Leadership Assessment and Development in GCC
Dr. David Jackson, a Partner of Oliver Wyman Leadership Development, in this webinar presents research findings and experienced-based insights relative to improving the level of leadership in Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) organizations. David’s comments address on-the-ground experiences in the Gulf Region and also cover key research findings within the Region and also across the world.
Article: Head, Heart and Guts by Oliver Wyman Leadership Development Team Ambiguous and unpredictable times call for whole, mature leaders Many CEOs are good at mustering their innate drive and intelligence—and yet still fail, because this single-minded approach has become less relevant for business. Effective leaders need more than a quick mind and strong analytics; they also must learn how to create trust, work with different types of people, and act with integrity. Companies should try a new approach to help
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David Jackson is Middle East Regional Market Lead forOliver Wyman Leadership Development.
He works with global companies and non-profit organizations to improve leadership performance and drive results.
David specializes in connecting executive learning programs to ongoing leadership performance, change management, and rewards processes to ensure that improved performance is sustainable and a key driver of measurable business outcomes. He has led many assignments in Asia, the Middle East as well as UK/Europe. His clients include Qtel, Bell South, and Saudi Telecom (STC). Other clients include Microsoft, Doosan, The Bank of China, Alcan, KonicaMinolta, HP, The Bank of America, and The University of California.
David began his business career as a global manager in Aon’s corporate training and development function, where he designed and delivered skills and technical training and worked with the CEO to prepare global strategy meetings. David has a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he was a distinguished President’s Fellow and serves on the Graduate School Alumni Board. He has a B.A. from Occidental College, in Los Angeles, where he serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors.
The Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE) brings senior executives and high potential leaders from all over the world for executive education to discover new dimensions in Leadership Development, Good Governance, Telecom Training, Islamic Finance, HR Performance and various other management practices to help them grow in their business careers. MILE is a CSR initiative of Savola Group’s CSR Programs and grew to be a collaborative initiative aims to attract the contributions and support of many other companies, academic institutions, research & consulting organizations and professional groups.


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