Leadership Mastery for Mid-Level Managers
This advanced leadership development programme is designed to help mid-level managers strengthen their leadership effectiveness, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, coaching capability, and change leadership skills. As organisations become more complex and interconnected, managers are expected to influence beyond their direct teams, collaborate across functions, drive accountability, and lead change initiatives successfully.
Through practical exercises, leadership simulations, case studies, self-assessments, and real workplace scenarios, participants will learn how to build leadership presence, think strategically, manage stakeholders effectively, resolve conflicts constructively, coach for performance, and lead teams through change and uncertainty. The programme equips participants with practical leadership tools and frameworks that can be immediately applied to improve organisational performance and team effectiveness.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
(i) Demonstrate stronger leadership presence, credibility, and influence in managing teams and stakeholders.
(ii) Apply strategic and critical thinking techniques to support business and organisational goals.
(iii) Build effective stakeholder relationships and strengthen cross-functional collaboration.
(iv) Manage conflicts and negotiations constructively to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
(v) Apply coaching and feedback techniques to improve employee performance and development.
(vi) Foster accountability, ownership, and results-oriented behaviours within teams.
(vii) Lead teams effectively through change, uncertainty, and organisational transformation.
(viii) Develop a personal leadership action plan to strengthen leadership effectiveness and long-term impact.
Course Details
Trainer
Industries: Oil & Gas, Investment Management & Financial Services, Logistics, Manufacturing, Plantation, Public Transportation & Infrastructure Services, Hospitality, Medical, Construction, Property Development & Facility Management. Automotive, Defense & Security
Shanizam Samsuri is an HRD Corp Accredited Trainer, Certified Associate Coach (ICF),Certified Competency-Based Assessor and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professional with over 30 years of leadership and corporate experience in PETRONAS, including an international assignment in Sudan.
Throughout his career, he has held leadership and management roles across Strategic Communications, Human Resources, Finance, Education, Internal Audit, and International Business Ventures, providing him with extensive experience in people development, stakeholder management, organisational effectiveness, and business operations.
Shanizam specialises in Leadership, Communication, Coaching, Customer Service, Human Resources, Finance for Non-Finance, and Personal Effectiveness programmes. He has successfully facilitated training and development initiatives for organisations such as PETRONAS, PROTON, Khazanah Nasional, PRASARANA, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Boustead Heavy Industries, AON Group, NAFAS, SME Corp Malaysia, IOI Group, UOA Group, Permodalan BSN, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara, Aerodarat, VFIVE, Kumon, Osstem, Daxonet, Shoraka Group and other various public and private sector organisations.
To date, he has facilitated more than 70 training programmes, conducted over 400 interviews and competency assessments, and accumulated more than 100 coaching hours with professionals at various levels, from emerging talents to senior leaders.
Known for his practical, engaging, and highly interactive facilitation style, Shanizam combines real-life corporate experiences, case studies, group activities, coaching techniques, and workplace simulations to ensure learning is relevant, impactful, and immediately applicable.
His guiding philosophy is:
“Training should not only be informative, but transformative — practical, engaging, and sustainable beyond the classroom.”
Evaluation Summary
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