OUR WORK
Established in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2014, the Center for Asia Leadership is a group of non-profit international organizations that addresses business, policy, and social challenges in Asia through research, training and publication initiatives in the areas of leadership, innovation, and education.
ABOUT US
The Center for Asia Leadership is committed to accelerating the development of leaders who are primed to ignite long-lasting change. Participants of our initiatives…
ASIA LEADERSHIP TREK
The Asia Leadership Trek is a unique, overseas learning experience devoted to exploring the most important issues and cutting-edge ideas through engagement with political…
ASIA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
The Asia Leadership Institute (ALI) offers experienced managers and executives, college and university scholars, and aspiring youths, access to the world’s cutting-edge talent…
ACUMEN CASE CENTER
The Acumen Case Center (ACC) offers programs and contents that address the transmission-heavy, rote-based model of education prevalent in many classrooms in Asia.
PARTICIPATE
Our leadership philosophy is based on three fundamental ways in which we learn: knowledge enhancement, skill building, and mindset development. Each year, we offer a variety of leadership programs and experiential study tours catered to the needs of the youth, scholar, and young executives and senior management from different industries and sectors.
Little Leaders Lab 2019: Developing Design Thinking & Creative Confidence Skills
- August 1-2, 2019
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Children (9-13 years old)
Little Leaders Lab 2019: Developing Persuasive Communication Skills
- July 30 - 31, 2019
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Children (9-13 years old)
Adaptive Leadership: Leading an Agile Workforce for the 21st Century
- September 12 - 14, 2019
- Manila, Philippines
- Senior Leaders
Leadership in Development: Negotiating & Leading Across Boundaries 2019
- July 18 - 19, 2019
- Kuching, Malaysia
- Working professionals
Leadership in Development: Negotiating & Leading Across Boundaries 2019
- June 26 - 27, 2019
- Kuching, Malaysia
- Working professionals
Executive Leadership School 2019: Harvard-inspired Leadership Principles and Practices
- August 20 - 22, 2019
- Kuching, Malaysia
- Working professionals
Executive Leadership School 2019: Harvard-inspired Leadership Principles and Practices
- July 8 - 10, 2019
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Working professionals
Negotiating & Leading Across Boundaries
- April 17 - 18, 2019
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Working professionals
ATTEND
We design our initiatives to help leaders create impact for themselves, their organizations and communities. Forums and conferences that provide insights to current leadership trends and best practices are held throughout the year to channel better understanding of the challenges currently facing Asia.
Asia Leadership Youth Conference 2019: Personal Leadership
- Feb 23 & Mar 2, 2018
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Secondary / College
Asia Leadership Youth Conference 2019: Personal Leadership: 21st Century Skills to Navigate through Changing Times
- July 13 & August 10, 2019
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Secondary / College
Asia Leadership Youth Conference 2019: Personal Leadership: 21st Century Skills to Navigate through Changing Times
- Aug 3 & 24, 2019
- Sibu & Kuching, Malaysia
- Secondary / College
The 2nd Asia Leadership Forum: Kuching
- May 10, 2019
- Kuching, Malaysia
- All levels of working professionals
Asia Leadership Youth Conference 2019: Personal Leadership
- Feb 23 & Mar 2, 2018
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Secondary / College
Asia Leadership Conference 2018: Personal Leadership: Tools and Strategies to Navigate Through Uncertain Times
- November 3, 2018
- Kuching, Malaysia
- Secondary / College
Global Leadership Congress: Asia Leadership Forum 2018
- August 17, 2018
- Manila, Philippines
- Senior Leaders / Young Managers
Executive Leadership School Forum 2018
- July 12, 2018
- Kuching, Malaysia
- Working professionals
GROW
In the midst of Asia’s growing presence in the global marketplace and politics, there is a unique opportunity and responsibility to contribute towards fostering global growth and sustainable development. Learn more about how we are committed to the practice of teaching and learning as a means to promote positive change.
3 ways cross-training could nudge your company’s succession planning
Isn’t it so tempting to relax on a luscious bed of status quo? Projected growth looks promising; profit margins are healthy; employees are happy; customers are happier.
Investing in the future: CAL brings ‘Harvard-inspired leadership’ to Filipino scholars
Taking a quick break from giving leadership programs to senior and mid-level managers, the Center for Asia Leadership (CAL) is investing in the leaders of the future by organizing a conference featuring leadership and innovation frameworks and ideas from Harvard University, for more than a hundred Filipino scholars, on Aug. 8 in Taguig City.
KL hosts new ‘Harvard-inspired leadership’ workshops for kids
Kids will be joining the Center for Asia Leadership (CAL)'s brand-new workshops on communication and creativity based on Harvard frameworks and ideas, on July 30-31 and August 1-2 at the Graduate Centre, Sunway University.
The case for building more diverse teams in Asia: Agility
Everyone is familiar with the Indian story of six blind travellers that come across an elephant.