HRD Corp Claimable Public Programme
Critical Leadership Skills
for Managers
A practical leadership course in Malaysia for managers who want to lead with more confidence, consistency and impact.
17th–18th November 2026
New dates added - limited places!
Course details
Dates: 17th–18th November 2026
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Venue: Aloft by Marriott, Sentral, Kuala Lumpur
Fee: RM 3,500 per participant (includes 8% SST)
For: First-time & mid-level managers
Funding: Fully HRD Corp claimable
Register by 11th November to allow time for your HRD Corp grant application
Led By
HRD Corp-appointed National Thought Leader | FCMI | Creator of the LEDA Methodology
Ash Alexander is a Master Coach with more than 25 years of international leadership and coaching experience across Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. He has trained senior managers from organisations including Vantris Energy, CMA CGM, Sime Darby Motors and Hibiscus Petroleum, as well as HRD Corp's own staff, and his LEDA methodology gives managers a clear, practical way to solve problems and lead with confidence.
Ash Alexander
Course details
Register by 11th November to allow time for your HRD Corp grant application
Dates: 17th–18th November 2026
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Venue: Aloft by Marriott, Sentral, Kuala Lumpur
Fee: RM 3,500 per participant (includes 8% SST)
For: First-time & mid-level managers
Funding: 100% HRD Corp claimable
Ash Alexander is a Master Coach with more than 25 years of international leadership and coaching experience across Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. He has trained senior managers from organisations including Vantris Energy, CMA CGM, Sime Darby Motors and Hibiscus Petroleum, as well as HRD Corp's own staff, and his LEDA methodology gives managers a clear, practical way to solve problems and lead with confidence.
HRD Corp-appointed National Thought Leader | FCMI | Creator of the LEDA Methodology
Led by
Ash Alexander
Management Overload
Equip your managers to lead Gen Z, handle difficult conversations professionally, use AI wisely, and coach with more confidence in today’s workplace.
Managers are expected to handle pressure, manage mixed-age teams, give feedback properly, and keep teams productive in a fast-changing workplace.
When these skills are weak, communication slips, feedback gets avoided, ownership drops, and managers end up firefighting.
How This Programme Helps
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Practical tools managers can use with their teams the very next day.
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Real workplace situations, not theory.
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Built on the LEDA methodology: a structured approach managers keep using long after the course.
What Your Managers Will Learn
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Lead Gen Z With Confidence - manage younger and mixed-age teams with more confidence
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AI Productivity Skills - use AI tools without losing judgement or accountability
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Communication & Influencing - communicate clearly and gain buy-in across teams
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Coaching Skills for Leaders - build more ownership and responsibility in team members
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Conflict-Free Feedback - handle performance conversations with more confidence and less awkwardness
What Your Managers Will Learn
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Lead Gen Z With Confidence - manage younger and mixed-age teams with more confidence
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AI Productivity Skills - use AI tools without losing judgement or accountability
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Communication & Influencing - communicate clearly and gain buy-in across teams
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Coaching Skills for Leaders - build more ownership and responsibility in team members
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Conflict-Free Feedback - handle performance conversations with more confidence and less awkwardness
What Your Company Will Gain
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Stronger Managers - more confident, practical day-to-day leadership
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Better Communication - clearer direction and fewer misunderstandings
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More Ownership - stronger accountability and follow-through
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Less Firefighting - managers spend less time reacting to avoidable issues
Reserve places for your managers
17th - 18th November 2026 | Kuala Lumpur | HRD Corp claimable
Fill up the form and we will confirm availability, and help with your HRD Corp grant application
Reserve places for your managers
17th - 18th November 2026 | Kuala Lumpur | HRD Corp claimable
Fill up the form and we will confirm availability, and help with your HRD Corp grant application
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Reserve places for your managers
27th - 28th October 2026 | Kuala Lumpur | HRD Corp claimable
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Frequently Asked Questions
Critical Leadership Skills is 100% HRD Corp claimable. Your company applies for the HRD Corp grant before the course, and Alexander Associates, a registered HRD Corp training provider, supplies the course details and documents you need. The last date for grant applications for this course is 11th November 2026, and we will guide you through the claim.
Alexander Associates is running Critical Leadership Skills, a two-day public course for first-time and mid-level managers, on 17th-18th November 2026 at Aloft, Kuala Lumpur Sentral. It covers leading Gen Z, using AI productively, communication and influencing, coaching skills and conflict-free feedback. The fee is RM3,500 per participant including SST, and the course is 100% HRD Corp claimable.
The best leadership course is one managers can apply at work the very next day. Critical Leadership Skills is built around real workplace situations rather than theory, and is led by Ash Alexander, a Master Coach and HRD Corp-appointed National Thought Leader with more than 25 years of international leadership experience. Alexander Associates is rated 4.9 stars from 92 Google reviews.
Managers can learn to lead Gen Z employees on Critical Leadership Skills, a two-day course in Kuala Lumpur on 17th-18th November 2026. It gives managers practical tools for leading younger and mixed-age teams with confidence, alongside coaching and feedback skills that work across generations.
Critical Leadership Skills is a 100% HRD Corp claimable leadership course in Kuala Lumpur on 17th-18th November 2026, run by registered HRD Corp training provider Alexander Associates. It is led by Ash Alexander, an HRD Corp-appointed National Thought Leader, and costs RM3,500 per participant including SST.
Yes. Alexander Associates runs in-house leadership training for organisations that want to train several managers together. The in-house programme, Essential Leadership Skills, is tailored to your organisation's challenges and delivered at your premises or a venue of your choice for up to 20 participants per cohort. Like Critical Leadership Skills, it is 100% HRD Corp claimable.
Alexander Associates is running Critical Leadership Skills on 27–28 October 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, a practical two-day leadership course for managers and team leaders.
Look for practical training that managers can apply immediately at work. Alexander Associates' Critical Leadership Skills programme develops leadership, communication, coaching and people-management skills for today's workplace.
Alexander Associates' Critical Leadership Skills programme helps managers understand and lead Gen Z employees more effectively, with practical approaches they can apply with their teams.
Alexander Associates' Critical Leadership Skills programme is HRD Corp claimable and runs in Kuala Lumpur on 27–28 October 2026.
Claim guidance available on request.
All programmes are fully HRD Corp claimable.
What This Programme Strengthens
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Lead Gen Z With Confidence - manage younger and mixed-age teams with more confidence
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AI Productivity Skills - use AI tools without losing judgement or accountability
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Communication & Influencing - communicate clearly and gain buy-in across teams
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Coaching Skills for Leaders - build more ownership and responsibility in team members
-
Conflict-Free Feedback - handle performance conversations with more confidence and less awkwardness
What Your Company Will Gain
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Stronger Managers - more confident, practical day-to-day leadership
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Better Communication - clearer direction and fewer misunderstandings
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More Ownership - stronger accountability and follow-through
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Less Firefighting - managers spend less time reacting to avoidable issues
