Shell shedding light on its leadership development model
Kuwait: Stephan Scholz, Shell's Vice President - Human Resources for Middle East and North Africa outlined Shell's approach to leadership development models and transition over the past decade. Mr. Scholz was speaking yesterday at the Kuwait Oil Company's third Sharing Best Practices Conference which is taking place from 13th to 14th of May 2012.
As the world becomes more uncertain with significant emerging economies, future leaders will need to equip themselves with a number of leadership competences and skills to enable them to deliver their vision. Mr. Scholz reflected on the current global environment and shared Shell leadership development model in his key note speech, and said: "Shell operates in a complex, fast-paced and networked world. Managing the global operational footprint, increasing number of Joint Ventures, and rising energy demand presents new types of challenges for leaders. The new Shell Leadership model provides a focus on the leadership qualities needed for the future. The qualities are defined by four key attributes starting with "Authenticity" to inspire professionalism and resilience, "Growth" to ensure leaders capture opportunities to generate value to the organization, "Collaboration" to build strong partnerships and "Performance" to deliver extraordinary business outcomes by investing in people so that teams are fit for the future."
Mr. Ahmad Atallah, Chairman and Managing Director for Shell Companies in Kuwait, commented on the sidelines of the conference by saying: "Working with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and its subsidiaries, we both get the opportunity to share ways of working and best practices through our ongoing interactions. The Shell Leadership Model and Attributes ensure that Shell experts working with Kuwait will contribute effectively to building a sustainable energy future through their drive to perform and deliver, while inspiring the young Kuwaiti engineers to adopt global professional standards that focus on the leadership attributes." "I believe that there is a leader in each one of us and through personal involvement, senior leaders will develop future leaders and nurture the attributes that are critical to a successful energy future".
The Sharing Best Practices Conference, which was being hosted by KOC for the third successive year, provides an ideal platform for oil and gas industry operators to meet and discuss issues and to help understand the challenges and progress made in operating in unique environments that routinely face the oil and gas sector in the Middle East.
About Shell in Kuwait:
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, with headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands. Shell strategy seeks to reinforce Shell position as a leader in the oil and gas industry in order to provide a competitive shareholder return while helping to meet global energy demand in a responsible way.
Since 1948, Kuwait has been a major customer of Shell, whose technical expertise has helped the country tap into its oil and gas resources and bring those to market.
Shell and Kuwait's took their long-standing partnership a step further on February 2011, when Shell signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) with the aim of jointly investigating new business opportunities.
Working relations with Kuwait is cemented across the oil and gas value chain. Shell is working with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) on the development of the Jurassic Gas fields since early 2010. Shell technical experts are working with Kuwait through Shell Kuwait Exploration and Production Company to support KOC in managing the ongoing development of the Jurassic Gas fields. In addition, Shell's operational excellence and diverse LNG portfolio, supported signing an LNG supply contract to cover peak summer periods between April-October for the years 2010 until 2013.
Shell has a number of international joint ventures with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) and, in 2005, extended collaboration with Kuwait through an MOU with Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) to develop projects in global markets.
Shell Lubricants' distributor, Al-Hafez Trading, supplies the local lubricants market and has more than 15% of the market share. In Kuwait's refineries much has been achieved over the past few years by Shell Global Solutions and CRITERION, in partnership with Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).
About Shell Social Performance in Kuwait:
Kuwait Shell community initiatives have helped build and cement the trust and confidence of partners and the people of Kuwait.
Early 2012, Shell and Kuwait University signed an agreement to establish a Professorial Chair in Gas at the university's College of Engineering and Petroleum to focus on the development of a research and teaching programme for the safe and efficient management of the natural gas fields in Kuwait.
Shell is partnered with Ministry of Education in the state wide Kuwait Annual Pre-Engineering Design Competition for high school students. This annual competition promotes engineering research and skill building amongst students. More than 50 high schools participated in 2012.
Shell takes a proactive role in annual events with Kuwait University and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), bringing Shell technical experts to Kuwait to share their global experience with Engineering students and KISR employees. Working with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries, Shell hold best-practice and knowledge-sharing workshops on various topics and organize exchange trips to Shell facilities in order to enhance understanding of our technologies and their applications.
Another critical safety project that Shell helps to manage is Road Safety, to which Shell hold defensive Driving Sessions to workers and drivers annually, provide Road Safety Lectures at to the youth at schools and universities with Shell Road Safety experts.
Shell stands ready to work with Kuwait in meeting its local and global growing energy demand in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways.
To find out more, visit www.shell.com/kuwait
For further information, please contact:
Dina Sabry
Account Manager
Hill & Knowlton
T: +965 944 5975
E: dsabry@hillandknowlton.com.bh
Buthaina Alkhubaizi
External Affairs Manager
Kuwait Shell Limited
T: +965 243 8640/1
www.shell.com/kuwait
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