Leadership Transformation Program: From Managing Tasks to Leading People

Introduction

This 2-day in-person program helps current and emerging leaders transition from operational mindsets to strategic leadership roles. Participants will gain the mindset, skills, and frameworks needed to lead teams with purpose, communicate with influence, manage change, and drive results through people. The course is designed for Malaysian corporate and government contexts and blends self-awareness, real-world leadership simulations, and practical leadership models that support long-term transformation.

Learning Outcomes / Benefits

• Differentiate between operational management and transformational leadership
• Apply self-awareness and emotional intelligence to lead with authenticity and influence
• Communicate a compelling vision and align teams around shared goals
• Coach and empower others to build accountability and ownership
• Lead change, manage resistance, and foster a high-performance culture

Key Content

• Understand the shift from task-focus to people-leadership
• Identify leadership blind spots and growth areas
• Leadership vs management
• Malaysian workplace examples

• Apply self-awareness and empathy in leadership
• Respond rather than react in difficult situations
• EI competencies (Goleman)
• Stress and trigger management

• Communicate direction and vision clearly
• Use storytelling and influence strategies
• Leadership messaging
• Influence styles

• Delegate with purpose and accountability
• Coach for performance and development
• Coaching conversation model (e.g., GROW)
• Empowerment culture

• Understand the change curve
• Apply practical steps to lead transitions
• Lewin’s and Kotter’s models
• Resistance management

• Craft a personal leadership development plan
• Identify next steps to sustain behavioural change
• Leadership commitments
• Habit tracking

Target Audience

Managers, team leads, supervisors, or newly promoted leaders looking to enhance leadership effectiveness, strategic focus, and people development skills.

Methodology

• Interactive Lectures
• Self-Assessments (EI, Leadership Styles)
• Group Dialogue and Peer Coaching
• Real-Life Leadership Simulations
• Reflection and Action Planning