Episode #86- Advice to New Leaders with Abdallah Aljurf
Episode description
Today’s guest, Abdallah Aljurf, is a consultant working with leaders in the Middle East. His extensive background has given him the experience necessary to guide organizations and companies to leadership success and his passion for coaching is evident in this interview. In this episode, we focus on the skills needed in leadership, the pitfalls of new leaders, and integrity. What is integrity and why is it important in business leadership? How can you demonstrate integrity in everything you do?
Abdallah provides a fascinating insight in terms of business growth and development in his current role as a consultant. And although this episode will certainly be helpful to those new to a leadership role, the interview is a good guide and reminder for those already leading a team.
What We Talked About in This Episode:
- Abdallah’s Background and Current Work
- Observing and Understanding Culture and Work Environment
- Agreeing on What Success Looks Like Early On
- The Pitfalls of New Leaders
- Always Know and Communicate a Clear Vision
- Ask for Clarification and Avoid Assumptions
- What Is Leadership Integrity?
- Optimizing People for Peak Performance
- Abdallah’s Personal Drive as a Leader
- Abdallah’s Book Recommendations and Daily Rituals
Abdallah's experience is in Leadership Development Professional focusing on high performance and Human Resources Development (HRD) applications, including coaching, training, career development, designing career paths, competency profiling, talent management, and improving recruitment practices. Abdallah is a unique guest for podcasts that talk about leadership development and coaching. He brings fresh perspectives to these podcasts as he was a guest on famous radio stations such as MBC FM and Panorama FM. Abdallah delivered training as a Professional Trainer for many organizations in Saudi Arabia. As a Coach, Abdallah delivers Coaching Services, including Executive, Leadership, and Career transition coaching. His coaching niche is coaching executives to deliver results in the 1'st 100 days in a new executive leadership role.
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