Unique Program for an Executive Certificate in Leadership
AFEE's Signature Programs on Leadership combine the best professors, experts and executives from leading universities and businesses worldwide.
AFEE is proud to partner with USJ-CFP for this program.
'Re-Engineering the Future of Business:
How to Survive & Thrive in Today’s New World'
In Partnership with Saint Joseph University’s Professional Training Center (USJ-CFP).
Dates: October 4-8, 2021, Monday to Friday
Time: From 9 AM–2 PM New York Time
Objective: Help Empower Business Leaders (Women and Men) to Successfully Drive their Companies in Today’s New World.
Organized & Led by: The American Foundation for Educational Excellence (AFEE) and the International Foundation for Women’s Empowerment (IFWE).
Webinars & Dates
| October 4 |
Leadership Tools for Times of Crisis: Leading Self, the Business, and the People in Business (Wael El Helou, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon) |
| October 4 |
Crisis Leadership: Outer Impact Through Inner Mastery (Dr. Paul Ingram, Columbia University, USA) |
| October 5 |
Financial Management in Times of Crisis (Dr. George Jabbour, The George Washington University, USA) |
| October 5 |
Developing and Practicing Inclusive Leadership to Build More Effective and Resilient Businesses, Organizations and Teams (Johanna Zeilstra & Joan Toth, CEO & Advisor, Gender Fair, USA) |
| October 6 |
Business Transformation in Today's New World (Ralph Bounassif, Co-Founder of L'Atelier du Miel, Former McKinsey & Company and Booz & Company, France) |
| October 6 |
Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation (Dr. Jay Rao, Babson College, USA) |
| October 7 |
Navigating your Business in Today’s New World (Dr. Rand Ghayad, Harvard University, USA) |
| October 7 |
Leadership-Mindset Webinar: Team Decision-Making When Time is Scarce (Dr. Daylian Cain, Yale University, USA) |
| October 8 |
Leading Change with Digital Marketing (Dr. Maria Frangieh, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon) |
| October 8 |
Promoting Employee and Leader Well-Being in Today’s New World (Deb Lewis, Colonel, US Army (Ret.), West Point’s 1st Class w/Women; Harvard MBA; Engineer who Led a $2.1B Construction Program in a Conflict-Ridden Combat Area; Founder of Mentally Tough Women, USA.) |
Program FAQs
What is the program format?
Our program will feature interactive sessions with video cameras on, breakout rooms, Q & As, polls, and a webinar feedback questionnaire.
What times will the programs take place?
All private webinars will take place on week days as follows:
- Session I: from 9-11 AM EST (NY Time)
- Session II: from 12-2 PM EST (NY Time)
What are the learning outcomes?
Main Outcome: Empower Yourself to Successfully Lead your Team in Today’s New World.
Additional Possible Outcomes:
- Receive Credit Hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR Re-Certification;
- Receive an Executive Certificate in Leadership;*
- Become a member of AFEE’s closed “International Community of Leaders Club.”
Assessment of Learning for Accreditation & Credits: To receive an Executive Certificate in Leadership and/or Credit Hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR Re-Certification, participants need to complete the following:
- Formative Assessment: During Each Webinar
- Summative Assessment: At the End of All Webinars (in the form of a project).
* Receiving an accredited executive certificate in leadership for each part you complete would entail attending all webinars in this part and fulfilling the assessment and package requirements.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. All Certificates will be presented by AFEE, IFWE and USJ-CFP, and will reflect the number of webinars attended along with webinar details (titles and speakers).
Who manages the program?
This program is offered in partnership with Saint Joseph University’s Professional Training Center (USJ-CFP).
The organizers are The American Foundation for Educational Excellence (AFEE) and the International Foundation for Women’s Empowerment (IFWE).
The webinars will be managed, organized and moderated by Nada M. Salem, President/CEO of AFEE and IFWE.
Nada Salem is a passionate educator with extensive experience in leading academic institutions in the United States and abroad. She co-created and co-taught a methods course for teachers at GW Graduate School of Education. Ms. Salem holds a teaching diploma, a master's degree in education, and has successfully completed courses towards a doctorate in curriculum and instruction. Additionally, she holds an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from Harvard University. Ms. Salem formerly served as an administrative director and Assessment of Learning Coordinator for AACSB Accreditation at the GW School of Business. In September 2019, Ms. Salem was selected as a WOMAN LEADER by the University of Maryland‘s Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace. She is a member of the Marquis WHO'S WHO® list of prominent business professionals.
We are very happy to share that AFEE is starting the accreditation process via ANAB: ANSI National Accreditation Board. ANSI stands for: The American National Standards Institute. ANAB is the largest accreditation body in North America; it provides services in more than 75 countries.
We are also happy to announce that AFEE has started the process to become an HRCI Approved Provider (AP). We hope that participants in our programs will be able to receive Credit Hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR Re-Certification.
[All HRCI-credentialed professionals rely on AP-approved events and activities to earn re-certification credits required to maintain their credentials.]
If you have any questions about the accreditation process or about re-certification credit hours, please contact us at info@foundationforeducation.org.
IFWE is a member of the United Nations Global Compact. "The UN Global Compact provides a universal language for corporate responsibility and provides a framework to guide all businesses regardless of size, complexity or location."
"UN Global Compact participants across industries are changing the way they operate to implement responsible practices and developing innovative solutions to address poverty and inequality, and support education, health and peace, to name just a few areas."
Catherine Dahdah, MBA
Senior Officer/Trainer, EDCOF Consultancy Firm, Lagos, Nigeria
[Facilitates Trainings for Junior Executives in International Nigerian Banks]
"Being part of the Executive Program on Leadership with the American Foundation for Educational Excellence (AFEE) can surely be summed up in one word: 'Excellence.' The exquisite class of speakers' caliber was astounding. I recommend that all business leaders or aspiring leaders take part in this program. The leadership skills and know-how I have gained have resonated in my personal life as well as in my professional life, with my superior confirming that she had noticed an 'exponential growth' in my leadership skills since I enrolled in the program.” – March 2021
Ali Jaber
Food Industrial Engineer
Research and Development (R&D) Director, KSA
"Excellent program! It gave me information and strategies to help take our business operations to the next level.
I highly recommend it!" – March 2021
Fabienne Moukheiber Hajjar, PharmD
General Manager, Servcorp,
UK, Germany, Qatar, Lebanon
"I had a wonderful experience with the American Foundation for Educational Excellence's latest Program on Leadership. The professors were amazing and skilled. The interactions during the webinars allowed me to share my experience on how to survive and thrive during today’s world. I was able to implement and validate the strategies in my own work. Thanks to Mrs. Nada Salem Abisamra, I have built not only professional connections but also friendships throughout the world.” – March 2021
TERMS OF SERVICE: We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to reject or remove anyone who has registered or gained access under false pretenses, provided false information, or for any other action or behavior that we deem inappropriate, before, during or after the webinars, with or without prior notice or explanation, and without liability.
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