New executive development training program shows how leaders can amplify the intelligence of their people to drive business success

21 March 2011, Dubai, UAE: biz-ability, the Middle East's leading corporate leadership training and development company has partnered with top U.S. executive coaching firm, The Wiseman Group, to bring the "Multiplier Effect" to the region. biz-ability is the first company outside of the U.S. to be accredited to deliver Multipliers Workshops to c-level executives.

Multipliers is the latest business leadership theory to be published out of the U.S. and has been adapted into an executive development programme that teaches business leaders to look beyond their own capability to amplify the intelligence of the people that they manage. Created by Liz Wiseman and Greg McKeown, their book "Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter" is also rated among the top 10 business books on Amazon.com.

In analysing data from more than 150 leaders pre and post the financial crisis, Wiseman and McKeown have identified five disciplines that distinguish Multipliers from Diminishers. According to their model, Multipliers are genius makers that bring out the intelligence in others by building collective, viral intelligence in organisations. Diminishers, on the other hand, are absorbed in their own intelligence, stifle others, and deplete the organisation of crucial intelligence and capability.

Hazel Jackson, CEO of biz-group, the holding company of biz-ability, immediately approached The Wiseman Group upon release of the book in September 2010 with a view of bringing the Multipliers Workshops to the Middle East.

In a post financial crisis business climate, where many businesses face the challenge of not being able to increase the size of their teams, Jackson says the need to maximise the potential of our human capital has never been more pertinent.  

"The timing is perfect to bring Multipliers to the region. The market, although improving, continues to be challenging. Budgets and expectations continue to drive leaders to deliver more with less. We believe the five principles of Multipliers are what leaders need in 2011 to drive organisations through economic turmoil and emerge with stronger teams and a stronger bottom line," said Jackson.

Multipliers identifies five practical ways in which leaders can grow the intelligence and talent of employees. These include: attracting the best talent and using them at their highest point of contribution; encouraging liberated thinking; challenging people; debating concepts; and delivering extraordinary results without direct management. It also provides a shocking insight into how leaders are often guilty of accidently diminishing the capability of others.

Multipliers teaches a set of behaviours that are easy to understand and apply and which significantly increase a leader's ability to identify, nurture and grow the potential of others. According to biz-ability, this also makes Multipliers a powerful tool for growing effective Emiratisation programmes.

"Emiratisation is a key issue for all businesses in the UAE - public, private, large and small. One of the barriers to hiring Emiratis in the private sector is the potential lack of experience. But what are companies doing to identify the skills and talents of Emiratis and really grow their intelligence? We have an excellent opportunity to adapt the Multipliers style of management to help companies grow more effective Emiratisation programmes," said Hazel Cowling, Partner & Consultant Director of biz-group.

The Multipliers program is delivered in a series of group workshops with executive coaching and various assessment tools to ensure measurable results. biz-ability has five senior consultants accredited to deliver the Multipliers Workshops and Coaching programmes in the UAE, which it plans to expand to the rest of the Middle East later this year. As part of its strategic partnership, biz-ability is also accredited to deliver keynote addresses on behalf of Multipliers.

"It's time for leaders to look in the mirror and really challenge how they are developing talent below them and perhaps how they are being managed from above," added Jackson.

For more information about Multipliers Workshops visit http://www.biz-ability.ae/multipliers

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About biz-group:
biz-group is a UAE-based business consulting firm consisting of companies specialising in corporate training, teambuilding and business strategy. The group is represented by three core divisions which are each recognised as leading service providers across the Middle East. biz-events is the region's first and largest professional team building company and the exclusive representative of world leader Catalyst Global. biz-ability provides experiential business leadership training and development programmes and is affiliated to many of the world's top management organisations. It has the rare certification to tailor the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) programme to suit the Middle East market, while retaining the UK qualification. biz-strategy is the exclusive licensee in the region for international growth guru and best-selling author Verne Harnish and enjoys access to his company Gazelles, Inc., which serves as an outsourced corporate university for SME companies wanting to manage their growth strategy.

For more information visit www.biz-group.ae

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