As a management educator and human resource development (HRD) practitioner, I have always been fascinated with leadership - specifically, what individual leaders can accomplish by the power of their intellect, level of their unique skill, force of their personality, or effectiveness of their ability to persuade. Leadership comes in many forms and is exercised in many ways. Some leaders can command military troops in war. Others can conceive of and build large companies. Some leaders can develop scientific breakthroughs that improve the lives of millions of people, or use their unique expertise to help guide the public response to dangerous new diseases. Others can create works in the performing arts that trigger deep emotions. Some can master athletic skills that unite fans around the world, while other leaders can transform an existing organization or develop solutions to complicated problems. Still others are able to create new ways of communicating or thinking.
I have been long interested in how these different types actually become and stay leaders. As a result of my fascination with the human trait of leadership, I have always had a habit - maybe bad manners - of asking leaders, whenever I first met them, how they became leaders. What were the key factors? Was it luck, drive, talent, training, experience , or some other factor. How was this ability found and cultivated? How did they put it into action, and what happened when it was tested? Not everyone has been prepared to respond immediately to my barrage of probing questions.
As such, I quickly accepted the invite from Attorney Dato' Seri Abdul Mutalib Razak, Chairman of KerjayaOne PLT to attend the 2nd Wisdom Malaysia Conference (WMC) 2026 where I can gain advice and wisdom from CEOs, judiciary leaders, top scholars & master performers from the world of finance, tech, business & government. I can discover how each luminary became great leaders.
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