Program Objectives:
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Examine the three stages of leadership development according to the Meirc research on successful leaders in the Middle East.
- Analyze the different paths to leadership success: from working hard to cultivating emotional intelligence competencies.
- Determine, through the Meirc research questionnaire, how leaders in the Middle East rank on different emotional intelligence competencies and compare there rankings with those of successful leaders in the West.
- Prepare an action plan highlighting their personal journey to leadership success.
- Link strategy with leadership and highlight the role leaders play in shaping the strategy of their organization.
- Differentiate between responsibility and accountability and use these two concepts for improving organizational effectiveness.
- Play an active role in the design and implementation of a fair performance management system to lead the organization towards better overall results.
- Boost the organization's reputation and brand equity through the attraction of talent and retention of high performers.
This program is designed for:
Individuals with a minimum of 5 years on-the-job practical managerial experience. These may include supervisors, team leaders, as well as managers in middle and/or senior level positions.
This program is worth 50 NASBA CPEs.
Locations & Dates:
01 - 12 Jul 2012 Dubai, English
Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue and trainer with a reasonable notice time.
One extra free place for every 2 paid nominees
Delivery Type: Group-Live
Pre-requisites: None
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Program Outline
The Research Study
- Methodology
- The Questionnaire
- Data Analysis
- Defining Success
A Framework for Understanding Leadership Success
- When, Where and How Leadership Starts
- Who Succeeds? Why Some Leaders Succeed More than Others
- Paths to Leadership Success
- The Early Years of Potential Leaders
- The Making of Outstanding Leaders
- What Outstanding Leaders Do Exceptionally Well
The Early Years of Potential Leaders
- Factors Influencing Careers and Success of Middle Eastern Leaders
- Factors Influencing Careers and Success of Western leaders
The Five Paths to Leadership Success
- Working Hard and Smart
- Training and Career Development
- Personal Development
- Cultural Sensitivity
The Fifth path: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence Competencies
- Significance of Emotions
- Emotional Intelligence
- The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Dimensions of Intelligence
- The Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Competency Framework
- Rankings of EI Competencies by Successful Middle Eastern Leaders
Outstanding Leadership
- Leadership Styles
- Decision Making Styles
The Influence of Culture on Leadership
- Leadership in Context
- How Successful Middle Eastern Leaders Perceive Western, Arab and Asian Expatriates
- Most Admired Characteristics
- Most Disliked Characteristics
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Action Planning
- My Journey to Leadership Success (Based on Week One of the Program)
Strategic Leadership
- The Role of a Leader in Strategic Management
- When to Shape a Strategy and When to Revamp It
- The Main Components of an Effective Strategy
- Putting the Strategy to Work: Turning the Vision into Reality
Enhancing Accountability
- The Difference between Accountability and Responsibility
- Making the Top Team Accountable: Important Considerations for Leaders
- Accountability: The Importance of Transparency and Tangibles
Performance Management (PM)
- The Role of a Leader in Creating a PM Culture
- The Main Components of a Fair PM System
- The Use of KPIs for Tracking the Performance of the Organization
- Saving the Leader's Time: How to Use Dashboards, Scorecards and Performance Indexes
The Leader as a Recruiter of Talent
- The Role of a Leader in Recruiting Talent
- Interviews and Selecting Talent: What Leaders Should Focus On
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Recruitment and Selection: What KPIs Should a Leader Demand?
- Mitigating Turnover: When Should Leaders Intervene?
Action Planning (Based on Week Two of the Program)
- The Strategy Action Plan
- The KPI Action Plan
- The Recruitment and Selection Action Plan
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