Executive Management
Leadership Program

EMIC, and in partnership with The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) are excited to collaborate with Harvard Business Corporate Learning to offer this leadership development program aimed at nurturing the skills of high-potential Bahraini nationals. This program will focus on senior and middle managers from the private sector, aligned with EMIC’s vision of "Developing a Generation of Bahraini Professionals.“

In partnership with Harvard, we aim to enhance leadership capabilities by fostering the necessary skills and mindset shifts that allow leaders to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Harvard’s unique participant-centered approach encourages real-world application, focusing on decision-making, communication, and influence, ensuring the learning experience is impactful and lasting.

Harvard Business Publishing 10 Critical Leadership Capabilities

“We believe we’ve identified the 10 skills that all leaders need now, and in the future, to guide their organizations, motivate their teams, and manage their own careers
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— Amy Bernstein, HBP

Program Objectives

  • High-Caliber Executive Development

    Develop a framework to nurture high-caliber individuals by focusing on personal attributes essential for executive roles, along with knowledge in governance, ethics, strategy, and critical thinking.

  • Leveraging Digital Advancements

    Understand digital advancements to effectively leverage opportunities and manage associated risks.

  • Sustaining a National Talent Pipeline

    Establish and sustain a talent pipeline within the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Program Structure

  • Lead with integrity through difficult and pressure-filled challenges.

  • Adapt your leadership style to different scenarios, while remaining true to your values and purpose.

  • Communicate purpose and vision and inspire your organization to execute on that vision: Leverage your personal brand and communicate with the objective to inspire.

  • Learn from feedback and the challenges you encounter daily.

Module 1

Authentic Leadership

2 days

  • Define digital transformation and explain how it can be leveraged in the oil and gas sector.

  • Identify the key challenges and opportunities associated with digital transformation and ways to maximize value.

  • Develop a plan for leveraging digital transformation to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability.

Module 2

Leveraging Digital Transformation

2 days

  • Identify future scenarios to help the organization anticipate and successfully respond to changes in the market.

  • Shift key priorities in response to disruptions/market changes while staying aligned with the organization’s strategic direction.

  • Execute short-term strategies to provide a clear path of action in the face of long-term uncertainty.

  • Employ agile practices and processes to balance operational needs for reliability and efficiency with the ability to change rapidly and effectively.

Module 3

Develop Strategic Agility

2 days

Module 4

Collaborative Innovation

2 days

  • Examine the role of leadership in creating a culture of innovation.

  • Appreciate the importance of managing individual and team creativity to leverage an organization’s innovation capabilities.

  • Create an innovative culture through processes, employee engagement, and a learning culture.

  • Understand the linkages between innovation, learning, and culture and understand the role of the leader in enabling it.

Module 5

Driving Transformative Change

2 days

  • Understand why transformation efforts fail and how to mitigate them.

  • Learn how to build and manage teams to implement change effectively.

  • Learn how to manage resistance to change.

Download the Program Brochure