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In the age of AI,
your edge is still human.

Aurelion accelerates human adaptive capacity in the AI era — building the leadership, resilience and clarity that machines can't replicate, and your competitors can't copy.

As an official HRD Corp Registered Training Provider, our programs can be claimable under your company's existing HRD Corp levy.3

Why now

The ground is shifting faster than your last org chart.

AI is rewriting how work works. The organizations that win the next decade won't be the ones with the best tools — they'll be the ones whose people can adapt, lead, and stay human while everything changes. The numbers below are from the world's largest workplace studies.

0%
of workers' core skills will be transformed or made obsolete by 2030.1
World Economic Forum · 2025
59 in 100
workers will need reskilling or upskilling by 2030 — and 11 of them are unlikely to get it.1
World Economic Forum · 2025
1 in 5
employees worldwide is actually engaged at work — and engagement has declined two years in a row.2
Gallup · 2026
$0T
lost to low engagement in one year — roughly 9% of global GDP, walking out the door.2
Gallup · 2026
0%
of the difference in team engagement traces to one person: the manager.2
Gallup
0%
of managers have ever received formal management training. The rest are improvising.2
Gallup · 2025
The part most people miss

The skills the future rewards most aren't technical. The fastest-growing capabilities to 2030 are analytical thinking, resilience, flexibility, leadership and influence — deeply human skills AI can't replicate.1 That is precisely what we build.

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Your training budget may already be sitting in an account.

Aurelion is an official HRD Corp Registered Training Provider. That means our programs can be claimable under your company's existing HRD Corp levy — the 1% of monthly payroll that registered Malaysian employers already contribute.3 Yet in 2025, more than half of eligible companies left those funds unclaimed.4 Put yours to work. Ask us how to claim.

53%
of HRD Corp-registered employers left their training funds unclaimed in 2025 — money already paid, simply unused.4
What we do

One firm. Every lever for human performance.

From the boardroom to the back office, from one executive to your entire organization — learning experiences designed to change behavior, not just fill a slide deck.

Corporate Training & Workshops

High-impact, experiential sessions in emotional intelligence, resilience, adaptability and communication.

HRD Corp claimable

Leadership Development

Our adaptive "open-source" leadership model turns managers into multipliers — because 70% of team engagement comes down to them.2

Manager capability

Executive & Team Coaching

LPI-informed coaching for individuals and intact teams — growth that is precise, personal and measurable.

1:1 & team

Keynotes & Conferences

Talks that move a room of hundreds — on the future of work, human adaptability and the inner edge.

Events & summits

Team Retreats & Offsites

Experiential away-days that rebuild trust, cohesion and shared purpose — engineered as transformation.

Cohesion & culture

Strategy & Culture Consulting

We partner with leadership to embed cultures of trust, collaboration and sustainable performance.

Org transformation
Our instrument

Meet the LPI — the science of how your people are wired.

Personality tools are everywhere, and most of them stop at putting people in four boxes. The LEONARD Personality Inventory goes further: a decade of university research, validated against how colleagues actually see you, normed in Asia, and built inside a whole-person model. Five minutes here and you'll understand your team differently.

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What is the LPI?

2,400 years of personality science — with the missing piece finally added.

The LPI maps every person across five forces — Openness, Neutral, Analytical, Relational, Decisive — revealing not just what people do, but the deeper need driving why they do it.7

The lineage — 2,400 years, one missing force

~400 BC

Hippocrates observes that people come in four temperaments — the oldest personality framework on record.

~200 AD

Galen names them: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic. The four-corner map is born.

1900s

Modern Western instruments (the DISC family and kin) put the four temperaments to work — but stop at describing behaviour.

2001

The LPI adds the missing fifth force — Openness — grounds it in a holistic model of the whole person, and norms it in Asia.7

For the skeptics

Does it hold up? The numbers say yes.

The LPI is anchored in classical Types & Traits theory and formulated on the Five-Factor Model of personality — the framework modern psychology considers the gold standard.7

85%
agreement among supervisors (n=25) that the profile matches the person — face-validity study, LPI Norms & Technical Manual11
80%+
agreement among electronics-corporation managers (n=20)11

In plain terms: the profile matches how the people who actually work with you see you.

The origin

Built by a scholar, not a marketing team.

The LPI was designed by Professor Dr. Leonard Yong at Universiti Malaya after a decade of research, then refined over 25 years of deployment across Asia and the Gulf — leader by leader, boardroom by boardroom.5

Dr. Yong is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar (1993–94, Portland State University),6 Japan Foundation Research Fellow, EU Senior Research Fellow, and author of Emotional Excellence in the Workplace and the LPI's published Norms & Technical Manual.512

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Five forces live in every person.

Everyone has all five — your top two run the show, and the starved ones run the drama. Each force quietly demands something. Feed it, and you get the strengths column. Starve it, and you get the stress face.

O
Openness
The idea machine
  • Curious, inventive, imaginative
  • Loves trying new things
  • Allergic to routine
Craves CREATIVITY · starved: bored, impulsive, drifts off
N
Neutral
The peacekeeper
  • Calm, loyal, a real listener
  • Keeps the room together
  • Lives in harmony
Craves SECURITY · starved: avoids conflict, over-gives, gets hurt
A
Analytical
The quality guard
  • Precise, careful, systematic
  • Values accuracy above speed
  • Hates sloppy work
Craves ACCURACY · starved: overthinks, risk-averse, slow to move
R
Relational
The energiser
  • Warm, persuasive, magnetic
  • Lights people up
  • Exciting company
Craves RECOGNITION · starved: over-talks, scattered, needs the stage
D
Decisive
The driver
  • Fast, bold, result-oriented
  • Displays initiative
  • Allergic to waiting
Craves ACHIEVEMENT · starved: impatient, steamrolls, stubborn

The fifth force is the differentiator. Most instruments stop at four corners. The LPI's Openness isn't a corner at all — it sits in the middle of the map as a creative amplifier: high O makes whatever else you have more inventive, and licenses you to roam the map when the team needs it. In an era where AI compresses every technical moat, O is the adaptability force — which is exactly why Aurelion built its practice on the one instrument that measures it.

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Most tools stop at behaviour. This one reaches underneath.

The LPI was never a standalone quiz. It is the measurement layer of Dr. Yong's Holistic Model of the individual — which is what separates it from a label-maker: it explains why people do what they do, not just what they do.12

SPIRIT pneuma · wellness MIND psycho · the five needs BODY soma · visible ONARD behaviour CreativityStability / security AccuracyRecognitionAchievement O · OpennessN · Neutral A · AnalyticalR · Relational D · Decisive EE · Emotional Excellence — all three layers EQ — mind & body only

Read it right to left, the way you meet a person: the ONARD behaviour you can see lives in the Body — it's the surface. Driving each visible dial is a core emotional need in the Mind:

O needs Creativity N needs Stability & security A needs Accuracy R needs Recognition D needs Achievement

When a need is fed, the Body shows the strengths column — ideas, calm, precision, warmth, drive. When it's starved, the same dial shows its stress face. Underneath both sits the Spirit layer: meaning, values, wellness — the thermostat of the inner life.

Emotional Excellence (EE) spans all three layers; ordinary EQ only reaches Mind and Body — which is why the LPI is one of the few instruments designed inside a whole-person development model rather than as a labelling exercise.12

Need № 1 · Social-Emotional Security
"Do I belong here? Am I accepted?"

The need to feel you truly belong to the relationships you're in — guarded hardest by the N and A forces. When it's starving: defensiveness, silence, over-compromise, and the quiet exits that blindside managements.12

Need № 2 · Inner Significance
"Do I matter here? Do I add value?"

The need to feel important to others and to add real value — chased hardest by the R and D forces. When it's starving: showboating, credit wars, steamrolling, and burnout heroics that end in collapse.12

"Pay cheques rent behaviour. These two needs buy loyalty."

Every Aurelion engagement uses the LPI to read which need is starving in which person — so development speaks to deeper motivation, and the transformation actually holds.12
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Where the LPI has earned its keep.

Dr. Yong's LPI-based programs and emotional-intelligence consultancy have served leaders across boardrooms, plants and public institutions worldwide:5811

British Petroleum Petronas Saudi Aramco Microsoft Thailand Cathay Pacific Intel Motorola Nokia Kuwait Petroleum Oman Petroleum Reuters Reader's Digest Thai Securities Exchange Commission B. Braun Medical Young Presidents' Organisation

LPI-related training was rated "Top Rated" Learning Collaborator 2003/04 by Petronas Malaysia — recognition from one of Asia's most demanding corporate universities.8

LPI profiling supported Nestlé Malaysia's nationwide youth screening & mentoring program — proof the instrument scales from boardrooms to whole communities.8

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From the inventor's desk to your boardroom.

Certification matters. Here is the unbroken line that puts the LPI in Aurelion's hands.

The source
Dr. Leonard Yong
Inventor of the LPI · Professor, Universiti Malaya · Fulbright Scholar56
The certifier
GEM Consultancy · David Lau
Runs the official Certified LPI Consultant program. David Lau is an HRD Corp Lead Trainer & Assessor who has trained ≈1,500 trainers across Malaysia.910
The practice
Aurelion
All three founders are Certified LPI Consultants — trained in this direct lineage and deploying it with AI-powered depth.

When you work with Aurelion, you're not getting a borrowed framework. You're getting the LPI through its direct certification lineage — from Dr. Leonard Yong's research, through GEM Consultancy's master-trainer certification under David Lau, into our practice.

Why Aurelion

There is no other firm built quite like this one.

Few people have journeyed from a Silicon-Valley-style startup to a Himalayan monastery and back into the boardroom. That rare vantage point is the difference between information and transformation.

"Most training teaches people what to do. We develop who they become when it counts — adaptable, grounded, and impossible to rattle."

Emotional Intelligence Dynamic Mindfulness Adversity Quotient Intrinsic Motivation Adaptive "Open-Source" Leadership

Boardroom-tested

Founded by a Carlson School of Management graduate who scaled a US tech startup. We speak business, ROI and performance — fluently.

Forged in stillness

17 years of monastic discipline across the Himalayas and Asia — the deepest possible training in focus, composure and clarity under pressure, translated into tools your people can use Monday morning.

Certified & accredited

An official HRD Corp Registered Training Provider with LPI-certified consultants in the direct Dr. Leonard Yong lineage. Rigor — never guesswork.

The founders

The people behind the practice.

Photo:
Zhi-Harn Wang
Principal Founder & Director

Zhi-Harn Wang

A former edu-tech entrepreneur and Theravāda monk ordained under the renowned meditation master Pa-Auk Sayadaw, Zhi-Harn brings a synthesis almost no one in this field can match: entrepreneurial fire, contemplative depth, and rigorous leadership-development expertise.

As an Accredited HRD Corp Trainer and Certified LPI Consultant, he develops the distinctly human capacities that decide success in an AI-driven world — adaptability, resilience, self-awareness, sound judgment, and the ability to inspire collective excellence.

United States. Bachelor of Science in Business (Finance) from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota — ranked #53 globally for Economics & Business (U.S. News, 2026). Rugby captain, house president, Model UN. Then Vice President of Development at uTead Inc., where he innovated product, recruited the engineering team, and grew company share value.

The monastery, 2008–2025. Ordained as a Theravāda bhikkhu by Ven. Pa-Auk Sayadaw, practicing under multiple meditation masters across the Himalayas, South and East Asia. He designed EQ and leadership workshops for young adults, led family camps, directed annual events for hundreds of participants, and organized Himalayan trekking and pilgrimage expeditions across India and Nepal.

Aurelion, 2026. He returned to the boardroom to translate seventeen years of contemplative training into secular, high-performance development — bridging peak performance with profound human growth.

Minnesota Carlson School uTead Inc. VP, Tech Startup 2008–2025 Monastery, Himalayas & Asia 2026 Aurelion
HRD Corp Accredited Trainer Certified LPI Consultant

Andy Tan

Chief Strategy Officer

Architect of Aurelion's strategy and financial-resilience programs. A Certified LPI Consultant who turns capability-building into measurable organizational results — connecting people development directly to business performance.

Aurie · Zong Yuan

Chief Growth Officer

Drives Aurelion's growth, partnerships and client experience. A Certified LPI Consultant blending edu-tech entrepreneurship with deep facilitation craft — ensuring every engagement lands with impact from first conversation to final debrief.

We practice what we teach

Meet Ratana — our human-insight engine.

In the AI era, we don't just talk about adaptation. We build with it. Ratana is our proprietary AI platform that turns personality assessments into deep, actionable understanding — so our coaching and team work start from evidence, not guesswork.

  • Reads LPI, MBTI & DISC reports and translates them into clear, practical insight
  • Maps team dynamics, clash points and strengths at a glance
  • Built on a living knowledge base of leadership science
See it in a session
Ways to work with us

Built for corporations — and for the curious.

Whether you're an enterprise rolling out leadership at scale or an individual who wants to grow, there's a doorway in.

Format

Half & Full-Day Workshops

Focused, experiential sessions for intact teams and departments.

Format

Multi-Day Intensives

Deep-dive leadership and resilience programs that build lasting capability.

Format

Public Seminars

Open-enrollment events for individuals and small teams — anyone can join.

Format

Conferences & Summits

Keynotes and breakout experiences for large-scale gatherings.

Format

Corporate Retreats

Immersive offsites that reset culture, trust and direction.

Format

Ongoing Coaching

Continuous executive and team engagements for sustained growth.

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References

Every data point on this page, with its full source. Tap any small gold number to jump here.

World Economic Forum (January 2025). The Future of Jobs Report 2025. Survey of 1,000+ employers representing 14+ million workers across 55 economies. Key findings cited: 39% of workers' core skills transformed or obsolete by 2030; 59 of 100 workers needing reskilling/upskilling by 2030 (11 unlikely to receive it); 63% of employers citing skills gaps as the top barrier to transformation; fastest-growing core skills including analytical thinking, resilience, flexibility & agility, and leadership & social influence. weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025
Gallup (2025 & 2026 editions). State of the Global Workplace Report. Key findings cited: global employee engagement at 20–21% and declining for two consecutive years; disengagement costing the world economy approximately US$10 trillion in lost productivity (~9% of global GDP); managers accounting for 70% of the variance in team engagement; only 44% of managers having ever received formal management training; trained managers improving their own engagement by up to 22% and team engagement by up to 18%. gallup.com/workplace — State of the Global Workplace
HRD Corp — Human Resource Development Corporation, Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia. Under the PSMB Act 2001, registered employers (10+ Malaysian employees) contribute a mandatory monthly levy of 1% of wages (0.5% voluntary category), claimable for approved training conducted by HRD Corp registered training providers. hrdcorp.gov.my
HRD Corp 2025 Annual Report data, as analyzed in "HRD Corp Levy: Who Pays and How to Claim Funds" (EzFlow, 2026): only 47% of registered employers made at least one training claim in 2025 — meaning 53% left their contributed training funds unclaimed. ezlease.my/blog/hrd-corp-levy-claim-training-funds
ITD World. Dr. Leonard Yong — profile. Professor, Universiti Malaya Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling (20+ years); pioneering Director, Universiti Malaya Centre for Continuing Education; inventor of the LEONARD Personality Inventory (LPI) and LPI Software; Fulbright-MACEE Award; Japan Foundation Research Fellowship; EU-UMESP Senior Research Fellowship (Italy, Germany, Scotland); Visiting Professor, Mahidol University Siriraj Faculty of Medicine (2006–07); Adjunct Professor, UTAR and University of South Australia (2000–2010). Consulted for organizations including British Petroleum, Microsoft Thailand, Cathay Pacific Airlines, Thai Securities Exchange Commission, Reader's Digest, and Reuters. itdworld.com/dr-leonard-yong
Fulbright Scholar Program directory. Leonard Yong — Fulbright Visiting Scholar 1993–94, Associate Professor, University of Malaya; host institution Portland State University; discipline: Education. fulbrightscholars.org/grantee/leonard-yong
LEONARD Personality Inventory — official site. The LPI ("Let's Explore our personality: Openness, Neutral, Analytical, Relational, Decisive") is anchored in Types & Traits theory, formulated on the Five-Factor Model combined with the four Greek temperaments; yields 26 classical personality types; administered to thousands of individuals across Asia, Europe, Australia and New Zealand; available in 13 languages. leonardpersonality.com/about · shop.leonard.com.my
ASL Training & Consultancy. LEONARD Personality Inventory. LPI-related training awarded "Top Rated" Learning Collaborators 2003/04 by Petronas Malaysia; LPI profiling used in Nestlé Malaysia's nationwide youth screening & mentoring program; clients who have used the LPI include Intel, Motorola, Nokia, B. Braun Medical Industries, Kuwait Petroleum Company and Saudi Aramco. asl-solutions.com/leonard-personality-inventory
GEM Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. Certified LPI Consultant program — the professional certification pathway through which practitioners are trained and certified to administer and interpret the LEONARD Personality Inventory. gem.com.my/certified-lpi-consultant
David Lau Lee Hian — Group Managing Director, GEM Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. HRD Corp approved certified trainer (cert. no. TTT/4548); appointed certified trainer for HRD Corp's Train-the-Trainer program throughout Malaysia; appointed HRD Corp Lead Trainer and Assessor; has trained and certified approximately 1,500 trainers across Malaysia. linkedin.com/in/david-lau-lee-hian
Yong, L.M.S. LPI Norms & Technical Manual — face-validity studies reporting 85% agreement among supervisors (n=25) and over 80% agreement among electronics-corporation managers (n=20) that LPI profiles match observed behaviour; deployment records including Oman Petroleum and the Young Presidents' Organisation. As documented in the official Certified LPI Consultant programme materials (GEM Consultancy).
Yong, Leonard M.S. Emotional Excellence in the Workplace; and Yong, L.M.S., The LPI Holistic Model — Spirit (pneuma) / Mind (psycho) / Body (soma); the five dimension-needs (Creativity, Security, Accuracy, Recognition, Achievement); and the two core human needs (Social-Emotional Security and Inner Significance). LPI Certification Programme, Day 2, GEM Consultancy.