Recognise a habit that no longer fits
Identify a repeated leadership response and consider whether it serves your current role, team and circumstances.
Leading change
Leadershift
Adapt the way you lead when your old habits no longer fit the job.
By John C. Maxwell
What this programme helps you work on.
The habits that helped you succeed in one role may limit you in the next. Leadershift explores changes in perspective and behaviour as leadership responsibilities grow. Participants examine where they need to move from personal achievement towards developing others, stronger relationships and more adaptable leadership.
Who it suits
Leaders whose responsibilities or environment are changing.
The focus
From achievement to developing others; from directing to connecting.
Inside the programme
What you’ll explore.
These themes guide the learning. The depth and selection depend on the format and the needs you bring.
Move beyond personal achievement
Examine the shift from doing more yourself to helping other people develop the capacity to contribute.
Connect and collaborate
Consider when directing needs to give way to listening, involving others and building shared understanding.
Lead through character
Reflect on how credibility and moral authority are built through conduct, and choose a shift you can demonstrate in practice.
From ideas to action
Put it into practice.
Choose a leadership shift and plan how to practise it.
An example to work through
Choose a responsibility you recently gained. Compare how you approached similar work before with what this role now requires. Plan one change to practise over the coming weeks and seek feedback from someone affected.
This is an example of local application. We adapt the discussion to your situation and agreed scope.
Your practical takeaways
What you’ll work towards.
- A leadership habit that needs to change.
- A specific replacement behaviour suited to your current role.
- A practice and feedback plan for making the shift visible.
The learning experience
How it works.
Facilitated learning combines explanation, discussion and reflection on participants’ own situations. Where the agreed format allows, you practise an application and decide what to try at work. Scope, duration and any follow-up are agreed around the group’s needs.
A focused Lunch & Learn
The USD 8 per person fee plus 8% SST (USD 8.64 total) covers the session only; lunch is not included. The session introduces a selected idea and its practical application. It is an introduction to the topic; the wider themes above describe the broader learning available. All sessions are hybrid. Starting in 2027, Lunch & Learn runs on selected Mondays, 12pm–2pm Malaysia Time. Exact dates will be confirmed before enrolment. No preparation is required. Sessions are conducted in English, in Malaysia Time (MYT, UTC+8). We use ClassIn for hybrid sessions. Online and in-person members participate fully in the same class: ask questions, contribute to discussions and work through member cases together. The joining link and learning management system (LMS) access will be provided five days before each session.
The public Mastermind format
USD 118 per member per month plus 8% SST includes one four-hour group meeting each month: two hours of guided study, then two hours for two member cases with everyone contributing on a published rotation. Each member receives one hour of private coaching per month. Each member may request one Urgent Action Session per year for an emergency or urgent business issue, lasting up to four hours. Soo Hoo convenes available group members within three working days of the request, subject to a maximum of two Urgent Action Sessions per group per month. Once that monthly limit is reached, no further urgent sessions are accepted for that group that month. All books and materials are included at no extra charge. No preparation is required. Sessions are conducted in English, in Malaysia Time (MYT, UTC+8). We use ClassIn for hybrid sessions. Online and in-person members participate fully in the same class: ask questions, contribute to discussions and work through member cases together. The joining link and learning management system (LMS) access will be provided five days before each session. Starting in 2027, monthly group meetings will be on a Monday or Friday, 2pm–6pm Malaysia Time; the day and exact dates are not yet finalised. Groups target 12 members and accept a maximum of 15, with one member per specific business category and no direct competitors. We are starting with one founding group of SME owners and senior managers with comparable leadership responsibilities. Middle managers can register interest for a separate future group, subject to demand. The group will vote on which mastermind programme to follow. A manager and their direct report will not be placed in the same group.
Membership begins with a three-month minimum term and requires three months’ written cancellation notice.