CMI Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Congratulations to our CMI International HE Partner of the Year Winner: Sunway University!    Winning a CMI Award is an exceptional achievement and is testament to your commitment to your development and outstanding contributions to management and leadership. The quality of entries across the category was outstanding, so congratulations to all of our shortlisted candidates. We look forward to continuing our work alongside you to develop better led and managed organisations. Find out more below! #CMIAwards

The recent CMI Communities Live: Sri Lanka event was covered in the Daily FT in Sri Lanka. You can read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/d88_8TRx #BetterManagers

#CMIMalaysia Regional Board Members Dr. Guna Seelan R. CMgr FCMI, and Prof. Roselina Ahmad Saufi, FCMI recently attended a Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp) event on AI, digital and the green economy.

Huge thanks to all who helped make last Friday’s CMI Communities Live event in Sri Lanka a success! It was another great opportunity to recognise and celebrate CMI’s community, including a new cohort of Chartered Managers, recently qualified Fellows, and shortlisted candidates for our Chartered Manager of the Year award. Congratulations, all 👏 Some highlights from the event include: 🔹 A fabulous introduction featuring Sri Lankan dancers and drums, as well as a traditional oil lamp lighting ceremony 🔹 A welcome address from the first female President of CMI Sri Lanka Kamaya Perera FCMI 🔹 Hearing from His Excellency Andrew Patrick, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Mark Surgenor, President of the Council for Business with Britain (Sri Lanka) 🔹 Suranga Herath, CEO of English Tea Shop, joining me for a fireside chat 🔹 The panel session on leadership strategies to navigate change - with Prof Ajantha Dharmasiri CMgr CCMI Suren Fernando Ravi Jayawardena FCMI Rishantha Mendis FCMI and Yohan Lawrence FCMI 🔹 The Past Presidents' felicitation, celebrating six past presidents of CMI Sri Lanka 🔹 A vote of thanks from Dr. Thesara Jayawardane CMgr FCMI, Second Vice President of CMI Sri Lanka A heartfelt thank you to all our brilliant speakers and attendees, with special thanks to: ⭐ The CMI Sri Lanka Regional Board Members for their unwavering dedication and contributions on the day ⭐ Staff and students from BMS, a valued Sri Lankan university partner ⭐ My wonderful team at Chartered Management Institute whose hard work made the event possible #CMICommunitiesLive #CMICommunity

Thank you to all who attended last Friday’s CMI Communities Live event in Sri Lanka 🌏🇱🇰 It was another fantastic opportunity to recognise and celebrate the CMI Community - including a new cohort of Chartered Managers, recently qualified Fellows, and shortlisted candidates for our Chartered Manager of the Year award. Huge congratulations, all! Special thanks to our wonderful speakers, valued board members and partners, and dedicated team who worked hard ensuring the event was a success 👏 #CMICommunitiesLive #CMICommunity

🏆 We’re beyond thrilled to have won UK Employer of the Year in the Platinum category at last night’s Investors in People Awards! This award recognises our excellence in inclusion, employee engagement, communication, organisational culture, and colleague work practices - we couldn’t be prouder of the incredible CMI team ❤️ A huge thank you to Investors in People and congratulations to all the other winners and nominees 👏 #BetterManagers #CMICommunity #IIPAwards2024

Insights from the CMI Communities Event at Putra Business School, Malaysia. Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the CMI Communities event at Putra Business School, Malaysia. The event was truly engaging, offering a fantastic platform to connect with like-minded professionals and exchange ideas. As with most CMI events, the day was packed with valuable insights and meaningful takeaways. I had the opportunity to reconnect with some incredible leaders and also forge new connections with inspiring individuals. Here are my key takeaways from the event: ■Challenges Facing Accidental Managers – Addressing the gaps and empowering individuals who find themselves in leadership roles without prior training. ■ROI from Leadership Training – Highlighting the tangible benefits and long-term value of investing in effective leadership development. ■The Vital Role of Chartered Managers – Understanding why earning the Chartered Manager designation is crucial for driving organizational and personal growth. I’m looking forward to participating in more enriching events like this in the future. Stay tuned—exciting things are on the horizon! Kevin Haslam Zain Munir CMgr FCMI Mellisa Patrick MCMI Chartered Management Institute Ann Francke OBE

As well as a wonderful CMI event, my time in Malaysia has been extremely productive: 👍 On Wednesday we met with Prof. Dato Dr Mohammad Shatar Bin Sabran, Mohamad Dzafir Mustafa and Azliana Binti Ahmad of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). It was a fruitful conversation on how we can further our collaboration! 👍 On Thursday, I was honoured to meet the Acting High Commissioner to Malaysia, His Excellency David Wallace. We spoke about CMI and the British High Commission continuing to work closely to promote British Chartered Professional Bodies. 👍 Later that day I joined one of CMI’s wonderful partners focused on executive education, Asia e University, for a Tea Talk session on leadership in sustainability and digital transformation. So much interest in the topic, and in Chartered Manager status. Thank you Prof. Emeritus Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Nik Mustapha Raja Abdullah and Prof Dr Noor Raihan Ab Hamid for your hospitality, and for everyone who came and engaged! 👍 Throughout the trip, I had the opportunity to speak to a number of media outlets on a range of topics, from management skills to AI to leading in an uncertain world. Many thanks for speaking to me: Bernama TV 🇲🇾, Astro AWANI, Star Media Group Berhad, and Utusan Malaysia. 🙌 A huge thank you to Professor Emeritus Dr. M Mustafa Ishak CMgr CCMI and Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai CMgr CCMI for your work in securing these media opportunities to raise awareness of CMI’s mission in Malaysia! I’ll shortly be leaving Malaysia for the second stop in my trip, Sri Lanka! #BetterManagers

Honored to have received my official Chartered Manager certificate in person from the Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Ann Francke OBE alongside the Chair of the Regional CMI Board, Professor Emeritus Dr. M Mustafa Ishak at the CMI Communities Live event held in Putra Business School, UPM, Malaysia, last week. The event was packed with inspiring discussions, but one takeaway on AI, particularly ChatGPT, truly resonated with me as a marketing professional. There’s a common assumption that AI could replace roles like Marketing Executives, possibly due to misconceptions that we only handle copywriting or graphic design. However, the scope of a marketer’s role is far more comprehensive. Marketing involves strategic planning, client and stakeholder coordination, on-the-ground execution at events, and managing complex projects that require human insight, adaptability, and interpersonal skills. These physical coordination tasks, from organizing the quarterly Town Hall meetings in my current company, exhibitions, to executing high-stakes campaigns, simply cannot be replaced by AI. Tools like ChatGPT can certainly support us, but they complement rather than replace the nuanced, hands-on work of a dedicated marketing professional. Reflecting on this, I feel even more driven to champion purposeful, human-centered marketing that balances technology with the irreplaceable value of personal connection and experience. I appreciate the meaningful connections and the learning insights from the distinguished panellists, speakers, moderators and members throughout this event: Francine Torbett, Dr. Christina SS Ooi, FCMI, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amjad Shamim, PhD, CMgr FCMI, CPM, Megat Fazrul Azlin Megat Abd Aziz, Danial Rahman, Millie Yong, Patrick Klotz, Monique Yong, Dr. Guna Seelan R., Jamil Karkach, LL.B (Hons), ACILEx, MCMI, fCMgr Thank you to Chartered Management Institute for this recognition and to everyone who has supported me along this journey. Here’s to continuous learning, growth, and impactful leadership! #CMI #CharteredManager #Leadership #ProfessionalDevelopment #CMICommunitiesLive #AIinMarketing #GrowthMindset #PurposefulLeadership