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November 2021 – Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare’s (JHAH) Dr. Rania AlGhamdi shared her insights as a panelist at the 2021 virtual Leadership Excellence for Women Awards & Symposium (LEWAS). The panel discussion, ‘The Future of Work; Forever Changed’, focused on how leaders can reskill and upskill their workforce to ‘future-proof’ their organizations in a post-pandemic ‘remote working’ era.
Over the last two years, due to a global pandemic, ‘remote working’ has become an industry norm. ‘Remote working’, once considered unthinkable, is now challenging organizations to rethink its policies. “The main challenges in healthcare are business continuity and maximizing the contribution of the healthcare workforce and the healthcare system,” shared Dr. Ghamdi. “To ensure that we have a responsive, structured, and resilient system, the future of work and the future of healthcare must be shaped by all the stakeholders involved in the process – patients, employees, and all leaders,” she continued. The panelists also discussed the greatest impact of the pandemic on the future of work and the importance of resiliency as a post-pandemic skill.
In 2020, JHAH celebrated a double win at the LEWAS virtual symposium – JHAH was awarded the Corporate Excellence Award and JHAH’s Dr. Salwa Sheikh was presented with the Woman of Achievements Award. The LEWAS Corporate Excellence award recognizes organizations that have excelled in initiatives to encourage, advance, hire and retain women through inclusive hiring and development practices. JHAH is committed to diversity and inclusion and has a workforce that comprises of 56% women – 37% of the chief position holders at JHAH are women.
LEWAS is the forerunner in the GCC to honor talented and influential women, address pressing issues, develop new and better opportunities and create long-lasting collaborations and partnerships. The award program is dedicated to recognizing professional excellence and celebrates those who demonstrate innovation, leadership and talent while advocating for women’s empowerment, in both academic and business sectors.
LEWAS began in 2013 with the objective to Engage, Empower and Elevate women. Since its inception, it has recognized and honored both men and women who are not only making a mark in the Energy industry but are also being an advocate for women empowerment in the GCC. LEWAS seeks to address the challenges and opportunities for women leaders in the Energy industry. Over the years, LEWAS has gathered women leaders and empowered and motivated women to engage in discussions and panels that address the issue.