Leadership Development Program – Leadership and Management Skills

The Rewards

The Meirc leadership development program is a powerful and interesting journey on many fronts. Candidates will encounter an enriching, thought provoking, and rewarding learning experience while working with leading subject matter experts and facilitators with highly-established contemporary business skills and industry knowledge and applications. All of this is delivered through engaging discussions, practical case studies, realistic business scenarios, and challenging individual and group exercises.

Stages of Meirc’s Leadership Development Program

There are four key stages that distinguish the Meirc Leadership Development Program:

1. Assessment

Pre-program assessment to gauge leadership development requirements

2. Training

Structured training program designed to meet participant’s needs

3. Coaching

Coaching to cement participants skills and expand their knowledge

4. Final Evaluation

Project, excamination, and post-program reflection on value addition

Each of the stages is fully customizable depending on the input received from the customer:

Assessment: Assessments can range from a single tool assessment to the fully-fledged assessment center, with the objective of ensuring an in-depth understanding of a candidate’s leadership development needs.

Training: With a rich portfolio of training courses based on modularized content, the design and customization of a structured training program is quick, efficient and a great fit with customer’s expectations.

Coaching: Coaching sessions can be conducted face to face or virtually and can range from 30 minutes up to two hours, depending on the needs of the participants or the organization, with the objective of cementing the knowledge and skills acquired and enhancing the newly discovered abilities.

Final evaluation: Evaluations can be in the form of a final multiple-choice examination, a work-related project (individual or team) or both, with the objective of ensuring a candidate’s ability to contribute to the value of the business organization once the Meirc leadership development journey concludes or comes to an end.

Levels of Leadership Development

Meirc is a firm believer in the vital role leadership plays in driving sustainable organizational success, and the importance of developing leadership qualities at all levels of the organization.

Meirc is more than pleased and ready to deliver leadership programs, from foundational to executive level. These programs are highly customizable based on the organization’s overall development needs.

Here we illustrate three programs to make it easier to understand what the Leadership Development Program entail, and which program to join, adopt or customize to further organizational and/or individual development needs.

The Foundational Level

At Meirc we fully understand the role leadership plays at all levels of the organization, particularly at the front line, where appreciation, motivation, proper feedback, engagement, etc...

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The Middle Management Level

Middle management plays a vital role, especially when driving strategic alignment and implementing new initiatives. Hence, a different set of leadership skills are needed as driving clarity around new corporate goals...

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The Executive Level

Executive leadership are best known for two crucial organizational roles. The first is on the strategic and operational fronts, where directions and strategic goals are set...

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Thoughts From Our Leaders

From its inception, Meirc fully understood the important role business leaders and managers play in developing and retaining organizational talent, as this is ultimately the foundation for a healthy work environment and robust business growth. Here are some leadership quotes from our leaders who made Meirc what it is today.

“Leadership is the ability to influence followers by motivating them to willingly achieve their organizational goals. It is the willingness to consult followers in decision making matters that affect them and solidifies their commitment.”

Mr. Ted Abdo

Ex-Chairman of Meirc’s Board of Directors

“Successful leaders adapt to their new culture and context; they learn from experience and adversity; and they are able to master the context in order to achieve their goals through hard work, determination, and perseverance.”

Dr. Farid Muna

Ex-Chairman of Meirc’s Board of Directors

“A Leader cares for his people, treats them fairly, motivates them to achieve and recognizes them when they do.”

Dr. Ramsey Hakim

Chairman of Meirc’s Board of Directors

Sample of a candidate’s leadership competencies to be developed:	Recommended Courses based on the highlighted competencies:	Typical Courses Characteristics
Strategic Planning Financial Acumen Resource Management Decision Making Agility and Resilience	Strategic Thinking and Planning Finance for Non-Finance Professionals Nurturing and Motivating the Workforce Managerial Problem Solving and Decision Making Leading with Agility and Resilience	Accreditation: By a Leading international accreditation body or higher education inst. Duration: 3-5 days Delivery: Face to Face (Public or In-house), Virtual (Public or In-house) or Blended Examination: Pre and Post test	Course Activities: In class projects Individual and Group Exercises Case Studies Group Discussions Short Assessments Videos by Subject Matter Experts

Foundational Level and Coaching	Typical Coaching Session Characteristics
Incorporating coaching from the outset helps managers and supervisors be more effective in motivating their teams and connecting with them at a deeper and more influential level. It helps young and aspiring leaders understand the value of trust in driving results and creating a healthy workplace environment. Recommended # of coaching sessions: 2 - 3 per candidate.	Accreditation: Run by accredited and certified coaches Duration: 30 min up to one hour Delivery: Face to Face or virtually Typical outcomes: Self-awareness, higher EQ, critical thinking, self-reliance

The Examination	The Project
A set of 40 multiple choice questions that test the candidate’s knowledge in the areas covered during the training stage. Passing grade is 70%. Duration is 60 min. Paper-based or Online.	The purpose of the project is to attest to a candidate’s understanding of key concepts acquired throughout the leadership journey, and the ability to translate them into ideas or initiatives that add business value.

Sample of a candidate’s leadership competencies to be developed:	Recommended Courses based on the highlighted competencies:	Typical Courses Characteristics
Adaptability Leading Change Strategic Alignment Nurturing Creativity Workplace Diversity	Adaptive Leadership Leading and Managing Change The Balanced Scorecard: Achieving Performance Excellence Design Thinking: The New Competitive Edge Communication and Relationship Management	Accreditation: By a leading international accreditation body or higher education inst. Duration: 3-5 days Delivery: Face to Face (Public or In-house), Virtual (Public or In-house) or Blended Examination: Pre and Post test	Course Activities: In class projects Individual and Group Exercises Case Studies Group Discussions Short Assessments Videos by Subject Matter Experts

Middle Management Level and Coaching	Typical Coaching Session Characteristics
With economic crises and disruptive innovations reaching new heights, middle managers are struggling to cope and adapt. By developing the right coaching skills, middle manager are better equipped to deal with complex situations, managing change, working through conflicts, re-aligning goals, etc. Recommended # of coaching sessions: 3 - 4 per candidate.	Accreditation: Run by accredited and certified coaches Duration: 1 hour up to 1 and a half hours Delivery: Face to Face or virtually Typical outcomes: Influencing behaviors, communication skills, coaching others

Meirc’s Leadership Development Program

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The Rewards

Stages of Meirc’s Leadership Development Program

1. Assessment

2. Training

3. Coaching

4. Final Evaluation

Levels of Leadership Development

The Foundational Level

The Middle Management Level

The Executive Level

Thoughts From Our Leaders

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Dubai Office

Abu Dhabi Office

KSA Office

Beirut Office

Tax Registration Number : 100239834300003

The Examination	The Project
A set of 50 multiple choice questions that test the candidate’s knowledge in the areas covered during the training stage. Passing grade is 70%. Duration is 75 min. Paper-based or Online.	The purpose of the project is to attest to a candidate’s understanding of key concepts acquired throughout the leadership journey, and the ability to translate them into ideas or initiatives that add business value.

Executive Level and Coaching	Typical Coaching Session Characteristics
Incorporating coaching at the executive level helps leaders get greater insight behind their business decisions. Coaching also helps leaders gather valuable views and feedback vital for continual improvements, establishing a culture of transparency and trust, developing other executives, and improving overall productivity. Recommended # of coaching sessions: 4 - 6 per candidate.	Accreditation: Run by accredited and certified coaches Duration: 1 hours up to 2 hours Delivery: Face to Face or virtually Typical outcomes: Listening, organizational awareness, people development

The Examination	The Project
A set of 60 multiple choice questions that test the candidate’s knowledge in the areas covered during the training stage. Passing grade is 70%. Duration is 90 min. Paper-based or Online.	The purpose of the project is to attest to a candidate’s understanding of key concepts acquired throughout the leadership journey, and the ability to translate them into ideas or initiatives that add business value.