity-prepared-me-for-success-woman-tech The Peak: https://thepeak.com.my/people/the-peak-behind-the-scenes-throwback-acestars-natalie-sit/ Lifestyle Asia: https://www.lifestyleasia.com/kl/culture/people/fathers-day-story-natalie-sit-on-growing-closer-to-her-father/   ---  Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuan...  FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/  ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife  ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS  GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO  SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp  PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/ 

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar - A Humble Malaysian Super-Achiever

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 86:35


Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar - A Humble Malaysian Super-Achiever Tan Sri Wahid came from humble beginnings to become one of Malaysia's most successful corporate leaders in the new millennium, successfully leading four major organisations in infrastructure development (UEM), telecommunications (Telekom Malaysia), financial services (Maybank) and investment management (Permodalan Nasional Bhd).  He was also appointed a Senator and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Economic Planning from June 2013 to June 2016, heeding a national call to duty. Today, he is the Chairman of the stock exchange operator Bursa Malaysia as well as Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).  Throughout his career and through the turbulence and pressures of corporate and political life, Tan Sri Wahid has managed to comport himself in the same calm and humble manner that he has become known for, making him one of the most respected and likeable figures in corporate Malaysia.  Here, he shares his rules and principles for life with Khoo Hsu Chuang.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND MEMOIRS FROM TS WAHID HERE:  Wikipedia: https://shorturl.at/ghmXY  At Bursa: https://shorturl.at/jsDJ5  From Axiata: https://shorturl.at/erAIP 

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Dwi Emas' Anne Tham - From Tuition Teacher to Education Entrepreneur

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 70:10


Dwi Emas' Anne Tham - From Tuition Teacher to Education Entrepreneur  Anne Tham could have been any one of us. The only difference is that she took the plunge. To try and make a difference.  Otherwise she would have remained a tuition teacher, griping at the system's many flaws, like so many other Malaysians.  Instead, she is today the head of a number of schools trying to make a difference, fully aware that an education – a proper one – is the key to unlocking a better future.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:21 - The Origins of Dwi Emas  00:04:00 - How a Teacher Morphs Into Entrepreneur  00:07:36 - Left-Brain Right-Brain Abilities, a Very Rare Phenomenon   00:09:41 - Learning a Language in Five Minutes  00:14:30 - Replicating Education  00:15:51 - What Happens When Your Teachers Leave  00:20:08 - Using Technology and Social Media to Scale Teaching English  00:21:52 - Why Evolve Via IGCSE and not KSSM?  00:24:30 - A Complete Re-Engineering  00:30:01 - Human Skills are CRITICAL  00:32:21 - Why Malaysian Grads Are Still Appealing  00:39:00 - ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?  00:41:50 - Aren't Private Schools Elitist? Poor Kids Can't Afford ..  00:47:32 - Is There a Robin Hood Model  00:48:19 - Why Entrepreneurship Needs Communicating and Leadership   00:50:30 - Why Public Education Has Failed Miserably  00:56:19 - Why Education Must be Tied to Useable Life Skills  00:56:58 - How Education Can Be Completely Rethought  01:00:32 - How Business and Life Coalesce  01:03:51 - Convent Light Street in Penang - A New School  01:05:22 - The Skills One Needs to Succeed in Life  01:07:27 - Advice for Those Seeking a Life Change  01:08:47 - The Best Thing About Being an Entrepreneur  FOLLOW ANNE HERE  URL: https://aceedventure.com/founders/  LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/322zy8hw  At Endeavor: https://www.endeavormalaysia.org/peop...  At WEF: https://www.wef.org.in/anne-tham/ 

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
MIT's Pulkit Agrawal - Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 57:23


MIT's Pulkit Agrawal - Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?  Should AI be feared or welcomed? Humankind is still in a quandary on this issue.  Best to speak to the experts then, in the form of Pulkit Agrawal, who is an Assistant Professor at MIT, building Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interaction systems for commercial application.  His areas of study include robotics, computer vision, artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). Contents  00:01:08 - How Studying the Brain Led to AI  00:03:10 - AI Is Not New ..  00:05:16 - Is AI Development too Fast? 00:09:22 - AI and Motor Skills ie Moravec's Paradox  00:12:55 - Robots Must be Legalled  00:15:24 - Should Robots Be Allowed to Impersonate Humans?  00:17:55 - The Cutting Edge of AI Is In ..  00:20:23 - Robot Sentience: True or False?  00:23:02 - Consciousness and Intelligence aka the Difference Between Obedience and Defiance  00:27:01 - ‘Progress' at the Expense of Guardrails  00:30:47 - Can AI Replace ‘Education'?  00:34:05 - Imagine a World Without Schools and Universities ..  00:36:22 - Embedding Chips in the Brain  00:39:27 - Do Engineers Think about the Ramifications of Runaway Development?  00:45:13 - Why Elon Musk is Struggling with Self-Drive  00:48:04 - How Far Away are Self-Driving Cars?  00:49:44 - Apple's VR Headsets .. Where's the Future?  00:51:26 - If You Connect Your Mind Can Your Thoughts be Read?  00:53:10 - Can Motor Sensory Skills be Enhanced?  00:54:29 - How Should One Prepare for a World of AI?  00:56:47 - What Skills Must People Learn?  --  Follow Pulkit here:  MIT: https://people.csail.mit.edu/pulkitag/  Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?...  LinkedIn:  /pulkit-agrawal-967a4218     Twitter/X: @pulkitology 

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Kavin Jay – Comedians, Malaysia's REAL Journalists

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 98:05


Kavin Jay – Comedians, Malaysia's REAL Journalists  Kavin Jay is one of Malaysia's funniest men, recognised as such by the Netflix special he was invited to record in 2018, titled ‘Everybody Calm Down'. He is also one of Malaysia's most original and ‘real' comedians, driven to his art by a very unique set of circumstances.  Here, he talks to Chuang about his journey to comedy, evolving along the way to become a true storyteller, much akin to a journalist, though often braver – and definitely funnier.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:10 - How Kavin Started in Comedy  00:07:25 - Inspiration from Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, Bill Burr, Ronnie Chieng and others  00:12:55 - Comedy is Universal  00:18:18 - And Then Netflix Came Calling ..  00:26:29 - What Netflix Looks For  00:29:25 - Kavin's Process  00:35:00 - I'm Sorry I Shouted - Dimensions to Comedy  00:43:10 - Uncle Roger is Funnier Than Nigel Ng  00:47:07 - The Problem with Social Media  00:52:35 - Making Money From Comedy  00:54:45 - Russell Peters and Asian Comedy  01:00:00 - The Crack House Disaster  01:07:40 - ADHD and Social Awkwardness  01:10:38 - Comedians, Depression, Anxiety … and Dopamine  01:14:00 - The Problem with Gym Bros  01:23:14 - Beating ADHD  01:25:21 - The Next Step  01:26:57 - Radio's Real-Ness; Fly Guy and ‘Lil Kev  01:28:11 - Comedians Can't Do Live Radio  01:32:44 - What's Next for Kavin  ---  FOLLOW KAVIN HERE  URL: https://www.kavinjay.com/  IG: / kavinjay  Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavin_J...  Twitter/X: @KavinJay 

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
MIT's Sanjay Sarma: Why Indian CEOs Are Taking Over the World

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 57:54


MIT's Sanjay Sarma: Why Indian CEOs Are Taking Over the World  The Asian Century is well upon us but the rise of her people on the world stage has not been a linear one. Fraught with complexities and clearly divisive, the reasons for this video's title are nonetheless fascinating – and instructive.  Today's chat is with Sanjay Sarma, the brilliant and affable CEO of the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, having arrived from sojourns in the private sector, academia and the literary world.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). For MIT's research on Indian CEOs:  ‘Why East Asians but not South Asians are underrepresented in leadership positions in the United States' By Jackson G. Lu, Richard E. Nisbett, and Michael W. Morris  https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/...  See also:  ‘A cultural clue to why East Asians are kept from US C-suites' https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...  And  ‘How multiethnic networking could propel more East Asians into US C-suites  ' https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...  CONTENTS  00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:36 - From the Indian Institute of Technology to Carnegie Mellon, Berkeley and then MIT  00:03:15 - The Child of Illustrious Parents, Dinner Table Topics  00:05:15 - The Phenomenon of the Global Indian CEO  00:06:36 - Jackson Lu (of MIT)'s Research Findings  00:08:56 - Nature or Nurture?  00:11:12 - Are Today's CEOs Becoming More Agreeable?   00:16:01 - The Power of Reflection  00:17:16 - How to Be Focused About Meetings  00:19:01 - Advising the Indian Economy  00:21:35 - Should India Be More Assertive?  00:24:44 - The Power and Pursuit of Curiosity  00:29:52 - Are Patriarchal Family Controlled Businesses Facing Extinction?  00:32:24 - What, Really, is IoT?  00:34:08 - Only the Paranoid Survive  00:35:42 - America Appears to Be Fearful of Web3  00:38:36 - Colonial' Pipeline's Role in America's Crypto Fears  00:39:37 - Should CBDCs be Feared? (CBDCs: Central Bank Digital Currencies)  00:40:48 - ‘Grasp': Why Education Must Be Rethought (‘Grasp' is a book authored by Sanjay Sarma)  00:43:44 - Are Universities Antiquated?  00:45:40 - Are Quaternary (ie Postgraduate) Degrees No Longer Relevant?  00:47:10 - The Value Universities Add to the Mix  00:48:35 - What is the Value of an ‘MIT' Label? Why Proxies Matter  00:50:55 - Why Do Corporations Exist?  00:52:18 - Chuang to Sanjay: ‘Are You a Success?'  00:54:07 - Rules for Life  00:56:22 - The Role of Fate  FOLLOW SANJAY HERE:  At ASB: https://asb.edu.my/about/the-leadersh...  Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_...  At MIT: https://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/...  Some Research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?...  

Astro Awani
Ibrahim Sani's Notepad: Belanjawan 2024: Smart strategies for funding your future

Astro Awani

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 28:08


Join Joseph Cherian, Practice Professor of Finance at the Asia School of Business, as he shares smart strategies for funding your future in the context of Belanjawan 2024 including financial planning, investment opportunities, and effective budgeting techniques. #NotepadWithIbrahimSani

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
EPF's Nurhisham Hussein - Malaysia's Retirement Crisis Is Already Upon Us

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 74:43


#retirement  #malaysia  #aged  EPF's Nurhisham Hussein - Malaysia's Retirement Crisis Is Already Upon Us    With costs outrunning salaries and a rapidly ageing population, Malaysia's retirement time bomb has already exploded.  Nurhisham Hussein, a longtime professional acquaintance and Chief Strategy Officer at the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Malaysia's largest pension fund, talks to Khoo Hsu Chuang about some solutions, both at a personal and policy level. (Hint: they're both painful.)  CONTENTS  00:02:41 - Snapshot of Malaysia's Retirement Crisis  00:14:20 - What is the Policy Response?  00:18:04 - How Are People Getting By?  00:19:35 - Who Is Responsible For Your Financial Future? You? Or The State?  00:25:25 - What To Do About the Ever-Weakening Ringgit  00:29:26 - Undeclared Assets  00:33:49 - Nonexistent Financial Literacy  00:38:29 - Priority List of Financial Planning  00:44:50 - Can Malaysia Raise Taxes Like in the West (to Pay for Social Safety Nets)?  00:48:09 - Do Subsidies Result in a Culture of Mediocrity?  00:50:10 - The Singapore Comparison is Painful  00:52:19 - Direction of Structural Reform  01:00:52 - How Both the State and Private Sector Can Rethink Retirement   01:04:17 - How Good Health is Instrumental in Old Age  01:06:00 - What's the TL:DR Here? A Summary  01:11:57 - For People, Rethink Retirement  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). ---  FOLLOW HISHAM HERE:  Blog: http://econsmalaysia.blogspot.com  Twitter: https://twitter.com/econsmalaysia   LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/5ts79t5c  B: https://tinyurl.com/2dk6npbp  -- Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/   -- Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/  YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife  ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS  GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO  SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp  PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/ 

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Loh Wei Hoong - China: Autocratic Warmonger or ASEAN's Biggest Opportunity?

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 75:22


#China #War #ASEAN Loh Wei Hoong - China: an Autocratic Warmonger or ASEAN's Biggest Opportunity?  China is the biggest enigma of our time. For us in ASEAN, she is either our biggest threat or our greatest opportunity. Or can China be both?  The more viewpoints we have, the more data points we can obtain to triangulate our opinions to form an educated guess. Loh Wei Hoong, a longtime educator, investor and entrepreneur in China and Vistage chair, shares his point of view with Khoo Hsu Chuang. (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:02:34 - Who is Loh Wei Hoong?  00:06:47 - What Should People Know About China?  00:10:50 - Working Hard …  00:17:39 - China's Flaws ..  00:19:28 - What About Hong Kong?  00:26:36 - The Thucydides Trap   00:27:52 - And the Kashmir Region?  00:29:16 - Will China Declare War on Taiwan?  00:31:41 - US-China War: Who Wins? How Do We Prepare? 00:35:06 - War Is Inevitable  00:37:18 - Why America Wants to Fight with China  00:40:46 - Does America Rescue Taiwan?  00:44:48 - Is America $trong Enough to Fight China?  00:46:39 - How Malaysia Positions Itself  00:49:55 - Does China Leave Malaysia Alone?  00:52:10 - The Nine-Dash Line 0:53:50 - China's Covid Policy  01:04:29 - The Global Population Dilemma  01:05:54 - Preparing for the Schoolyard Battle  01:09:50 - Does Malaysia Have the Right Leadership? 01:12:36 - Nusantara … -- Follow Wei Hoong here: At Vistage: https://vistage.com.my/loh-wei-hoong-chair-profile/ On SafetyWare Board: https://safetyware.com/board-of-directors/ -- Follow Chuang here: URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343 FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ --- Follow DoMore here: WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/    

Astro Awani
AWANI Review: Is traditional education still worthwhile in a post-GPT world?

Astro Awani

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 25:24


The rise of online learning platforms and advanced language models like ChatGPT has sparked a contentious debate on the value of traditional degrees and business schools. CEO, President, and Dean of Asia School of Business Sanjay Sarma sheds light on the emergence of 'job refugees', the concept of 'gig education' and the urgent need for educational leadership to adapt.

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Professor KS Jomo - Facing Up to War, Military Industrial Complex, Food Security and Central Banks

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 82:32


#war #inequality #nuclear #economy    Professor KS Jomo - Facing Up to War, the Military Industrial Complex, Food Security and Central Banks  Professor KS Jomo is one of Asia's most prominent economists of our time, having spent much of his career examining the challenges besetting the growth and development of emerging market economies in Asia and Africa. This, in the context of the policies practised and fomented by some of the world's richest nations in Europe and North America.  Hailing from Penang, Malaysia, his journey took him from Penang Free School in northern Malaysia to Yale and Harvard Universities, amongst many august institutions including the United Nations, where he also lectured, wrote and spoke on subjects as diverse as the political economy, climate change, economic inequality and social development.  Here, he talks to Khoo Hsu Chuang about the challenges facing the world, emerging ASEAN and Malaysia, and what we can hope, as individuals, to do about it.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:43 - From Westlands and Penang Free School to Yale and Harvard   00:07:17 - How Malaysia's Multiculturalism Informed Jomo's Approach to Economics  00:11:46 - Uncertainty Has Existed Before; How it Should Be Navigated Today  00:20:02 - The Fed's Free Money Policy's Impact on Inflation  00:21:42 - Is There a Conspiracy Theory Afoot?  00:25:58 - Dealing with the Rich-Poor Divide and the Rise of Ethno-Populism  00:32:27 - How Market Economics Foments Inequality and Formulating a 'Turn'  00:37:54 - Is Democracy a Flawed System?   00:43:57 - Is War Inevitable?  00:52:21 - How Does KS Jomo Deal with the Threat of War at a Personal Level  00:53:32 - The Doomsday Clock Ticks ..  00:56:57- Living Life Differently ..  00:57:51 - A Panacea for Remedy  01:01:33 - Choosing Between America and China  01:03:49 - Who Drives ASEAN's Peaceful Non-Aligned Movement?  01:03:49 - Is China As Militant as the West Would Have Us Believe?  01:10:33 - That Time When Jomo Backpacked to India  01:16:40 - What Keeps Jomo Awake at Night Right Now?  01:19:00 - Rules for Life  FOLLOW PROF JOMO HERE:  URL: https://www.ksjomo.org/ TW: https://www.facebook.com/jomo.sundaram.3  FB: https://twitter.com/ksjomo  ---  Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

Astro Awani
Consider This: Statelessness | The Struggle of Living Without Papers

Astro Awani

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 26:35


On this episode of Consider This, Melisa Idris speaks to the lead author of a report on statelessness in Peninsular Malaysia, Dr Melati Nungsari, Faculty Director of the ASEAN Research Centre, Associate Professor of Economics at the Asia School of Business, and Research Affiliate at the MIT-Sloan School of Management. Formerly stateless ​​Wong Yew Lee joins the conversation to help us better understand the intersectional lived experience of a stateless person.

Kompak
Niaga AWANI: Tackling Workforce Gaps in Malaysia

Kompak

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 11:24


Explore the labour force gaps in Malaysia and the potential contribution of refugees in bridging the shortages. Discover the economic benefits and policy reforms that could positively impact GDP and employment opportunities in various industries with Dr. Melati Nungsari, Associate Professor of Economics, Asia School of Business and Faculty Director, ASEAN Research Center.

BFM :: Morning Brief
Should Sovereign Funds Be Penalised With Pay Cuts ?

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 11:13


Singapore Temasek Holding's decided to cut the pay of the staff responsible for the failed 275 US million dollar investment in bankrupt FTX, in an unprecedented move for collective accountability and good governance. We speak with Elsa Satkunasingam from Asia School of Business, and what this could mean for Malaysia's Government-Linked Investment Companies.Image by: Shutterstock

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Pemandu's Dato' Sri Idris Jala: The Leader Malaysia Could Have Had - But Didn't

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 95:31


Pemandu's Dato' Sri Idris Jala: The Leader Malaysia Could Have Had - But Didn't  #Leadership #Turnaround #MAS #Proton #Malaysia  PEMANDU's Dato' Sri Idris Jala - The Leader Malaysia Could Have Had - But Didn't  Born in Sarawak as a devout Kelabit Christian, Dato' Sri Idris Jala wasn't meant to work at Shell for 23 years. Nor was he meant to head Malaysia Airlines, help Proton in its turnaround strategy, work as a former Minister in the Malaysian government, much less advise governments and global corporations in socioeconomic affairs as Chairman of PEMANDU Associates. And yet he did, thanks to a heady cocktail of destiny, faith and hard work, culminating in his current roles as Co-Chairman of Sunway, ProChancellor of Sunway University and Chairman of Heineken Malaysia, in between lecturing twice a year at Harvard University.  Here, he talks to Khoo Hsu Chuang about Leadership, Fate, Faith and Serendipity, while proffering original and practical suggestions for Malaysia's woes.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS  02:16 - Idris Sings His Own Composition: 'Malaysia's Got Blues'  02:30 - What happened When Idris First Appeared on BFM in September 2010  04:49 - 'My Ancestors Were headhunters, Born in the Jungle' 07:39 - What if Idris Were Born Rich?  08:10 - How Hunger Tastes  09:10 - How the British Army's Movies Changed Idris' WorldView  09:33 - What Were Some Breaks Idris Received?  12:52 - The Role of Fate in One's Life: Destiny's Role  14:38 - Knowing One's True North  15:10 - The Moment When Idris Discovered His Life's Meaning, During The Barrio Revival  18:59 - What of Atheism?  19:31 - How did the Rest of the Cohort Do in Life?  20:15 - Idris' Career in Shell and on to National Duty  23:21 - Some Key Principles of Turning Around a Company  29:17 - Malaysia's GLC Challenges  31:42 - Dealing with MAS' Huge Excesses  37:20 - The Discipline to Ensure the Positive Changes Remain  38:52 - Weaning Malaysia Off Its Addictions   41:03 - The GST Discussion  45:52 - The Right People For a Turnaround Situation  47:13 - How to Deal with Fuel Subsidies  49:12 - Should Zombie GLCs Die? (Proton...)  52:37 - How Can Malaysia Be Turned Around?  54:14 - What is a 'Quality Graduate'?  57:26 - What's Most Important about the Education Journey  1:00:11 - Five Key Turnaround Strategies  1:02:11 - What Does it Take to Lead? To Inspire?  1:06:58 - Shell's Four Traits of a Top Leader  1:09:41 - Leadership in the 21st Century  1:11:47 - Covid Almost Closed PEMANDU - What Happened Next?   1:19:46 - Idris' Rules for Life  1:23:12 - Putting the Game of Impossible Into Play: What's Involved?  1:26:29 - The Impossible Task Idris Has Set Himself  1:29:49 - That Time When Idris Met Lee Kuan Yew  1:33:15 - What's Malaysia's Impossible Task?  ..  Follow Idris here:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdrisJala_ At Pemandu: https://pemandu.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_Jala Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Knight Frank's Justin Chee - Is The Malaysian Property Market Finally Coming Back?

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 52:08


#property #realestate #reit #malaysia #klangvalley #singapore  Knight Frank's Justin Chee - Is The Malaysian Property Market Finally Coming Back?  Knight Frank Malaysia's Executive Director Justin Chee shares his thoughts on the Malaysian property market and the new areas for property investment, which has always been a good hedge against inflation.  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). --  CONTENTS:  00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Health of The Local Property Market  01:21 - Explaining the Cycles in Malaysia's Property Market  03:25 - How Strong Will the Next Property Rally Be?  04:23 - How and Why is the Property Market ‘Protected'?  06:00 - What is the Appeal of Property?  07:40 - The Interest in Property is Broad-Based  11:00 - And Then There Are REITs: How Do They Work?  13:38 - Which REITS to Buy?  17:15 - Prices Will Always Increase  17:52 - Factors For Buying a Real Property  19:40 - Established Areas? Or New Up-and-Coming Areas?  21:35 - The Interest Rate Factor  24:45 - Views on New Townships   25:48 - Is Urbanisation Still Happening?  26:34 - Why Is Outstanding Loan Still So High After Paying For So Many Years?  28:55 - How to Benefit From Housing Loan  29:35 - How Is Property a Hedge Against Inflation?  32:00 - How To Select Which REITs to Buy (Local vs Foreign, Sectors etc)  33:30 - The FX Element in Buying Foreign REITs  35:35 - Keppel DC REIT: The Data Centre Theme vs Interest Rate Direction  38:00 - The Yield Discussion: Which Ones Are Blue Chip REITs?  41:20 - Sunway REIT Buying EPF's Hypermarkets .. What Does This Mean? (IMPORTANT!)  43:05 - So .. REITs Can Now Undergo Development?  44:18 - What Are the Trends Shaping Malaysian Real Estate?  49:02 - Does Malaysia Have Enough Electricity to Drive Huge Data Centres?  50:20 - Final Words on Property Investment   --  CONTACT JUSTIN HERE:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-chee-kfm Knight Frank: https://tinyurl.com/2s3j4bmj --  Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

Edtech Insiders
ASU+GSV: Ashley Chiampo, CLO of Emeritus

Edtech Insiders

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 12:59


Ashley Chiampo is the Chief Learning Officer at the Emeritus Institute of Management, an online learning company. Shehas over 20 years of experience supporting people and organizations to reach learning goals and achieve greater effectiveness. Her background includes working with CXOs and senior leaders in small private companies, international development organizations, and multi-billion dollar publicly traded organizations.  She focuses on creating and delivering meaningful learning experiences that can impact learner's lives. Ashley also holds an Adjunct Faculty position at Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur, an affiliate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to Emeritus, Ashley Chiampo ran an executive coaching company, New Global Mind and worked at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ashley is a trained group facilitator and a certified executive coach with over 2000 hours of coaching practice. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) granted by the ICF. Previously she was a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and a mechanical engineer for PTC. Ashley holds an MBA degree from the Wharton School, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a BA from Brown University.

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Penjana Kapital's Taufiq Iskandar: ‘Read, Adapt, Antifragile'

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 50:32


#investing #antifragile #change  Penjana Kapital's Taufiq Iskandar: ‘Read, Adapt, Antifragile' Malaysians have a chance to prosper in an uncertain yet unexciting future but first they must learn to shed old habits while adopting new approaches that appear daunting at first, says Taufiq Iskandar, CEO of Penjana Kapital, whose mandate is to assist in ensuring Malaysia's success.  CONTENTS  00:00 - Intro 00:39 - The Unpredictability of Today's World  01:54 - Applying the Knowns and Unknowns to Investing  Decisions   04:58 - What Happened in Nov 2021? Everyone Lost Their Pants!  07:03 - So How Does Joe Public Deal With Uncertainty?  08:34 - How Do Structured People Deal With Uncertainty?  11:07 - Of Margins of Safety ..  13:45 - Financial Literacy Advice  16:28 - What of Scams?  17:44 - Choosing the Right Investment Classes  20:45 - Asset Allocation Strategies  21:45 - Information Asymmetry in Investments  22:58 - Do Investment Professionals Perform?  23:32 - Where Do Markets Go in the Next 3-5 Years?  24:55 - Best Places to Invest?  26:12 - The Evaluation Process?  27:39 - Research Does Not Mean Just Reading  28:02 - Marks and Spencers - An Example of Value Investing for Taufiq  30:01 - Wherein Crypto, MegaTech?  31:00 - And Property, Real Estate?  32:49 - What Does Wealth Mean?  34:50 - What Does the 99% Do?  35:56 - Wealth Disparities and What it Means for Society  37:17 - Boom and Bust Cycles  38:47 - Will War Break Out?  40:57 - Where Does Malaysia Go From Here?  43:20 - Where are the Statesmen?  47:04 - What is the Road Ahead?  47:45 - What Amounts to Adaptability?  48:58 - Should Malaysia's Assistances Be Dismantled?  50:13 - Taufiq's Three Nuggets of Wisdom  (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). -- Follow Taufiq here:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taufiq-iskandar-088543a/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/taufiqiskandar/  .. Follow Penjana Kapital here:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/pksb/ ---  Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ ---  Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille
Asia School Of Business Endeavors To Transform Executives

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 21:53


In the wake of the pandemic, academics and business schools now face pressures on multiple fronts. We speak to newly appointed CEO of Asia School of Business, Sanjay Sarma for his thoughts on how ASB is doing in today's landscape and get a sense of where the future lies in executive education.

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Ula's Nipun Mehra: Conquering Indonesia's Vast and Fast-Growing E-Commerce Market

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 56:05


#ula #ecommerce #Internet #Indonesia Ula's Nipun Mehra: Conquering Indonesia's Vast and Fast-Growing E-Commerce Market  Nipun Mehra, the Founder and CEO of Indonesia-based e-commerce firm Ula, came to entrepreneurship late in life, having first worked at Sequoia Capital, Flipkart, Pine Labs, Amazon and Boston Consulting.  The delay didn't hurt though, with Ula now counting Jeff Bezos, Prosus Ventures, Tencent and B-Capital Group among its investors, hoping to capture a portion of the $300B+ retail market in the region. This is his story and life- and business lessons.  (This interview was part of a collaboration with CGS-CIMB and Endeavor Malaysia as part of the 'Thought Inspire' Series, filmed at the Asia School of Business, a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia.)  ---  CONTENTS  00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:53 - Which Came First: Employment or Entrepreneurship?  00:03:22 - Get a Job First?  00:05:05 - When Was the Plunge Taken?  00:06:11 - Which Skills Were Most Valuable?  00:07:15 - What Do Blue-Chip Investors Like Sequioa Seek in Entrepreneurs?  00:12:49 - Does Academic Excellence Matter?  00:15:31 - Should Entrepreneurs Expand to Indonesia, ASEAN's Biggest Market?  00:18:24 - In New World Order, Should Entrepreneurs Pivot to Profit Instead?  00:22:08 - How To Choose A Market to Operate In?  00:28:46 - In Tech, Layoffs & Cost Cuts. Discuss.  00:31:19 - Have Valuations Suffered in the Current Market Conditions?  00:34:48 - Managing Investors When Valuations Fall  00:38:27 - Where to List? Asia or US?  00:42:36 - Why Did Jeff Bezos Invest in Ula (And In His Personal Capacity)  00:45:31 - Nipun's 60-Second Pitch to Amazon's Jeff Bezos  00:46:20 - What Does it Take to Succeed in Indonesia?  00:48:18 - How to Scale In Indonesia  00:49:26 - How to Develop Expectations Jointly With Investors  00:52:40 - What Are Tencent's Expectations?  FOLLOW NIPUN HERE:  LinkedIn: https://t.co/8lI1IVZcuf  Twitter: @nipunmehra  Endeavor: https://endeavorindonesia.org/nipun-mehra/  --- Follow Chuang here: URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang .. Follow DoMore here: WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Eu Yan Sang's Richard Eu: Ensuring Success for a 144-Year-Old Traditional Chinese Medicine Brand

Do More - Take Charge of Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 50:15


Richard Eu is the great-grandson of Eu Kwong Pai, who founded the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) business Eu Yan Sang, which first began in Perak, Malaysia in 1879. He has been credited not only with keeping the 144-year-old brand relevant and thriving, but also for wresting back control of the business from Lum Chang in a series of buyouts, listing (and de-listing) the company on the SGX and steering the brand into the digital age. Like most scions of multi-generational, successful family businesses, Richard rarely appears in the public eye. Which makes his views, in this rare appearance, of issues like breaking the three-generation family curse, IPOs, motivating wealthy children and having Temasek as a shareholder all the more valuable. (This interview was part of a collaboration with CGS-CIMB and Endeavor Malaysia as part of the 'Thought Inspire' Series, filmed at the Asia School of Business (a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia) .. Follow Richard and Eu Yan Sang here: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Eu Tatler: https://www.tatlerasia.com/people/richard-eu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/euyansang .. Follow Chuang here: URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang .. Follow DoMore here: WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

BFM :: General
What Turns An Entrepreneurial Idea Into Action

BFM :: General

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 33:58


Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of most developing countries. Hence why many countries have also developed initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship to grow MSMEs to strengthen the economy. But are the initiatives enough to encourage entrepreneurship? What are the actual reasons for Malaysians to become entrepreneurs? Dr Melati Nungsari, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Asia School of Business, explains the factors that can drive a sole entrepreneurial idea or intent into real action.Image Credit: Shutterstock | Jacob Lund

BFM :: Morning Brief
Countries At Risk Like Sri Lanka

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 12:15


Sri Lanka has fallen into a deep and unprecedented economic crisis that has sparked huge protests and seen its president quit after fleeing the country. This scenario could be replicated elsewhere, with the IMF warning that other countries could be at risk of similar troubles due to high debt levels and limited policy space. Prof. Hans Genberg, Professor of Economics at Asia School of Business tells us which countries are at risk and what are the solutions.

BFM :: General
Will Long Waiting Times for EVs Crimp Demand?

BFM :: General

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 10:34


With long waiting times and surging prices, we ask Professor Loredana Padurean, Senior Associate Dean at Asia School of Business if the demand for EVs here to stay?

BFM :: Morning Brief
Will Long Waiting Times for EVs Crimp Demand?

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 10:34


With long waiting times and surging prices, we ask Professor Loredana Padurean, Senior Associate Dean at Asia School of Business if the demand for EVs here to stay?

SEACEN Podcast
Season 4 Episode 2: Inflation Growth and Financial Stability

SEACEN Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 49:06


Mark McKenzie and Ole Rummel are joined by Prof. Hans Genberg, Professor of Economics at the Asia School of Business, and Prof. Steven Cecchetti, who is the Rosen Chair in International Finance at the Brandeis International Business School as they discuss inflationary outlooks around the world, energy prices, and discuss the global economic impact of latest world events.

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille
Supply Chains Take Centre Stage Amid Global Shocks

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 25:32


Pre-pandemic, supply chains were invisible - but the disruptions over the past two years have put these mysterious networks into the spotlight. We discuss how supply chains have been impacted by the three Cs - Covid-19, conflict and climate change - as well as how businesses need to adapt to the challenges with Associate Professor Dr. Shardul Phadnis of the Asia School of Business.

Astro Awani
Ibrahim Sani's Notepad: Sustainable Finance

Astro Awani

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 25:14


What do businesses need to know to transform their financial landscape and ensure they won't lag behind? How can we build a more sustainable financial ecosystem that creates value and contributes toward a stable financial ecosystem? Dr. Anella Munro, Professor of Economics at Asia School of Business in partnership with MIT Sloan Management speaks with Ibrahim Sani on this, and more.

BFM :: Morning Brief
Will Supply Chain Disruptions Spoil Christmas?

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 10:15


Professor Charles Fine, Dean of Asia School of Business gives us an update on whether the supply chain disruptions taking place globally is easing and whether these disruptions will likely persist at the end of the year.

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille
ASB Strives To Build Smart And Sharp Leaders

BFM :: The Breakfast Grille

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 23:38


Established in 2015 from a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia, Asia School of Business has been specializing in business administration-related courses like full-time MBAs and executive education classes for students from Malaysia and globally. We ask Professor Charles Fine, the dean of the school to talk about how the school has weathered the pandemic and where the future lies in executive education.

IDEAS Aloud
The Sustainable Energy Transition in ASEAN

IDEAS Aloud

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 28:18


With the average growth rate of electricity demand in ASEAN over the past 20 years reaching 6% per year, ASEAN Member States must strategize how to meet their future energy needs while balancing energy security, affordability and environmental sustainability. In this episode, we discuss how ASEAN can achieve these goals with Dr. Renato Lima de Oliveira, Assistant Professor of Management at the Asia School of Business (ASB).   To find out more about our work, visit our website at www.ideas.org.my.

BFM :: Morning Brief
Rethinking Gig Worker Categorization

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 9:42


The pandemic has triggered a dramatic increase in the number of Malaysians entering the gig economy, either by choice or forced by circumstances. Although they enjoy flexibility in their job, there are concerns on the labour rights for gig workers. As there have been calls to amend the Employment Act 1955 that was drafted over 60 years ago, what changes are needed to benefit the gig workers in the long term? Tan Zhai Gen of the Asia School of Business weighs in on proposed reforms. Image Credit: Hasim Ramle / Shutterstock.com

Actsplore This
EP 14: Navigating Ambiguity: Life After Graduation in the Pandemic with Amelia Crespo and Kevin Gitau

Actsplore This

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 39:28


The ability to ‘Navigate Ambiguity' has been essential for the graduates from the graduating class of 2020 and 2021 as they leave the comforts of campus to find their way into employment in the wake of the pandemic.  From cancelled graduation ceremonies, disrupted relocation plans, to job hunting challenges, COVID-19 has forced many students to rethink their post-graduation plans and adapt accordingly.In this episode, we catch up with Amelia Crespo (Account Manager at Lego Education) and Kevin Gitau (International Operations Business Graduate at Novo Nordisk) from the MBA class of 2020 at the Asia School of Business, to reflect on what they have learnt navigating life post-graduation. They share some golden nuggets on how they have embraced these challenges, how to make the most of starting a new job remotely, and how to network effectively too!

BFM :: Morning Brief
Taper First, Rate Hikes Comes Much Later

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 9:52


The Jackson Hole Symposium meeting happened over the weekend, where prominent central bankers, finance ministers, academics, and financial market participants from around the world converged to discuss economic developments and policies albeit virtually. The highlight was the speech by Fed Chair, Jerome Powell. Prof. Hans Genberg, Professor of Economics at Asia School of Business weighs in on what was the key takeaways from this event. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

The xMonks Drive
Ep 33 - Ritu Mehrish - Break out of a Leader's Block

The xMonks Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 41:50


Who will save you? Is it the Leader who is leading you or the leader inside you? Leaders are not Supermen or Wonder women, the reality lies in acknowledging leaders as humans and addressing the leader's block that takes away the charm of productivity and staying for long.Ritu Mehrish is a Leadership Troubleshooter and an Executive Leadership Coach who helps you create engagement, professional growth, and personal development for yourself and your people! She comes with the experience of being a former business leader, who has managed a multi-million-dollar business vertical with 1000 people, across 8 countries and 5 continents and also understands the joys and challenges of leading diverse and global teams. With 20 years of corporate experience of working across the globe with companies like Procter & Gamble, GE Capital, and its spin-off Genpact, she has experienced leadership from close quarters. She is also the author of the book 'Leader's Block: How great leaders recover after they stumble'.Her business and corporate experience enables her to bring in a pragmatic approach to leadership development. It helps her pivot at the moment from executive coach/ facilitator to the corporate sounding board and strategic advisor, and clients view this as a key competitive advantage.In the last 7 years, she has worked with a slew of first-class organizations, as a Coach and Speaker, which include: Google, PayPal, Seagate, Swiss Re, JP Morgan, AbbVie, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Becton Dickinson, Medtronic, Deloitte, IKEA, Nordics Business Forum, Asia School of Business and Wharton Executive Education…This adds to the insights into leadership and the paradigms that she brings.

Actsplore This
EP 05: Career Prototyping & Non Linear Paths with Zalina Jamaluddin

Actsplore This

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 30:40


Zalina Jamaluddin's career has taken her from the energy industry to the education industry as the Chief Business Development Officer at the Asia School of Business and back to energy, where she is now the Chief Operating Officer of SEA Hisbiscus.Besides being an Energy Enthusiast and Women Leadership Advocate, she also moonlights as an aspiring artist!In this episode, she shares her thoughts on the overly romanticized 'Follow Your Passion' mantra, and the beauty of prototyping by exploring lower risk activities on the side in our non linear career paths.New episodes drop every Monday at 8pm. Connect with us on Instagram @actsplorethispodcast to get the conversation going!

BFM :: Morning Brief
Schemes And Mechanism To Protect Gig Workers

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 10:27


Tan Zhai Gen, Research Manager at Asia School of Business (ASB) discusses if the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SESSS) under Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and PenjanaGig initiative are adequate to cover gig workers, and in the longer-term what actions should we consider to provide comprehensive social protection and strengthen the position of these workers. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

World Teacher Podcast
Developing Entrepreneurial Kids with Rajesh Nair

World Teacher Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 93:32


Gareth chats with Rajesh Nair, who has worked at both the Asia School of Business and MIT and is the founder of EnCube Labs, about his work in developing entrepreneurial mindsets and skills in young people around the world.

You're Hired!
Alumni Spotlight: Melati Nungsari

You're Hired!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 19:35


Nungsari ‘10 is a microeconomist who is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur and a Research Affiliate at MIT Sloan School of Management. She talked with us about academia, overcoming failure, work life balance, and how to follow your own path in life.

BFM :: Morning Brief
Does PEMERKASA Help Gig Economy Workers?

BFM :: Morning Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 9:37


Tan Zhai Gen, Research Manager at the Asia School of Business, provides his perspective on whether the proposed initiatives under the Pemerkasa stimulus was meant to help the employer or the gig worker. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Astro Awani
The Unapologetically Unconventional Professor

Astro Awani

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 29:01


On this episode of The Future Is Female, Melisa Idris speaks to global entrepreneurial academic Professor Loredana Padurean, Associate Dean & Faculty Director for Action Learning at Asia School of Business, established in collaboration with MIT Sloan. 

Owl Have You Know
Sean Ferguson '01

Owl Have You Know

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 27:33


Sean O. Ferguson, Rice Business MBA graduate class of 2001 and former Associate Dean of Rice Business, joins catches up with host David Droogleever. Sean covers his career path from electrical engineering to pursuing a doctorate in global education and his current work as the Associate Dean of the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Tony Fernandes - Piloting Through the Turbulence

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 24:38


In an exclusive interview with the ASB Podcast, Tony Fernandes gets candid about the challenges he faces as a leader and reveals insights on how he is navigating AirAsia Group through the COVID-19 crisis. Widely known as one of the largest low-cost carriers globally, Tony shares his vision to transform AirAsia Group beyond an airline company to become the next tech giant and how he is striving to uphold the company’s people-first culture in times of economic uncertainty. Tony Fernandes is the CEO of AirAsia Group, Co-Founder of Tune Group, and member of the Board of Governors at the Asia School of Business.

Startup Grind Journal
Episode 13: Loredana Padurean and Managing The Intricacies of International Business

Startup Grind Journal

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 39:33


Loredana Padurean is resilient and fearless. She's managed three startups in three different parts of the world, she's a University professor at one of the biggest MBA programmes in Asia and she has a lot to say about startups, the Romanian scene and women in business. She's managed three distinct startups that were successful in one area or another, but each of them came with its own challenges and lessons. And that's a given. You start a business, you're going to fail at something, at some point. But if you want to do your best to avoid that, make sure you listen to our chat with Loredana: we go deep into what she got wrong, what went right, and how you can learn from her experience. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Loredana Padurean became the person she is today The importance of knowing your numbers in business The importance of passion in business The importance of aligning your values to your business Whether signing up for an MBA is worth it or not What the Asia School of Business is How international business works Why you need the right mentor

SEACEN Podcast
Season 3 - Episode 4: Podcast with Mr. Rajeev Peshawaria, former Executive Director of Executive Education, Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur.

SEACEN Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 38:20


In this SEACEN STEP UP TO LEAD Podcast, Geraldine Joseph, SEACEN Centre Senior Analyst, engages with Mr. Rajeev Peshawaria, former Executive Director of Executive Education, Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur, who completed his term at end-March 2020. Rajeev’s prior professional experience includes being the CEO of the Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre, Kuala Lumpur, and the Chief Learning Officer for both Coca Cola and Morgan Stanley. Apart from being a heavily sought-after international speaker, he is the author of two thought-provoking best sellers: Open Source Leadership; and Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders. Rajeev has been named as one of the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders for Trustworthy Business by Trust Across America. In this podcast, Rajeev shares his nuggets of wisdom on what it takes to lead effectively, based on his profound experience as a leadership development consultant and a C-suite leader in a number of organisations.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Community and Business Continuity in Times of COVID-19

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 27:13


In this time of great uncertainty, how can higher-education institutions prepare themselves and their students to respond to challenges as unprecedented as a global pandemic?On Monday, March 16th, Malaysian officials announced a movement control order would go into effect on March 18th as a measure to curb the viral spread of Covid-19. Suddenly, @Asia School of Business, like other prominent institutions such as @MIT, @Havard, and @Standford, was faced with the challenge of not only pivoting all classes to virtual formats and adapting our Action Learning projects but also preparing the newly constructed residential campus to accommodate students during the lockdown. In this episode, our guest @Rhoda Yap, the Chief Operating Officer and Career Development Director of @Asia School of Business shares with us the challenges and key learnings of #Business Continuity Planning with a #lean team in a young organization. (Hint: Empathy is important and tapping into student talent and leadership is key!) She also shares some heartwarming successes worth celebrating after an intense and tumultuous few weeks!

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Uncovering the Secrets of Leadership in the Open Source Era

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 19:58


How has the concept of leadership changed in a world of 24/7 connectivity? In this week’s episode of the ASB Podcast, Janice speaks to Rajeev Peshawaria, Head of Executive Education at the Asia School of Business and former CEO of the ICLIF Leadership and Governance Centre, a business leadership and strategy consultant who has spent more than twenty years working alongside top executives at Fortune 500 companies, including American Express, Morgan Stanely, Coca-Cola and Goldman Sachs, training them in leadership. In this episode, Rajeev Peshawaria unpacks the meaning of Leadership Energy and how each of us can harness it for personal and organizational success. Rajeev is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller, “Open Source Leadership” and the Global bestseller “Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders”. Connect with Rajeev Peshawaria here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevpeshawaria/A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Ironwoman Takes On Asia

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 17:36


An MBA student and athlete with a history of competitive swimming , Andrea Rosas from the class of #ASBMBA2020 loves pushing her limits and has been dubbed the Ironwoman of ASB for good reason. In 2019 alone, she has participated in two Ironman triathlon races. The Ironman is widely considered to be one of the most grueling one-day sporting events in the world. In today’s episode, she speaks about her passion for competitive sports, her Ironman experience and even shares her secret of how she stays fit whilst juggling a hectic schedule at the Asia School of Business! Connect with Andrea here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-rosas/ A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Wrapping Up Season 2 of the ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong - Takeover Episode

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 24:33


Long overdue but today, I'm finally publishing the Finale episode of Season 2 of the ASB Podcast! It's Takeover style, with Amelia Crespo, Janice Tan and Rory Healy from the class of #ASBMBA2020 taking over the mic to interview me instead!In this episode, I share a little bit about the initial inspiration behind launching the podcast, the journey I took from setting it up to releasing 2 seasons of the podcast while being a full-time MBA student, highlights of this experience as a first time podcaster as well as some recommendations of my favorite podcasts!As I came to the end of my journey as a student at the Asia School of Business, I thought about what I wanted to do with this Podcast. After much thought, I finally decided that it would be best to leave it as a legacy for the school, so that (ideally), someone will be able to take it up and continue hosting it from every incoming MBA class out of ASB!It's been a damn good run, thanks to everyone who supported this fun side hustle during my time at the Asia School of Business! Whether you were an interviewee, or a listener or an overall supporter, here's a special T-H-AN-K Y-O-U to you!Connect with me here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahannyongjenlee/If you would like to nominate someone (or even yourself!) to be interviewed by Amelia, Janice or Rory, please don't hesitate to reach out to them! They are constantly on the lookout to interview individuals who have a story to tell. Stay tuned as they take over Season 3 of the ASB Podcast. A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

SEACEN Podcast
SEACEN Podcast Episode 18: Conversation with Dr Hans Genberg

SEACEN Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 47:57


In this special episode in our "Step Up to Lead" series, SEACEN Faculty member from the Leadership and Governance Pillar, Ms. Geraldine Joseph speaks with the former Executive Director of the Centre, Dr Hans Genberg, who is now with the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur.

Beyond the Uniform
BTU #320 - Marines to Outdoor Adventure Guide (Mike Titzer)

Beyond the Uniform

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 36:58


Why Listen: Shortly after leaving the Marine Corps, Mike traveled to Cambodia, where he worked to setup a cross fit gym. He went on to business school… in Malaysia. And then he became a National Outdoor Leadership School instructor, where he teaches civilians and members of the military about wilderness survival and leadership. Which is to say - Mike is a Veteran who is forging his own way, and thinking outside of the box. If you are interested in a non-traditional career path, or just a great story, this is the interview for you.   For those of you who enjoy this episode, be sure to check out: BTU #240 - Self Reliant Leadership (Jan Rutherford) - https://beyondtheuniform.org/blog/btu-240-self-reliant-leadership-jan-rutherford?rq=jan%20rutherford BTU #268 - How the Outdoors Saved My Life (Stacy Bare) - https://beyondtheuniform.org/blog/btu-268-how-the-outdoors-saved-my-life-stacy-bare?rq=stacy%20bare BTU #120 - Traveling the world for 4 years after Active Duty Navy (Tim Patterson) - https://beyondtheuniform.org/blog/btu-120-traveling-the-world-for-4-years-after-active-duty-navy-tim-patterson?rq=tim%20patterson   You’ll find links to each of those episodes in the show notes for this episode at http://www.BeyondTheUniform.org, where you’ll also find over 300 other completely free episodes, a whole host of online events, webinars and more.   About Mike Mike Titzer is a Field Instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School, or NOLS. NOLS is a nonprofit global wilderness school that will help you step forward boldly as a leader. He served in the Marine Corps for six years. Since his military service, he opened aCrossFit gym in Cambodia, and went to business school in Malaysia. He holds an MBA from the Asia School of Business, a Masters in International Relations from American University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Academy. 

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast
#155 Five Takeaways from MBA Tour Panel in Ho Chi Minh – “Preparing Your Application: Advice from Admissions Directors”

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 22:18


Darren recently attended a panel "Preparing Your Application: Advice from MBA Admissions Directors” at the MBA Tour in Ho Chi Minh. In this episode, he unpacks the application advice given by five admissions directors. Why should you get an MBA? (3:16) What type of experience are top business schools looking for? (7:20) How can you assess school fit? (10:12) What are your top essay tips? (13:00) What are your top interview tips? (16:37) Admissions Directors on MBA Tour Panel (August 2019) John-Derek (J.D.) Clarke, Ivey Business School Kylie Stewart, Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business Gulnura Rakhyshova, Asia School of Business Jessica Morgan, Schulich School of Business John Lee, UCLA Anderson School of Management Episode summary, show notes and more at: http://touchmba.com/five-takeaways-mba-tour-panel-ho-chi-minh-preparing-your-application-advice-from-admissions-directors

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast
#155 Five Takeaways from MBA Tour Panel in Ho Chi Minh – “Preparing Your Application: Advice from Admissions Directors”

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 22:18


Darren recently attended a panel "Preparing Your Application: Advice from MBA Admissions Directors” at the MBA Tour in Ho Chi Minh. In this episode, he unpacks the application advice given by five admissions directors. Why should you get an MBA? (3:16) What type of experience are top business schools looking for? (7:20) How can you assess school fit? (10:12) What are your top essay tips? (13:00) What are your top interview tips? (16:37) Admissions Directors on MBA Tour Panel (August 2019) John-Derek (J.D.) Clarke, Ivey Business School Kylie Stewart, Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business Gulnura Rakhyshova, Asia School of Business Jessica Morgan, Schulich School of Business John Lee, UCLA Anderson School of Management Episode summary, show notes and more at: http://touchmba.com/five-takeaways-mba-tour-panel-ho-chi-minh-preparing-your-application-advice-from-admissions-directors

BFM :: Live & Learn
Cultivating Evidence-Based Refugee Advocacy

BFM :: Live & Learn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 31:05


The Asia School of Business (ASB) and UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee agency held the second annual research workshop on refugee studies and forced migration in Southeast Asia, with a specific focus on Malaysia. Today’s show will look at the importance of producing high quality research to support policy-making and the creation of impactful community intervention in this country and the region.

BFM :: Live & Learn
Cultivating Evidence-Based Refugee Advocacy

BFM :: Live & Learn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 31:05


The Asia School of Business (ASB) and UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee agency held the second annual research workshop on refugee studies and forced migration in Southeast Asia, with a specific focus on Malaysia. Today’s show will look at the importance of producing high quality research to support policy-making and the creation of impactful community intervention in this country and the region.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Yoga-One-That-I-Want

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 14:06


Deepika Mahankali, from the class of #ASBMBA2019 is a Certified Hatha Vinayasa Yin instructor (read: Yogi Master). She has personally taken it upon herself to teach yoga to her colleagues during her 20 month MBA journey at the Asia School of Business. Most recently, she taught a 5 day intensive yoga course (twice a day!) for approximately 13 students and donated half the funds to the ASB Community Club. In today's episode, she shares her inspiration behind pursuing yoga as a passion, why she started teaching and why everyone should hop on the yoga bandwagon!Connect with Deepika here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepika2019/A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Three Stages Before Landing Your Dream Job in Asia (Part 3)

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 15:47


Sean Ferguson, the Associate Dean and Director of the MBA Program here at the Asia School of Business is a global higher education executive with professional experience across multiple functions and industries having cultivated deep networks in the USA, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa.In this episode, Sean helps MBA (soon-to-be) graduates to understand the three stages before landing their dream job in Asia. This is the third out of a 3 part interview series where Sean discusses the Harvesting Stage. Connect with Sean Ferguson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanoferguson/A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast
#147 ASB MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Sean Ferguson - "An Action-Learning Based Curriculum"

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 62:26


Sean Ferguson, Associate Dean and Director of MBA Program for the Asia School of Business (ASB), discusses what makes the ASB MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more. Program Highlights (2:28) | Admissions (24:47) | Scholarships (40:20) | Careers (47:15) About Our Guest Sean Ferguson is the Associate Dean and Director of MBA Program for the Asia School of Business. Prior to joining ASB, Sean was Associate Dean of Masters Programmes at HKUST Business School and Assistant Dean of Degree Programmes at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business. He worked at PROS, Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young, and Procter & Gamble before entering business education. Sean got his MBA from Rice University. What is relatively unique about the ASB MBA? What are its key advantages? ASB was established in 2015, a collaboration between Bank Negara Malaysia (Malaysia's central bank) and MIT Sloan School of Management Action Learning at ASB is a core (non-optional) course in each of the five different academic terms of the 20-month ASB MBA program. By the time students graduate, they will experience 5 different business challenges with possibly 5 different host companies, in potentially 5 different countries 1 week long industry treks to US and China 1 month immersion program at the MIT Sloan School of Management ASB MBA graduates receive a certificate of completion from MIT, and MIT affiliate status Students live on campus, currently the hotel for Malaysia's central bank Episode summary, show notes and more at: http://touchmba.com/asb-mba-program-admissions-interview-sean-ferguson-action-learning-curriculum

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast
#147 ASB MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Sean Ferguson - "An Action-Learning Based Curriculum"

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2019 62:26


Sean Ferguson, Associate Dean and Director of MBA Program for the Asia School of Business (ASB), discusses what makes the ASB MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more. Program Highlights (2:28) | Admissions (24:47) | Scholarships (40:20) | Careers (47:15) About Our Guest Sean Ferguson is the Associate Dean and Director of MBA Program for the Asia School of Business. Prior to joining ASB, Sean was Associate Dean of Masters Programmes at HKUST Business School and Assistant Dean of Degree Programmes at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. He worked at PROS, Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young, and Procter & Gamble before entering business education. Sean got his MBA from Rice University. What is relatively unique about the ASB MBA? What are its key advantages? ASB was established in 2015, a collaboration between Bank Negara Malaysia (Malaysia's central bank) and MIT Sloan School of Management Action Learning at ASB is a core (non-optional) course in each of the five different academic terms of the 20-month ASB MBA program. By the time students graduate, they will experience 5 different business challenges with possibly 5 different host companies, in potentially 5 different countries 1 week long industry treks to US and China 1 month immersion program at the MIT Sloan School of Management ASB MBA graduates receive a certificate of completion from MIT, and MIT affiliate status Students live on campus, currently the hotel for Malaysia's central bank Episode summary, show notes and more at: http://touchmba.com/asb-mba-program-admissions-interview-sean-ferguson-action-learning-curriculum

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Three Stages Before Landing Your Dream Job in Asia (Part 2)

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 16:12


Sean Ferguson, the Associate Dean and Director of the MBA Program here at the Asia School of Business is a global higher education executive with professional experience across multiple functions and industries having cultivated deep networks in the USA, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa.In this episode, Sean helps MBA (soon-to-be) graduates to understand the three stages before landing their dream job in Asia. This is the second out of a 3 part interview series where Sean discusses the Tending Stage. Connect with Sean Ferguson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanoferguson/A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

Asia Tech Podcast
ATP416: Sarah-Ann Yong - Host of ASB Podcast

Asia Tech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 47:52


Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. "I knew that I wanted to leave a legacy..." - Sarah-Ann Yong, host of ASB Podcast and a current full time student of Asia School of Business, talks to Graham Brown about her motivations behind starting the ASB Podcast. Sarah tells us in detail about her entire journey in the podcasting field, the guests she wants to feature on her show, about her learning curve and her growth as a podcaster from the 1st episode in August 2018 to now after crossing few months worth of episodes. A must listen conversation for all who are toying with the idea of starting their own podcast or for that matter any side hustle of their own. Get the entire podcast here. We would love to hear back from you, leave us a review on our channel.

Asia Tech Podcast
416: Sarah-Ann Yong - Host of ASB Podcast | Asia Tech Podcast

Asia Tech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 47:53


“I knew that I wanted to leave a legacy……” - Sarah-Ann Yong, host of ASB Podcast and a current full time student of Asia School of Business, talks to Graham Brown about her motivations behind starting the ASB Podcast. Sarah tells us in detail about her entire journey in the podcasting field, the guests she wants to feature on her show, about her learning curve and her growth as a podcaster from the 1st episode in August 2018 to now after crossing few months worth of episodes. A must listen conversation for all who are toying with the idea of starting their own podcast or for that matter any side hustle of their own. Get the entire podcast here and don’t forget to like & subscribe to our channel if you are interested in our podcasts. We would love to hear back from you, leave us a review on our channel.

Asia Tech Podcast New Episodes
416: Sarah-Ann Yong - Host of ASB Podcast | Asia Tech Podcast

Asia Tech Podcast New Episodes

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 47:53


“I knew that I wanted to leave a legacy……” - Sarah-Ann Yong, host of ASB Podcast and a current full time student of Asia School of Business, talks to Graham Brown about her motivations behind starting the ASB Podcast. Sarah tells us in detail about her entire journey in the podcasting field, the guests she wants to feature on her show, about her learning curve and her growth as a podcaster from the 1st episode in August 2018 to now after crossing few months worth of episodes. A must listen conversation for all who are toying with the idea of starting their own podcast or for that matter any side hustle of their own. Get the entire podcast here and don’t forget to like & subscribe to our channel if you are interested in our podcasts. We would love to hear back from you, leave us a review on our channel.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Three Stages Before Landing Your Dream Job in Asia (Part 1)

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 22:37


Sean Ferguson, the Associate Dean and Director of the MBA Program here at the Asia School of Business is a global higher education executive with professional experience across multiple functions and industries having cultivated deep networks in the USA, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa.In this episode, Sean helps MBA (soon-to-be) graduates to understand the three stages before landing their dream job in Asia. This is the first out of a 3 part interview series where Sean discusses the Seeding Stage. Connect with Sean Ferguson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanoferguson/A new ASB Podcast episode will be released on Spotify and iTunes every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Kampung Boy to ASB & MIT Graduate

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 17:20


An entrepreneur by training; a musician by choice; and a fellow humanist by birth. Who are we referring to? One of ASB's own alumni, Eizaz Azhar, from the class of #ASBMBA2018, shares with us his unconventional and truly unorthodox journey as a kampung (village) boy to a now ASB/MIT graduate.A school drop out, Eizaz shares his conversation between his dad and him at the age of 14:Eizaz: "Hey dad, this thing called school, it's not really working out for me!"Dad: "OK lah, come with me to work tomorrow!"As they say, the rest is history.Eizaz also shares his view on how he managed to navigate through intense classes, tight deadlines while juggling a full time job as an entrepreneur while at the Asia School of Business.Connect with Eizaz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eizaz/A new ASB Podcast episode will be released every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
How to Nail a Consulting Interview

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 11:20


Now it's undeniable that consulting is a field that oozes prestige and status. Despite the arduous application process, the multiple rounds of interviews and the hours of untangling complicated case questions, the MBA graduates’ love affair with consultancy endures. Katherine Robinson, an alumni from the class of ASB MBA 2018 shares her top tips on how she nailed her consulting interview to land a job as a Consultant with McKinsey & Co, Denver prior to graduating from the Asia School of Business. Connect with Katherine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktrobinson7/ A new ASB Podcast episode will be released every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
A Peek into ASB's Fablab KL

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 14:09


Meet Adrian Lai, the Fabmaster of FablabKL at the Asia School of Business. As the first in Malaysia, the ASB FabLab is a space/workshop that provides access to digital fabrication tools, education workshops, making events and a vibrant community (maker movement). Created at MIT and designed as an open source community where people come and make and learn together, the ASB FabLab will be a change agent for innovation and entrepreneurship and will offer the best ecosystem for ASB students to engage in; linking them to tinkerers, makers, and the local startup scene. Connect with Adrian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianzero2maker/ A new ASB Podcast episode will be released every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Breaking Down the 'What, How and Why' to Design Thinking (Part 2)

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 10:49


Is 'Design Thinking' just another buzzword that is being thrown around between entrepreneurs? Rajesh Nair, the Professor of Practice, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Asia School of Business is here to break down the 'What, How and Why' to Design Thinking, and everything in between. Understand the intricacies of this systemic approach to problem solving, and how it integrates into our everyday lives. Connect with Rajesh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeshxnair/ A new ASB Podcast episode will be released every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Breaking Down the 'What, How and Why' to Design Thinking (Part 1)

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 12:23


Is 'Design Thinking' just another buzzword that is being thrown around between entrepreneurs? Rajesh Nair, the Professor of Practice, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Asia School of Business is here to break down the 'What, How and Why' to Design Thinking, and everything in between. Understand the intricacies of this systemic approach to problem solving, and how it integrates into our everyday lives. Connect with Rajesh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeshxnair/ A new ASB Podcast episode will be released every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Aloha Way of Life

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 11:05


What do Aloha Cycle Club and Asia School of Business have in common? They reap the benefits of having Emily Preiss on their team! Hear from Emily as she shares stories behind her other passion in life: fitness! Connect with Emily: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilypreiss/ A new ASB Podcast episode will be released every Wednesday, 8pm.

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong
Introduction to the ASB Podcast

ASB Podcast with Sarah-Ann Yong

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 3:15


Welcome to the ASB Podcast! This is the episode where I share why I decided to launch the ASB Podcast as an MBA student at the Asia School of Business, a premier business school and executive education center located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was established in 2015 by Malaysia's Central Bank in partnership with MIT Sloan School of Management. A new ASB Podcast episode will be released every Wednesday, 8pm.