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Enterprise Explores
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Organisational Resilience Starts With People
6d ago00:44:27Tap to summarizeOrganisational resilience isn't just financial strength or a continuity plan; it's whether employees trust their leaders and feel safe to speak up. Emellia Shariff explores why psychological safety is as critical to resilience as any business strategy, and how to create a workplace where people feel psychologically safe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Why Great Entrepreneurs Don't Predict the Future
1w ago00:45:46Tap to summarizeAfter studying expert entrepreneurs, Professor Saras Sarasvathy found they weren't better at predicting the future; they simply made decisions differently. In a world shaped by AI, geopolitical shocks, and fast-changing consumer behaviour, we explore what a different mindset can teach entrepreneurs, business leaders, and anyone making decisions when the future cannot be predicted. We discuss:Why expert entrepreneurs don't out-predict everyone else, and what they do insteadThe five principles of EffectuationHow successful entrepreneurs turn surprises into opportunities rather than setbacksWhether entrepreneurship is a learnable method rather than an inborn talent, and what that means for developing it within a companySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Building Sustainable Malaysian Creative Businesses
1w ago00:29:28Tap to summarizeMalaysia's creative industry has never lacked talent; the bigger question has always been how to turn that talent into sustainable businesses. Zainol Haqim Zainol Rashid tells us what's working, what's still holding creative entrepreneurs back, and what it will take for Malaysian creative brands to go global.We discuss:The "orange economy," and where the biggest opportunities and challenges lie todayWhy funding alone hasn't been enough, and whether the real gap is commercial viability rather than capitalHow AI is reshaping design, music, publishing, and content creationValuing creative IP, and what it will take for more Malaysian creative companies to build globally recognised brands without losing their local identitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Performing, Not Thriving: Inside Malaysia's Workplaces
2w ago00:40:21Tap to summarizeCompanies are investing more than ever in workplace policies and employee well-being, but according to the 2026 Malaysia People@Work Index Report by O-Psych, the overall employee experience score is stuck at 62%, unchanged from last year, despite real improvements in workplace risks and conditions.We dig into where the disconnect lies, and what businesses may be missing beneath the numbers.We discuss:What the People@Work Index actually measures, and why psychosocial risk, well-being, and psychological safety matterThe difference between disengagement and depleted capacity, and how strong KPIs can mask a deeper people problemWhy employees report coping better personally but feeling less connected to purpose, and what that means for long-term motivation"Hidden pockets of toxicity" within a company. What it means and what can be done.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →AI Is Everywhere. Who's In Charge?
2w ago00:37:10Tap to summarizeStan Singh from ASOCIO explains why AI governance can no longer be an afterthought. AI ethics can be seen as the compass, while AI governance is the traffic rules, and right now, most organisations are driving without either. Here's what you can do to govern AI if it's being used in your organisation.We discuss:What AI governance actually means in practiceWho should be accountable when AI makes a bad decisionWhat an AI Ethics Committee actually does, whether SMEs realistically need one,How to stop governance from becoming just another compliance exerciseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →AI and the Risk of Mass Job Loss in Malaysia
2w ago00:25:35Tap to summarizeWith 10 million workers in the services sector, Malaysia could be more exposed to widespread unemployment than most realise, with up to 320,000 jobs at risk, rising to 680,000 under deeper automation scenarios. Dr Thomas Lim Kok-Tiong, author of "Augmentation or Elimination: The Potential Impact of AI on the Malaysian Economy," a paper published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, discusses the possibility of widespread structural unemployment in Malaysia caused by AI.We discuss:How AI-induced job augmentation differs from eliminationEstimates for AI-caused unemployment, and how they compare to Malaysia's Covid-19 unemployment rateThe limits of job reskillingHow agentic AI adoption changes the picture, and why Malaysia's status as an "AI Contender" could make its workforce more vulnerableWhat government policy could look like to get ahead of structural unemployment before it happensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Digitalising Malaysia’s Micro-SMEs
2w ago00:25:34Tap to summarizeThe digital economy is booming, but KRI warns MSME digitalisation is “broad but shallow.” We explore why many micro- and small businesses digitise only their customer-facing functions while core operations remain manual, the practical costs of shallow digitalisation, and why micro-enterprises, about 71% of MSMEs, struggle to improve their digital maturity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Business Case for Family-Friendly Workplaces
2w ago00:32:23Tap to summarizeUNICEF's "Family-Friendly Workplaces" toolkit makes the case that flexible work, childcare support, and parental leave aren't just an HR policy, they're a win for employees, a win for business, and a win for the wider economy, backed by data from businesses across Asia and Africa. We unpack what the numbers say, and what it actually takes for a business, especially an SME, to put this into practice.We discuss:The real business case for family-friendly policies, Why replacing a skilled employee can cost between 20% and 400% of their annual salaryHow childcare support can cut turnover among working mothers by 15–30%Adapting flexible policies for factory and manufacturing settings without hurting production targetsImage credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →ASEAN Banks: Resilient But Cracks Are Showing
3w ago00:32:22Tap to summarizeBanks are the heart of an economy, when they struggle, everyone feels it. Southeast Asian banks head into the second half of 2026 with solid capital and liquidity buffers on paper, but the lingering fallout from the Iran war and a fragile peace deal are testing these its resilience. We discuss:Why banking sector health is a leading indicator for the wider economyHow Indonesia's rupiah weakness, an MSCI downgrade threat, and capital outflows are filtering into banks' dollar bondsWhy Thailand's elevated household debt is weighing on asset quality, and which lenders are better positionedThe Philippines' weaker capital ratios at midsize banksSingapore's new TLAC and Liquidity Coverage Ratio rules, and how the region's dollar bonds could perform if the Iran peace deal doesn't holdImage credit: ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Human Capital: The Real Edge in the AI Era
3w ago00:37:51Tap to summarizeDeloitte's 2026 Global Human Capital Trends report argues that human capital is the real competitive advantage as organisations transform with AI. This extends to how AI is used within the organisation, the guardrails that need to be in place, how AI can support employee satisfaction and hiring, and how far any of this can go without trust.We discuss: Nearly 60% of workers are already using AI at work on their own initiative, while only 14% of leaders feel equipped to guide how people and AI should work together. How should leaders close that gap?How does unresolved cultural debt accumulate within a company over time, and what are the warning signs?Should AI take over all the routine work, or should employees still be given simple tasks to avoid burnout?What should business owners be doing now to keep trust, skills and culture from falling behind?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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