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Dr. Soha Chahine- PCC

Organizational Psychologist | Founder at Forward Training and Consulting

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Soha Chahine is an Organizational Psychologist, Executive Coach (ICF PCC), and Founder of Forward Training & Consulting, a UAE-based leadership consulting firm. She is known for helping leaders and organizations decode the human dynamics that shape performance, culture, and long-term success.

With more than 15 years of experience across HR, executive coaching, and leadership development, Soha brings a distinctive blend of psychological depth and business relevance. Her work focuses on Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development, Talent Management, Executive Coaching, Culture Transformation, and the Future of Work, helping leaders navigate complexity, build resilient cultures, and strengthen their capacity to lead with clarity and impact.

She is a TEDx speaker, a contributor to Harvard Business Review Arabia, Economy Middle East, and other recognized platforms, and a co-author of The Talent Matrix Playbook and Shaken, Stirred but Not Deterred Vol.2. Her thought leadership explores leadership presence, human behavior, emotional agility, talent strategy, and the evolving demands of modern organizations.

Soha is certified in globally recognized assessment tools including EQ-i 2.0, EQ 360, Leadership Circle Profile, Resilience at Work, DISC, and MBTI. This enables her to move beyond surface-level development and help leaders understand the deeper patterns influencing how they think, relate, decide, and perform.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication, a Master of Science in Human Resource Management and Training, and a Doctorate in Organizational Psychology. She has also completed executive education in Leading Change and Organizational Renewal through Harvard Business School.

As a founder, advisor, speaker, and award jury member, Soha advocates for a more human, emotionally intelligent, and strategically grounded approach to leadership. Her work challenges organizations to rethink how leadership is developed, how culture is shaped, and how talent is unlocked in an era defined by disruption, complexity, and accelerated change.

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: United Arab Emirates, UAE
Speaking Topics: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership, Culture Transformation and Human-Centered Leadership, The Future of Work and Human Intelligence

Dr. Soha Chahine- PCC Points
Academic 0
Author 98
Influencer 366
Speaker 69
Entrepreneur 150
Total 683

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Portfolio Mix

Company Information

Company Type: Service Provider
Minimum Project Size: $1,000+
Average Hourly Rate: $200-$300
Number of Employees: 1-10
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 15+ years

Areas of Expertise

Agile
AI 30.13
Behavioral Science 47.16
Careers 31.46
Change Management 30.24
Coaching 38.61
Culture 30.99
Diversity and Inclusion 30.49
Ecosystems
Education 30.81
Entrepreneurship 30.69
Future of Work 31.06
Generative AI 30.11
HR 34.56
Leadership 34.52
Management
Personal Branding 33.15
Startups
Sustainability 30.78
Transformation 30.37

Industry Experience

Automotive
Consumer Products
Engineering & Construction
Financial Services & Banking
Higher Education & Research
Hospitality
Media
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceuticals
Professional Services
Real Estate
Retail
Telecommunications
Travel & Transportation
Utilities

Publications & Experience

2 Ambassadors
Arab Women Ambassador for Human Sustainability
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights & International Cooperation (????????????????????????????????)
December 09, 2025
An ambassadorial mandate as Arab Women Ambassador for Human Sustainability, conferred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights & International Cooperation , an independent diplomatic authority & formally handed by H.E. Mr. Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah .

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Branding

Diversity & Inclusion Country Chair
G100: Mission Million
October 05, 2023
Appointed as Country Chair for the Diversity, Inclusion & Representation Wing at G100, a global platform of women leaders advancing advocacy, awareness, and impact across sectors. This role reflects a commitment to inclusive leadership, representation, and shaping more equitable organizational and social systems.

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Tags: Culture, Leadership, Personal Branding

1 Analyst Report
Annual Recognition and Rewards Report UAE: (2024-2025)
Vantage Circle
October 03, 2024
Contributed as an expert to the UAE Annual Rewards and Recognition Benchmarking Report by Vantage Circle, alongside senior HR leaders and industry practitioners. The report explores how recognition and rewards strategies are evolving to drive employee engagement, performance, and culture transformation in the UAE, highlighting the growing importance of personalization, inclusivity, and behavioral science in modern workforce strategies.

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Tags: HR, Leadership

9 Article/Blogs
Why resilience at work is failing employees under constant change
Brainz Magazine
April 14, 2026

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Tags: Leadership

The Sixth System: The Rise of Conscious Design
Economy Middle East
March 16, 2026
A thought leadership article exploring the emergence of conscious design as the next evolution in organizational systems, and why Emotional Intelligence, leadership awareness, and human-centered decision-making now matter as much as economic and technological progress.

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Tags: Culture, Future of Work, Leadership

How to Achieve High Performance Without Exhausting Your Employee
Harvard Business Review Arabia
March 02, 2026
A thought leadership article on how organizations can drive high performance without draining their people, highlighting the need to design work systems that support sustainable performance, human wellbeing, and long-term organizational effectiveness.

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Tags: Culture, Future of Work, Leadership

The Critical Role of Resilience in Modern Organisations
The HR Observer
August 07, 2024
This article explores how resilience enables organizations to navigate disruption, sustain performance under pressure, and build adaptive capacity across teams and leadership. It highlights the importance of equipping employees with practical strategies to manage stress, respond to change, and maintain well-being in the face of continuous transformation.

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Tags: Future of Work, HR, Leadership

What Is Cultural Competence in the Workplace and How Can You Improve It?
Harvard Business Review Arabia
April 22, 2024
A thought leadership article on why cultural competence is essential in multicultural workplaces, how it strengthens psychological safety and inclusion, and the practical steps leaders and organizations can take to build more adaptive, collaborative, and high-performing teams.

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Tags: Change Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership

4 Mins Reading Startups Entrepreneur: What Is It and How to Get Started in Today’s Dynamic World
EntArabi
February 11, 2024

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership

How to Leverage Emotional Intelligence to Lead Employees from Different Generations
Harvard Business Review Arabia
January 25, 2024
A thought leadership article on how leaders can use Emotional Intelligence to bridge generational differences, strengthen communication and inclusion, and build more cohesive, adaptable, and high-performing multigenerational teams.

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Tags: Coaching, Future of Work, Leadership

Redefining Leadership: Navigating the Silent Crisis with Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
The HR Observer
October 21, 2023
This article explores how Emotional Intelligence and resilience are no longer optional capabilities but critical leadership requirements. It examines how leaders can navigate uncertainty, regulate emotional responses, and build resilient cultures that sustain performance, trust, and adaptability in rapidly changing environments.

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Tags: Culture, HR, Leadership

Developing a Change Leader Mindset
Economy Middle East
March 02, 2022
A thought leadership article on why effective leadership today requires more than managing change. It explores how leaders can adopt change as a mindset, build trust across teams, and embrace experimentation and failure as part of sustainable transformation.

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Tags: Change Management, Leadership, Transformation

8 Award Judges
Sustainability Business Case Competition
UOWD Sustainability Society
April 24, 2026

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Tags: Sustainability

Jury Committee Member | Investment & Innovation Excellence
Emirates Investments Magazine
February 04, 2026

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Tags: Leadership, Innovation

Jury Committee Member | Coaching Excellence
Kaizen Torch
November 02, 2025

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Tags: Coaching

Jury Committee Member | Organizational Culture & Employee Experience
Employee happiness Awards
May 08, 2024

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Tags: HR

Awards Jury Member
HRME
January 08, 2024

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Tags: HR

Jury Committee Member | Leadership & Women in Business Awards
GLOBEE® BUSINESS AWARDS
June 23, 2023

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Tags: Leadership

Jury Committee Member | Talent, Recruitment & Leadership Innovation
Talint partners
June 09, 2023

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Tags: Leadership, Innovation

Jury Committee Member |Employee Experience Awards
Awards International
March 09, 2022

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Tags: Leadership

1 Book
The Talent Matrix Playbook: How Emotional Intelligence Reshapes Talent and Performance
Global Influencers Publishing House
June 16, 2025
A practical leadership and talent management playbook that shows how Emotional Intelligence can be embedded across the talent lifecycle to strengthen hiring, development, performance, and leadership effectiveness in modern organizations.

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Tags: Coaching, HR, Leadership

1 Book Chapter
Shaken, Stirred But Not Deterred Vol. 2
Global Influencers Publishing House
August 08, 2023
A collaborative book exploring resilience, growth, and transformation through real-life stories, including Soha Chahine’s perspective on how emotional intelligence, resilience, and human development shape both personal and professional journeys.

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Coaching, Leadership

2 Founders
Forsa FZC
Forsa FZC
March 30, 2026
Forsa FZC is a Graduate Readiness Firm designed to bridge the gap between academia and industry. We work at the intersection of education, employability, and organizational needs to ensure graduates are not only qualified but truly ready. Through research, readiness diagnostics, and targeted development solutions, Forsa connects universities, employers, and talent pipelines to create a more aligned, future-ready workforce.

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Tags: Future of Work, HR, Leadership

Founder
Forward Training & Consulting
December 01, 2020
Founder of Forward Training & Consulting, a UAE-based leadership development and executive coaching firm supporting organizations across the UAE and GCC. The firm works at the intersection of leadership development, organizational psychology, executive coaching, psychometric diagnostics, and experiential leadership labs to strengthen leadership capability, decision quality, and sustainable performance.

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Tags: Coaching, Leadership

2 Industry Awards
Excellence in Leadership & Innovation
The Business Frontier
January 01, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Innovation

Asia’s 100 Women Power Leaders
White Page International
March 03, 2024

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Tags: Leadership

2 Influencer Awards
Top 20 HR leaders in the Middle East you need to follow
People Hum
June 11, 2025

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Tags: HR

UAE Coaching & Training Impact Leader Award
Master Mind Global Awards
June 13, 2023

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Tags: Leadership

6 Keynotes
The Silent Algorithm
YouTube / TEDx
August 03, 2025
A TEDx talk exploring the hidden emotional codes that shape how people think, perform, disconnect, and lead, and why the future of leadership depends on making these invisible patterns visible.

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Tags: AI, Future of Work, Leadership

Resilience, reinvention, and leadership
The Half Brick
March 01, 2025
A keynote-style story of resilience, reinvention, and leadership, tracing Soha Chahine’s journey from growing up in Lebanon through displacement, transition, and rebuilding, to becoming an entrepreneur, award-winning coach, corporate trainer, and HR leader whose work now impacts many lives.

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Tags: Careers, Leadership, Personal Branding

From Rejection to Resolution: Conflict Management Startegies
Westford University
July 19, 2023

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Culture, Leadership

The power of resilience and adaptability
Westford University
July 05, 2023

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Tags: Culture, Education, Leadership

Harnessing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
LOGYTalks
January 19, 2023

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Future of Work, Leadership

Emotional Intelligence in the Context of Work
Marcus Evans
June 15, 2022

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Future of Work, Leadership

9 Media Interviews
Artificial Intelligence Between Threatening Jobs and Creating Opportunities: What Future Awaits the Labor Market?
Estesmarat (UAE Investments Magazine)
February 25, 2026
An expert interview on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the labor market, why the real shift is not the end of jobs but the redesign of work itself, and what governments and organizations must do to manage workforce transition, reskilling, and human-centered adaptation.

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Tags: Change Management, Future of Work, Generative AI

Leadership Was Never Designed to Sustain Humans
UAE Stories
January 21, 2026
A thought leadership article examining leadership through a systems lens, arguing that many performance models were never designed to sustain human wellbeing and that organizations must rethink leadership, structure, and success more consciously.

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Tags: Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership

Emotional Intelligence, Resilience & The Future of Leadership
Dubai One
January 04, 2026
A television interview with Dubai One TV exploring Emotional Intelligence, Human Intelligence, resilience, and the future of leadership, with a focus on why human capability, emotional awareness, and leadership presence matter more than ever in shaping culture and performance.

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Tags: Coaching, Culture, Leadership

From Marketing to HR: Soha Chahine’s Transformative Career Journey
UAE Stories
November 04, 2024
A profile feature on Soha Chahine’s journey from marketing to HR, coaching, and entrepreneurship, highlighting resilience, reinvention, purpose-driven leadership, and the people-centered philosophy behind Forward Training & Consulting.

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Tags: Coaching, Leadership, Transformation

Pioneering Leadership, Resilience & Emotional Intelligence
Womenpreneur
March 06, 2024

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Tags: Leadership

Unlocking The Unexplored Potential With Forward Training & Consulting FZE: Soha Chahine Shares Her Story
The Emirates Times
January 30, 2024

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Tags: Leadership

Understanding Employee Resilience
Talint partners
August 13, 2023
Featured in a Q&A with TALiNT Partners as a judge for the TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards MENA, this interview explores perspectives on leadership, talent strategy, and the evolving demands of the future of work. It highlights the importance of Emotional Intelligence, resilience, and human-centered leadership in navigating complexity, driving performance, and shaping modern organizational cultures.

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Tags: Culture, Future of Work, Leadership

Empowering the Current and Future Workforce through Digital HR Strategies and Enhanced Employee Experience in Times of Disruption
Marcus Evans
June 14, 2022

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Tags: Future of Work, Leadership

How an emotionally intelligent workforce can transform your company’s culture
ET HR World
February 03, 2022

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Leadership

9 Panels
Future-Proofing Talent: Workforce Agility & Business Transformation
Khaleej Time
April 30, 2025
Served as panel moderator and speaker at the Future Workforce Summit (Khaleej Times), leading a discussion on “Future-Proofing Talent: Aligning Workforce Agility with Business Transformation.” The session explored the growing need for workforce agility in a rapidly changing environment, the role of continuous learning and upskilling in closing critical skill gaps, and how leadership drives adaptability, resilience, and sustainable performance in times of transformation.

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Tags: Culture, Future of Work, Leadership

Nurturing Young Talent, Inclusion and Diversity
University of Wollongong
March 14, 2024

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Tags: Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership

Uncovering HR's Potential for Top Leadership
HRME
March 08, 2024

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Tags: Leadership

Navigating the crossroads of leadership development in the digital age
World HRD Congress
October 11, 2023

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Leadership

Aligning L&D strategies with business objectives
Von
September 20, 2023

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Tags: Culture, Future of Work, Leadership

Navigating the HR Tech Evolution
ET HR Next Tech ME
September 14, 2023

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Tags: Culture, Leadership

Women in Leadership
White Page International
September 07, 2023

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Tags: Leadership

How an exceptional Executive Assistant can impact company culture and employee
vonlanthen events
June 08, 2023

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Tags: Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership

Reconsidering Culture in a Hybrid World
Corridor Insights Africa
May 12, 2023

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Future of Work, Leadership

3 Podcasts
Emotional Intelligence
Qimam
December 23, 2025

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Culture, Leadership

Beyond the Buzzword: What Does Employee Happiness Really Mean?
Employee happiness Awards
May 08, 2024
A podcast conversation exploring what employee happiness really means beyond slogans, and how leadership, culture, and human-centered workplace practices shape wellbeing, engagement, and sustainable performance.

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Tags: Change Management, Culture, Leadership

Emotional Intelligence
Shaimaa Shaltoot
January 17, 2024
A podcast conversation with Dr. Soha Chahine on Emotional Intelligence, resilience, and the human side of leadership, exploring how leaders can strengthen self-awareness, adaptability, and impact in complex environments.

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Tags: Behavioral Science, Culture, Leadership

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