Young Bahraini management trainees will be given an opportunity of a lifetime by Gulf Air, allowing them to run the airline for a day. “The key ingredient for a successful organization is its people and these…
Young Bahraini management trainees will be given an opportunity of a lifetime by Gulf Air, allowing them to run the airline for a day. “The key ingredient for a successful organization is its people and these young Bahrainis are going to be the leaders who will fly Gulf Air into a promising future,” says Acting President and Chief Executive Bjorn Naf.
“Aviation is a very complex business and there is nothing better than letting them experience what it’s like being a CEO for a day for their national carrier so they can experience what its like to lead in such a challenging work environment,” says Mr. Naf, who devised the idea.
As part of the deal, young management trainees will spend a full day with the CEO of the company, including shadowing him at meetings with senior management and staff.
The move is part of Gulf Air’s commitment to providing a nurturing and supportive environment in which these individuals are recruited, trained and empowered to take up positions of leadership in the airline while fulfilling their personal aspirations.
The management trainees are part of Gulf Air’s 24-month Graduate Entry Management programme, which rotates young graduates through the business giving them an insight into complexity of the aviation industry.
During this period, they are exposed and trained to acquire functional and management skills through performance management and formal training intervention. On completion, graduates are placed in junior management roles as the first step on a structured career track.
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