Misk Academy, an independent subsidiary of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Foundation (Misk) — a non-profit organization devoted to cultivating learning and leadership in youth, recently signed an agreement with GE, a global digital industrial company, to collaborate in the area of leadership development for Saudi professionals.
The initiative aims to support the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, a roadmap for the long-term progress of the Kingdom, by nurturing the skills of Saudi talent, by developing a more authentic leadership style, mindset and behaviors, and benefiting from one of the world’s most acclaimed corporate leadership programs.
The agreement was signed by Omar Al-Najjar, CEO of Misk Academy, and Hisham Al-Bahkali, GE president and CEO for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
As one of the first steps in the collaboration, Misk Academy and GE have launched an “Accelerated Leadership Program” for a selected cohort of high-potential, senior Saudi government and private sector leaders. The programs will be held both virtually and at GE’s Global Leadership Development Institute in Crotonville, New York.
At Crotonville, GE defines and instills contemporary leadership behaviors, shares ideas from the most influential thinkers in academia and business, and creates transformative learning experiences to inspire, connect and develop leaders of today and tomorrow. The aim is for additional programs to be planned in close coordination between the two partners. The initiative successfully kicked off with a virtual session for the cohort of selected Saudi leaders in May, which was jointly hosted by Misk Academy and GE leaders.
Najjar said: “We are delighted to collaborate with GE in the area of leadership development, since one of the hallmarks of our leadership programs is to enable participants to transform the way they lead. We are confident that by working closely with the experts at GE Crotonville, team participants will be able to bring and apply their transformative experience back in their workplace”
Al-Bahkali added: “We are proud to partner with Misk Academy and to support the great work they are doing to empower Saudi leaders and to directly support the aims of Saudi Vision 2030. We will be delighted to welcome such talented Saudi leaders to GE Crotonville in the future and look forward not only to the training programs but also to learning from them in a collaborative environment.”
Misk Academy partners with leading business schools, corporates and training providers to provide technical upskilling in areas demanded by the Saudi work market, as well as different aspects of development for current and future Saudi leaders.
The collaboration with GE will enable Saudi professionals to benefit from the development programs of one of the world’s largest corporations and a leader in several key technologies.
