Injazat's TI² signs partnership with McKinney Rogers to enhance business performance of Gulf organizations

Injazat Data Systems CEO Ibrahim Mohamed Lari and McKinney Rogers CEO Damian McKinney formalized their collaboration during a signing ceremony held today (Wednesday, February 18, 2009).

TI² and McKinney Rogers will focus on the strategic alignment of organizations and their leadership culture to improve transparency and accountability, starting with their Abu Dhabi base and expanding throughout the Middle East.

Their joint offerings will guide businesses from strategy formulation to execution through developing leadership behaviors, performance reporting using an advanced automated "business dashboard," the Mission Leadership Dashboard and robust processes to facilitate clarity and alignment.

"Part of our strategy for entering the vibrant Gulf markets was to partner with an institution whose professional development programs would complement our own cutting-edge business performance enhancement methodologies. TI² has been consistently achieving more than 90 per cent satisfaction ratings from its customers and leads efforts to raise the level of participation of UAE Nationals in business, which makes it the perfect associate. We look forward to the unique solutions we shall be developing with The Injazat Institute," said McKinney.

"Given today's challenging economic conditions, the only way businesses can survive is to incorporate the best practices and technologies throughout their operations. McKinney Rogers' proven track record in transforming business performance opens up numerous opportunities for us to realize business excellence throughout the Gulf. We are especially eager to integrate the company's innovative techniques into TI²'s training programs for UAE Nationals, so that the nation's present and future leaders can direct the Emirates to even higher levels of progress," added Lari.

McKinney Rogers incorporates High Performance Team and Mission Leadership behaviors through goal-specific workshops and coaching to attain superior organization while establishing a creative corporate culture. It uses Mission Leadership, a unique strategy that combines practical tools and technology to enhance behaviors, processes and performance. The company maintains operations in the UK, Europe, Africa, Asia and the US, serving global clients such as Pfizer, Wal-Mart and Grohe. McKinney Rogers (www.mckinneyrogers.com) has particular expertise in the business education sector and has recently been working with a leading US company to run a flagship leadership program.

"Our businesses are only as strong as the people who lead them, and the employees who make them work. Our alliance with McKinney Rogers will enable us to instill a performance-driven mindset across an organization's people and will help us to establish the UAE and the broader Gulf region as innovative and excellence-driven business environments," concluded Dr. Yousif Asfour, Director, TI².

Established in September 2007, The Injazat Institute provides technical and leadership training to clients in areas such as Executive Leadership and Coaching, Team Building, English, Information Technology Infrastructure Library Certification, and end-user training for the implementation of applications. The Institute was recently certified as a Global Registered Education Provider by the Project Management Institute.

Injazat Data Systems is a joint venture between Mubadala Development Co. and EDS, an HP company with 46 years of expertise in the IT managed services industry. Injazat holds more than 50 per of the UAE's IT Managed Services market and will soon lead the Middle East's data centre services sector upon the launching of its Tier IV data centre, the first facility of its kind in the region and the only one outside of North America.