SMU Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources (Education) Thomas Menkhoff said that in view of increasing social and environmental demands, it was imperative to nurture a thriving and diverse third sector in Asia, comprising voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises to create a better future. He added that successful social leaders envision a better future and translate that into reality. As in business leadership, taking charge in the social sector requires courage because there is often a need for leaders to step outside their comfort zone which can be risky. The ability to scale up innovative social initiatives at a national level would give social leaders the confidence to do so. An important enabler would be systematic leadership development and carefully managed synergy between the profit and non-profit sectors. An example of an innovative leadership development initiative is the SMU professional iLEAP course for non-profit leaders, which together with social leadership programmes taught at other local universities, continues to enable the non-profit sector here to do well by contributing to the acquisition of the fourth C of good social leadership: competence.