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26-05-2025
- Business
RAM, Thinkers50 announce award for future-ready leaders
Muscat – Royal Academy of Management (RAM) has launched the Future Readiness Award to recognise leaders demonstrating excellence in pre-paring for emerging challenges and opportunities, in partnership with global management platform Thinkers50. The award aims to honour those who support national visions and promote innovation and resilience across institutions. It reflects the academy's strategic effort to position Oman as a hub for future-readiness, encouraging individuals and organisations to anticipate shifts and respond effectively to change. Dr Ali bin Qassim al Lawati, President of the academy, said, 'Preparing future leaders is not limited to adapting to change, but extends to the ability to anticipate it, guide its direction and lead effectively through it.' Dr Ali bin Qassim al Lawati, President of Royal Management Academy He said the academy is focused on nurturing this kind of leadership through structured dialogue, analysis of global trends and translating ideas into practical solutions. 'This award reaffirms our shared belief with Thinkers50 that ambitious ideas, when grounded in practical reality, have the power to redefine how institutions prepare and lead the future,' Lawati added. According to Des Dearlove, Co-founder of Thinkers50, the award promotes a strategic approach to leadership. He underlined the need for organisations to build resilience while forecasting and responding to rapid transformation. 'Anticipatory innovation and creative solutions are key to ensuring continuity of growth and institutional success,' he said. Submissions for the award will be assessed based on five criteria: rigour, reach, resonance, responsiveness and relevance. The evaluation will examine credibility of evidence, applicability across sectors and regions, influence on decision-making, innovative responses to change, and relevance of solutions to challenges expected in 2025 and beyond. An expert committee formed jointly by RAM and Thinkers50 will evaluate entries. Committee members have been selected for their global standing, geographic diversity and experience across government, business and academia. Established in 2001, Thinkers50 is one of the world's leading organisations in ranking and sharing management thinking and intellectual contributions.
Observer
26-05-2025
- Business
- Observer
RAM launches 'Future Readiness Award'
MUSCAT: The Royal Academy of Management (RAM), in partnership with the globally leading organisation in management thinking, Thinkers50, has announced the launch of the Future Readiness Award, which recognises leaders who demonstrate excellence in preparing for future challenges and opportunities, supporting national visions, and driving innovation and resilience across institutions. The launch of this award stems from RAM's strategic vision of cementing Oman's position in future readiness and empowering individuals, institutions and nations to anticipate emerging shifts and navigate complexity with agility, while advancing prosperity amid accelerating change and transformational societal and technological dynamics. Future readiness encompasses several dimensions, most notably fostering a culture of innovation and creativity, developing strategic foresight skills to anticipate the future, and instilling a mindset of adaptability and resilience to ensure sustainable success. Dr Ali bin Qassim al Lawati Dr Ali bin Qassim al Lawati, President of RAM, stated on this occasion: 'Preparing future leaders is not limited to adapting to change, but extends to the ability to anticipate it, guide its direction and lead effectively through it." He confirmed that the Royal Academy of Management as part of its strategic plans places special emphasis on nurturing this type of leadership through enriching structured dialogue, exploring global trends and transforming enlightened ideas into applied solutions with tangible impact. Dr Al Lawati added: 'This award reaffirms our shared belief with Thinkers50 that ambitious ideas, when grounded in practical reality, have the power to redefine how institutions prepare and lead the future.' From his side, Des Dearlove, Co-founder of Thinkers50, emphasised the need for leaders at all levels to adopt a strategic approach focused on building organisational resilience to effectively confront rapid and unforeseen transformations, alongside the ability to anticipate future developments and apply anticipatory innovation through the capacity to forecast change and develop creative solutions ensuring continuity of growth and institutional success. Submissions will be considered by the Assessment Committee carefully selected based on criteria such as global standing in the field of future readiness, geographical diversity, and diverse expertise from both the public and private sectors, as well as academia. The committee was established in collaboration between the Royal Academy of Management and Thinkers50.
