BUSINESS BRIEFS
12 August 2018Ooredoo launches new leadership development
programme, ‘Spring Forward’
Ooredoo announced the launch of the first wave
of participants at a new leadership development
programme, ‘Spring Forward’. The announcement
was made during a press conference at the Grand
Millennium, under the patronage of HE Sayed
Salim Musalim Al Busaidi - undersecretary of the
Ministry of Civil Service for administrative affairs
and development. Following the success of
Springboard, which was specifically for women,
Spring Forward is open to both men and women
who aspire to lead.
Ian Dench, CEO of Ooredoo, said: “We want
our customers to enjoy the internet, and we
also want entrepreneurs to prosper from the
internet. Our commitment is to contribute to the
growth and development of Oman’s economy
by nurturing the country’s talent and supporting
digital business. Through this programme, we are
providing opportunities which will empower and
develop the younger generation. Open to men
and women across all sectors, Spring Forward is
all about Oman’s future leaders.”Spring Forward focuses on growing and further
developing the strengths of its participants by
teaching them how to be more aware, build team
working skills, and demonstrate the required
leadership skills to rise to the top. Highly
motivated candidates looking to drive change
will work closely with industry leaders and
licensed trainers to develop their own leadership
style and build on their strengths. Currently, 80
participants from different sectors and ministries
have registered and started their first session.Ooredoo’s commitment to inspiring the next
generation is driven by the company’s values
of promoting human growth. To date, Ooredoo
has trained hundreds of women from its
previous development program and aims to see
hundreds more men and women alike benefit
from Spring Forward.Bank Muscat launches Management Development
Programme by INSEAD Business School
Bank Muscat has launched a top-notch
management development programme in
partnership with INSEAD Business School, the
world’s leading business school ranked No 1
by the Financial Times in 2016 and 2017. The
programme was formally launched in a ceremony
attended by Shaikh Waleed Al Hashar, deputy
CEO, and management team members.
The main objective of the programme is to support
the bank’s executives and future leaders to develop
fresh perspectives and innovative thinking about
business challenges; build and manage high-
performance cultures; understand customers and
further build on the bank’s capabilities.
Ahmed Faqir Al Bulushi, DGM - human
resources, said, “Bank Muscat is proud to launch
the Management Development Programme as
part of its innovative Jadara Academy initiative.
The bank proactively works with a number of
executive education providers to ensure their
senior leaders and managers are well-equipped
with the skills, tools, knowledge and attitude to
cope with the changing business environment. In
line with the vision of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos
for a qualitative shift in national workforce, the
bank is committed to providing career growth
opportunities for competent employees and
the Jadara programme is designed to further
strengthen the bank’s human resources in its
quest for greater achievements.”The programme will leverage capabilitiesfrom all of INSEAD’s campuses in France,
Singapore and Abu Dhabi to engage
employees on key topics related to banking,
strategy, marketing, innovation, leading
change, communications and leadership so
as to enhance the capabilities that support the
ongoing development of Bank Muscat.The programme includes four face-to-face
modules delivered over a period of eight months
along with two online modules. The classroom
modules will focus on strategy and banking,
leading change and decision making, customer
excellence and innovation in operation. The
online modules will focus on strategy in the
age of digital disruption and leadership in
communication with impact.