UAE, Dubai: ICON Training and Coaching, the premier executive training firm in the Middle East specializing in leadership transformation, has forged a strategic collaboration with the Yale School of Management (SOM) Executive Education Department to offer executive leadership programs in the MENA region. This collaboration will enable ICON Training and Coaching to bring the best of Yale School of Management’s executive training programs to MENA leaders.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with the Yale School of Management Executive Education Department to bring world- class programs to the MENA region,” said Salma Sakhnini, CEO of ICON. “We want to equip the region’s leaders with the tools and strategies that will enable them to elevate their business performance. This collaboration comes at a critical time in the region given the challenges and opportunities most companies and government agencies face,” Sakhnini added.
This collaboration brings the best expertise and know-how of both institutions and is a significant milestone for the executive leadership development industry in the region. Leadership programs will be offered to select executives across the private sector and government agencies.
“Leadership is a significant part of the answer to whatever challenges organizations and institutions may face. We are excited to collaborate with ICON and to bring our expertise to the MENA region” said Kavitha Bindra, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, Executive Education at Yale SOM.
“Our work is motivated by the belief that great leaders are life-long learners. At any stage of their career, leaders who attack problems with analytical rigor, energy, and caring have profound impact on society,” Bindra added.
Salma Sakhnini, the CEO of ICON, commented, “We are honored and proud to be entering a strategic collaboration with Yale SOM Executive Education. This is certainly the first step of a long-term collaboration.”
About Yale SOM Executive Education:
Yale SOM Executive Education advances the mission of the Yale School of Management through educating leaders in business and society. n partnership with faculty, Yale SOM Executive Education designs and delivers immersive, impactful professional development programs on management and leadership topics that transform senior leaders, their teams, and their organizations. By designing programs that fit into the lives and work of executives, Yale SOM Executive Education expands the reach of the Yale School of Management’s faculty, scholarship, and impact.
Yale SOM Executive Education leverages the school’s global reach, integrated thinking, and intellectual wealth to offer customized corporate programs built in collaboration with clients and open enrollment programs for individuals and small teams in areas built on Yale expertise and research. Yale SOM Executive Education’s open enrollment portfolio includes a growing number of online courses.
About ICON Training and Coaching:
As an executive education provider, ICON Training and Coaching operates a unique model of business education, that positions its clients strategically to maximize their professional development.
Named the Middle East Company of The Year 2019 in Leadership Development and Executive Coaching is testimony for the unique impact of our programs that equip leaders with the strategies and tools that help elevate their business performance.
Our customized programs are designed to unlock potential, provide leaders with the latest thinking and strategic tools to address and solve business challenges, and deliver tangible results. Our curriculum incorporates specialized expertise in all areas critical to growth with the vision of providing a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to personal and organizational transformation.