At the end of my coaching you'll walk away with

the FORMULA to succeed

in the Gulf Arab region, Middle East, and North Africa

 

Designed Specially for Team Leaders, Business Principals, Senior Executives

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because I've worked for projects in:

Rail - Oil & Gas – Agribusiness – Education - Development - Publishing

Philanthropy - NGOs & Governments 

and I've done that in:

Saudi Arabia - Libya - Oman - Bahrain - Jordan - Syria - Lebanon - the UAE - Kuwait - Tunisia – Morocco

and in my homeland, Australia.

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And so I know these things to be true:

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 UNSPOKEN BIASES

inevitably derail your project

 

DIFFERING VISIONS of SUCCESS

inevitably derail your project

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RESENTMENTS at UNFAMILIAR BEHAVIOUR

inevitably derail your project

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Sometimes Only a Little - But Most Often a Whole LOT

 

Learn How to Uncover Your Arab Region Target's Expectations

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CLEARLY Articulate Your Expectations

&

Align Your Project Promise with Your Project Delivery 

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To do this you Must Know How To

 

Transform Cultural Etiquette into Pragmatic Planning for Performance

 

Embrace Heritage (yours as well as theirs)

Honour Relationship

Negotiate Outside Interference

Leverage What Matters To Them Most

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You Must Know How To​

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Create a System of Cultural Deposits to which Your Entire Team Can Subscribe

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It's simply true: A great idea without cultural context is no good to anyone - for very long.

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Fiona Hill’s presentation was rich in information about how business works in the Arabic countries . . . Fiona’s content and style show that she is very open to Arabic and Islamic culture and that she has remarkable experience. . . I felt that she must be from Arabic background!

Dr Ismail Elferjani Logistics Port Management Sontex

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My Workshop gives you the

7 Pillars Of Arab Region Competence

 

Pillar 1:  Know Thy Market - Learn to be articulate on Where & What the Arab Region Really Is - what matters most and why - how it functions as a whole and how it doesn't - and why it wants you and your project.

 

Pillar 2: Cultural Motivators - Life beyond cultural etiquette! Hoorah! Time to get more sophisticated with your own water-tight Insurance against those inevitable faux pas, misundertandings, stumbles . . . and CRASHES.

 

Pillar 3: Pedigree, Hierarchy, Status – Step up into Your Personal Brand, claim Prestige, and still be yourself - only MORE of yourself.

 

Pillar 4: The Stress-Response Phenomena- Like or not, admit it or not, there's a seam of Negative Associations running through you and your team. Address this at the start or do real damage to staff morale and your project.

 

Pillar 5: Message Calibration - Create a Project Pitch (30 seconds long) that AUTHENTICALLY acknowledges what matters most to YOU and to your Client.

 

Pillar 6: Navigate the Interference - Learn how to identify, negotiate, and neutralise the sting of those trusted agents, advisors and inner circle employers who put their interests ahead of yours.

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Pillar 7: The Hospitality Trap - Get clear on the protocols of hospitality, learn the real power of the Host-Guest dynamic, and know when to give gifts and what they should be.

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