Leading with Heart

March 18, 2026

About the Leadership Series

The MIoD Leadership Series is designed to provide insights, knowledge and thought leadership to enable board directors and senior management to stay abreast of evolving challenges and trends and pursue continual learning to remain effective leaders.

We are delighted to announce that the fifteenth instalment of this series will be delivered by the well-known and well-respected Prof. Dr. Aung Tun Thet on the topic of “Leading with Heart”.

 

About the Webinar

Leadership is often painted as a picture of steely resolve and unwavering control. However, the truth is that the true key to unlocking ones’ leadership potential lies not in their head, but in their heart. It’s about Emotional Intelligence (EI), the ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions, as well as those of others.

 

Speaker’s Profile

Prof. Dr. Aung Tun Thet Professor Dr. Aung Tun Thet is a Founding Patron of the Myanmar Institute of Directors and an Advisor to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI). He is Professor Emeritus at Yangon University of Economics, a Visiting Professor at Payap University in Chiangmai, Thailand as well as an Honorary Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is a Former Principal Officer, UN Systems Staff College in Turin, Italy. Professor Dr. Aung Tun Thet holds a number of degrees including B.Com. (YGN); Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies (Brighton, UK): M.Sc. (Warwick, UK); Ph.D. (UMIST, UK); Post-doctoral Fellow (Germany).