Nancy Zakharia

Senior Talent & Organisational Development Manager at McDermott International, Ltd

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Nancy is a global HR and Talent and Organisational Development leader, and a certified coach and assessor. She draws on more than 15 years' experience in business and HR practices within different industries and sectors. Nancy is a strong believer in the importance of leveraging strengths and is passionate about leading personal and organisational growth and inspiring others to do the same.

Nancy has held various HR roles in government and multinational organisations at a regional and global level. She has extensive international experience working across many geographies and cultures in the capacity of a coach and HR professional. Throughout her career, Nancy has spearheaded and executed strategies for employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, leadership development, competency design, and other essential HR and Talent and Organisational Development practices. This vast experience equips her with a comprehensive understanding of business challenges on a global scale, allowing her to effortlessly build strong connections with stakeholders at all levels and provide tailored business solutions. With her coaching hat on, Nancy helps individuals deepen their self-awareness, understand the impact of their behaviours and make deliberate choices about opportunities on which to focus. She strives to make coaching and team work an enjoyable process of discovery, commitment and tangible change.

Nancy is a holder of a Masters’ in Business Administration from the American University of Sharjah (AUS) and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the Lebanese American University (LAU). She is a lifelong learner who has pursued several certifications throughout her career and is currently a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from ICF, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach- (CPCC), Certified Positve Intelligence Coach, Certified Strengths Coach, Certified People Acuity Guide, Professional Certified Coach for Innovators, a holder of SPHRi Certification from HRCI and SHRM- SCP from SHRM. She is Organisation & Relationship Systems Coach and Conversational Intelligence Enhanced practitioner. Nancy is certified in a variety of Psychometric assessment tools that she uses as needed to support leadership development within organisations, and to facilitate individual and team coaching sessions