It’s quite unfortunate that most organizations in this part of the world do not prioritize leadership development. If you were to ask company bosses if they would hire someone without financial knowledge to run their finance department, they would respond with an immediate and heated “No.”

Yet, organizations do this exact thing when they promote an individual contributor to a managerial position without any training, mentoring, or support. Companies ask them to meet a skill set that they haven’t ensured they actually have. As a result, such companies are setting these young leaders up to fail and creating potential issues with those who report to them.

In our opinion, investing in leaders today is the only way a company can differentiate itself and survive every unknown tomorrow with certainty.

Building Better Leaders was established to address this critical gap. We aim to train, coach, connect, empower, and inspire young leaders, providing and supporting them with the skills and confidence needed to excel in their roles.

Fun fact about our logo. Hint: It’s an apple.

“You can count the seeds in an apple, but you can’t count the apples in a seed. When you teach, you never know how many lives you will influence…you are teaching for eternity” - Karen Jensen

OUR VISION

Our vision is to create meaningful workplaces where individuals are inspired to become the best version of themselves.

OUR MISSION

We aim to quickly achieve our vision by fostering leadership. Our mission is to build a leadership development ecosystem that empowers and supports young leaders through workplace training, coaching, content creation, and the establishment of peer support networks.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We believe in providing a safe space for young leaders to rejuvenate, grow, and inspire others.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Kausern Hieu

Kausern is the Founder and Managing Director of Build Better Leaders Sdn Bhd. The company’s mission is to build a leadership development ecosystem for young leaders (from first time managers to middle managers), focusing on three pillars: Structure, Support and Impact.

He was the Chief Executive Officer of Nuffnang Malaysia, a leading influencer and content marketing company primarily led by young people, where he served for over eight years. With more than 20 years of experience leading young working professionals in the marketing and advertising industries, he believes that the fastest way to impact young people in the workplace is through leadership.

Kausern’s Ikigai is: “Always try to leave people feeling better than when you first met them because people will forget what you said or did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

He is a HRD Corp Accredited Trainer and an International Coach Federation (ICF) Accredited Coach. Additionally, Kausern is a movie buff!