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2The World Government Summit is a global platform dedicated toshaping the future of governments worldwide. Each year, the Summitsets the agenda for the next generation of governments with a focuson how they can harness innovation and technology to solve universalchallenges facing humanity.The World Government Summit is a knowledge exchange center at theintersection of government, futurism, technology, and innovation. Itfunctions as a thought leadership platform and networking hub forpolicymakers, experts and pioneers in human development.The Summit is a gateway to the future as it functions as the stage foranalysis of future trends, concerns, and opportunities facing humanity.It is also an arena to showcase innovations, best practice, and smartsolutions to inspire creativity to tackle these future challenges.AnsweringTomorrow’sQuestionsToday 4UAE Government Leaders ProgrammeThe Ministry of Cabinet affairs and the Future, throughthe UAE Government Leaders Programme, ensures thecontinuous flow of leadership at all levels to empower thegovernment in achieving the main objectives of UAE 2021vision.The duties of UAE Government Leaders Programmeinclude management and organization of UAE governmentleadership development programs, development andorganization of workshops and personal leadershipguide programs for the participants, creation ofstrategic relations with leadership development andgovernment management centers, and contributionto building specialized capacities through training thegovernment entities on guidelines for governmentprograms in coordination with competent authorities, aswell as advising the government regarding governmentleadership development and provision of world-classspeakers in chosen topics of interest to the government.The Programme targets different leadership levelsthrough four sub-programs determined according tocareer level in the ministries, authorities and federalinstitutions. Table of ContentIntroduction:New Capabilities for a New WorldMETA-THEME 1: ClarityMETA-THEME 3: CuriosityMETA-THEME 2: ConnectMETA-THEME 4: CompassionUAE Government Leadership ModelAuthorsWhat’s NextTopicsHuman CenteredImaginativeFlexibleTrust 070913111526291719202225 8World Government SummitNewCapabilitiesfor a NewWorld 9Overview of FindingsThe questions we asked included:1.What are the most significant changes affecting your organization and what do you anticipate in the next 2-5years?2.What do these changes imply for your organizations?3.What do leaders need to do more/better/differently to address these challenges?4.What leadership competencies and associated behaviors are required to guide leaders as they transform?Unprecedented Leadership ChallengesBroadly speaking, the findings show that respondentsshare a common concern about how to effectively leadtheir organizations into the future and are grappling withthe implications of the myriad challenges they face. Inthis white paper we provide a synthesis of the findingsand relevant observations from the interviews. We haveconfirmed that every aspect of how we work will change,requiring a shift in mindsets, skills and behaviors.More specifically, four meta-themes emerged from thefindings that help define critical leadership capabilities:•Clarity: Being clear in all communication.•Connect: Linking people, platforms and performancewith technologies and capabilities.•Curiosity: Success favors those with a growth mindsetand the intrinsic desire to perpetually learn.•Compassion: Recognizing that progress, growth andsuccess depends on understanding people and theirrespective needs.Not surprisingly, leaders must have the confidenceand courage to pursue the kind of change needed bytheir organizations and society, despite often fierceheadwinds. First, let’s look at each of these fourmeta-themes in more depth:Unprecedented change defines today’s world, creating the need for leaders to behaviorand respond differently to help their organizations navigate this new, more unpredictableenvironment. The research findings in this white paper are a combination ofconversations and interviews from multiple levels of leadership, to understand the issuesthey face. Numerous engaging interviews have been conducted to date, and the UAEPrime Ministers Office has identified key competencies and behaviors required of leadersgoing forward which complements the leadership findings.ClarityCompassionConnectCuriosity Summary InsightsLeaders must communicate clearly and transparently.While obvious, the pragmatic implementation ofthis is often idiosyncratic to the individual leader.The following comments from the interviews arerepresentative of the larger findings:“We need more communication building skills.Personally, I need to do more of this with my team.Another is design thinking. We need to expandcommunication and design thinking skills in order tokeep up the pace.”“We need to be open and communicate about thechanges and engage them to be aware. If you don’tcommunicate then leaders