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LeadForward: Human Leadership in the AI Era

The LeadForward: Human Leadership in the AI Era is a practical, forward-looking workshop designed to help technically strong emerging leaders navigate the transition from managing tasks to leading people through change. Across the programme, participants will learn how to build trust in hybrid environments, strengthen their emotional intelligence, foster team resilience, and apply practical digital leadership behaviours. By combining core leadership development with real-world digital workplace applications, this workshop equips leaders with the self-awareness and digital fluency needed to support their teams and drive organisational transformation.

Overview

Topics

Master the human skills to lead technical teams through change in the AI era. Build trust in hybrid environments, enhance emotional intelligence and resilience, and cultivate the digital fluency needed to drive organizational transformation.

Digital FluencyEmotional IntelligenceHybrid WorkLeadership

What to Expect

This is not a lecture-style training.

Expect a highly interactive experience where you’ll practice critical human and digital leadership behaviours, from building trust in hybrid environments and navigating change to fostering team resilience and applying practical digital tools. You’ll work through real workplace challenges, receive feedback, and leave with practical skills you can apply immediately to successfully lead people.

What's Included

2-day in-person workshop

HRDC claimable

Hands-on coaching simulations & real-world digital workplace case studies

Core leadership and strategic thinking frameworks

Actionable steps to build trust and foster team resilience

Certificate of completion

Course Information

Duration

2 Days

Topics

4 Lessons

Instructor

Kaylene Wong

Language

Course curriculum

Lesson 1: Leading Self & Digital Foundations

Reflection.

Improves emotional intelligence, presence and trust-building across physical and digital spaces.

Builds self-awareness, leadership mindset, and clarity on personal leadership direction.

Lesson 2: Leading Others & Digital Change

Converts learning into action.

Develops practical behaviours for collaboration, well-being and high-performance team culture.

Strengthens resilience, adaptability, strategic thinking and change leadership behaviours.

Lesson 3: Leadership in Action

Individual roadmaps.

Simulation.

Coaching practice.

Lesson 4: Optional Action Planning Clinic

Review of next-step development priorities.

Review of leadership commitments and implementation barriers.

Guided review of workplace application.

Get to know your instructor

Kaylene Wong

Managing Director of John Ethans International

Kaylene Wong is Managing Director of John Ethans International, a consultancy blending people, technology, and sustainability. She helps organisations navigate AI and digital transformations by strengthening leadership and workforce capabilities. Her programs empower leaders to translate tech-driven change into action, fostering digital mindsets and human-centred leadership. Kaylene serves on SGTech’s AI, Cloud & Data and Enterprise Chapters, and is VP of the People & Career Development Association. An ACLP-certified trainer, WSQ instructional designer, and Leadership Coach, she facilitates in English and Mandarin, combining strategic insight with practical workplace application.

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