NEWS
Times of London “Emerging Guru” Joins ICLIF Senior Faculty
6 December 2011

Kuala Lumpur | Sweetman is the latest addition to the growing list of professional and recognised faculty members who have been selected to join ICLIF in its endeavor to develop a new generation of world-class leaders.

“We are thrilled to have Ms Sweetman on the team” said ICLIF’s CEO, Rajeev Peshawaria. “As a seasoned consultant and entrepreneur who has worked on large leadership change initiatives over the past 20 years, Kate will bring so much to the table in ICLIF. She is co-author of The Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead By, and was a former editor at Harvard Business Review focusing on leadership. Her work has been published in Forbes, The Times (of India), and Sloan Management Review. We are certain that with Kate’s contribution, ICLIF will reach greater heights; especially in our promise to deliver quality leadership development programmes and advisory services” he added.

KATE SWEETMAN

Kate Sweetman, who is also the President and Founder of Sweetman Consulting said “I am very pleased to join this faculty here at ICLIF which has extensive experience, expertise and a proven track record of leadership. We will work closely together to take the ICLIF brand from strength to strength, and are committed to driving excellence throughout the organisation”.

Kate Sweetman is both a consultant for global corporations and a coach to entrepreneurs in the developing world. In both cases, her focus is on the intersection between excellent leadership and successful business results.

She also works with The Legatum Center at MIT, where she was a Lecturer and is currently a Visiting Scholar, coaching graduate students who are developing for-profit, sustainable businesses in Africa, India, Asia and Latin America. Kate is co-author of The Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead By (now in 14 languages), and writes a popular blog on leadership and diversity for FastCompany.Com. She is a former editor at Harvard Business Review and has been published in Forbes, The Times (of India), and Sloan Management Review, and has appeared on “Street Signs” on CNBC. The Times of London has designated Kate as an Emerging Guru for her work in leadership. She is a board member of the Bali Institute based in Ubud, Bali – a leadership learning center for Asian NGOs and international students. Kate received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BA from Yale University.

The ICLIF Leadership Centre was established as a not-for-profit corporation by Bank Negara in October 2003 to provide leadership development programmes for Malaysian and global senior executives from financial institutions and business corporations. ICLIF now has two divisions: Leadership Development and Corporate Governance, and among the products they offer are open enrolment & custom programmes, leadership advisory services, executive coaching and cutting-edge research in both areas.

Source : ICLIF Leadership Centre