Course Overview

Emerging Leaders for Middle East is a transformative leadership program designed for ambitious young professionals ready to step into influential leadership positions. This intermediate-level course builds on proven leadership principles, helping participants develop crucial self-awareness, contextual adaptability, and the paradoxical thinking needed in today's complex business environment. With over 87% of graduates reporting significant career advancement within a year, this program delivers results.

Through intensive leadership diagnostics, real-world situational exercises, and collaborative learning experiences, participants gain practical skills they can immediately apply. The curriculum focuses on ethical decision-making and transformational leadership techniques specifically tailored for early-stage leaders and supervisors in Middle Eastern business contexts. Each cohort benefits from personalized feedback and actionable strategies for their unique leadership challenges.

Developed and Delivered By Jeruel, this program combines academic rigor with practical application, creating a powerful learning experience that transforms promising professionals into confident, effective leaders ready to make their mark in the region's dynamic business landscape.

Learning Objectives

• Discover your leadership strengths and blind spots through targeted diagnostics and reflection exercises. You'll build genuine self-awareness that transforms how you lead.
• Cultivate leadership flexibility. Adapt your approach as situations change. Great leaders shift styles to match team needs and unexpected challenges.
• Master paradoxical thinking to handle competing demands. Great leaders don't choose between innovation and stability—they balance both. They're flexible yet focused, collaborative yet decisive. This skill helps you navigate complexity without getting stuck in either/or thinking.
• Practice through real-world exercises and team discussions. Turn concepts into skills you can use right away.
• Explore ethical and transformational leadership principles from HEC Paris Executive Education. You'll learn practical approaches to inspire teams, make values-based decisions, and drive positive organizational change.