What is YLA?
YLA is a programme that consists of 4 main pillars to develop the skills, knowledge and experience you need to fulfill your potential
3 workshops, to build your problem-solving and leadership capabilities
led by McKinsey & Company volunteers who will teach you how to approach, dissect and tackle problems through problem solving methods they use in their client engagements, with support from distinguished speakers that will inspire and instill confidence
A social entrepreneurship project
that you will define, develop and pilot with your team. Throughout this project, a volunteering McKinsey & Company faculty member will be your project advisor to support you and your team as you turn ideas into clear initiatives and actions
Speaker series
wherein influential leaders in Malaysia share experiences from their leadership journeys, and small steps you can take to achieve your ambitions. Past speakers include: Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan (former CEO of TNB), Gökhan Öğüt (CEO of Maxis), Mark Chang (CEO of JobStreet), Dato’ Seri Nazir Razak (former Chairman of CIMB Group), Sajith Sivanandan (Managing Director of Google), Dato’ Shahril Ridza Ridzuan (CEO of EPF), Khailee Ng (Managing Partner of 500 Global) and Datuk Hisham Hamdan (Executive Director of Khazanah)
Personal mentoring/coaching
from a host of distinguished mentors, who will share their experiences on topics ranging from career choices and work-life balance to what made them leaders today. Past mentors include: Johan Merican (former CEO of TalentCorp), Chen Chow (Co-founder of Fave), Dzameer Dzulklifi (Founder and former MD of Teach for Malaysia), Greg Blackwood (Founder of Genuine Interest) and Zaman Ahmad (former Head of Corporate Ventures at TNB and now Head of Gentari Renewables) and Gurpreet Khera (Chief Business Officer at Boost Digital Bank)