An Executive MBA built for how leaders actually think.
The Future-Ready Executive MBA is a CMI (UK)-endorsed leadership programme run by Asian Business Consulting. It installs the thinking frameworks that senior operators spend decades earning — delivered in 3 months, across 3 sessions. No thesis. No exams. You leave with a board-ready transformation plan for your own business.
RM10,000 standard — RM6,000 with the Malaysian scholarship, and HRD Corp claimable.
Awarded by CMI, UK · HRD Corp claimable~200 leaders trained · 13 cohorts
Built for the people who carry the decisions.
Typically leaders aged 35–55 with 10+ years of experience who are responsible for direction, not just delivery.
Business owners
Founders scaling past what got them here.
Directors & board members
Setting strategy others will execute.
General managers
Accountable for whole P&Ls and teams.
Senior managers
Stepping up into transformational roles.
Seven disciplines that compound into judgment.
Framework Adaptive Systems Thinking — the instinct to see what others miss and decide when others freeze.
See the whole board
Trace cause to third-order consequence before you commit.
Break it to bedrock
Strip a problem to its atoms and rebuild a disruptive answer.
Fuse logic + creativity
Hold strategy and imagination in the same move.
Structure the chaos
Turn overwhelming complexity into a decision you can act on.
Think in five lenses
Stress-test every call from angles most leaders never see.
Align the forces
Draw, drive, define and deliver — in one coherent strategy.
Connect people + business
Align human capital, innovation and growth for real impact.
A full transformation curriculum — nothing padded.
F.A.S.T. Methodology
Job-To-Be-Done value creation
Future Foresight & landscape sensing
Critical business issues
Strategic DNA · 4D crafting
Strategic Business Action Planning
Transformational situational leadership
Facilitative team intervention
Integrated business systems thinking
BOLT transformation journey
Influence by design
Stakeholder ecosystem engagement
Everything you need to change how you lead.
Live facilitation across three sessions
Framework workshops led by practitioners who advise Fortune-500 and Bursa-listed boards.
Personal leadership diagnostics
Assessments that show exactly where your thinking is costing you.
Executive coaching & project review
One-to-one guidance applied to your real business, not a case study.
The Leverage Management System (LMS)
A permanent toolkit of frameworks, references and prompts you keep for life.
A live capstone transformation project
Leave with a board-ready growth plan — no thesis, no exam.
CMI (UK) certification + Chartered Manager (CMgr)
Your Executive MBA certification, then progression to Chartered Manager — a chartered professional status for management.
An alumni network of ~200 leaders
The room becomes your informal board for years after.
Two qualifications, one programme.
Over six months you earn your CMI (UK) Executive MBA certification, then progress to Chartered Manager (CMgr) — a chartered professional status for management, akin to a Chartered Accountant in finance.
CMI (UK) Certification
Earn your Executive MBA certification in Future-Ready Business Leadership, awarded by the Chartered Management Institute (UK) — one weekend a month across three sessions.
Chartered Manager (CMgr)
Progress to the Chartered Manager qualification — a chartered professional status for management, akin to a Chartered Accountant in finance.
Recognised by CMI (UK) — signed by their Chief Executive.
Your Executive Master’s in Business Administration on Future Ready Business Leadership is recognised against CMI Professional Standards. Specimen shown.
Recognised by the Chartered Management Institute (UK), the professional body for management with 200,000+ members worldwide. This programme is not a regulated qualification and is not MQA-accredited; it is a professional programme recognised by CMI (UK). HRD Corp claimable for eligible Malaysian employers. Scholarship for Malaysian participants. Personal data is processed under Malaysia's PDPA 2010.
One weekend a month. Keep running your business.
Live at TheFoodTree@OWG, Glenmarie
Friday & Saturday facilitation, 9am–6pm, across 3 months, across 3 sessions. RM10,000 standard, RM6,000 with the Malaysian scholarship — HRD Corp claimable for eligible employers.
Join live from anywhere
The same framework curriculum delivered live online for international participants at USD 2,500 — no travel, same cohort experience.
Three cohorts open for 2026.
| Cohort | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort 17 | 21–22 Aug | 18–19 Sep | 16–17 Oct | Filling |
| Cohort 18 | 30–31 Oct | 20–21 Nov | 4–5 Dec | Open |
| Cohort 19 | 5–6 Feb ’27 | 5–6 Mar ’27 | 2–3 Apr ’27 | Open |
Your next cohort won't wait. Neither should your thinking.
Apply now and our programme team will be in touch to discuss your fit, the next intake, HRD Corp claims and scholarship eligibility. No obligation.
- →A personal call to discuss your goals & fit
- →2026 intake availability & scheduling
- →HRD Corp claim & scholarship eligibility
Rostam Affandi Ahmad · Programme Coordinator · +60 12-981 8533 · support@futurereadymba.com