S04E19 Personal Development As a Leader

Omar Halabieh, Director of Software Development at Amazon, talks about personal development as a leader. 

The Guest:

Omar Halabieh is a global technology executive with over 20 years of experience in tech leadership. As Director of Software Development at Amazon, he leads the Technology function for payments across the Middle East and Africa. Throughout his career, Omar has delivered award-winning transformational initiatives that have created competitive advantage, enabled business growth, and exceeded customer expectations.

In this episode, he shares a compelling journey through two decades of tech leadership - from early days in the energy sector to scaling Amazon Payments Services in the Middle East. With a focus on personal and professional growth, Omar unpacks his servant leadership style, the value of mentorship, and how to adapt leadership strategies across cultures and team dynamics. He also explores the necessity of continuous learning—highlighting communication and generative AI as current development priorities—and the importance of redefining success to include well-being, intentional reflection, and sustainable impact as a leader​.

Some highlights of this episode include:

• Leadership style and evolution
• The importance of mentorship
• Situational leadership and wearing “multiple hats”
• Personal development through reflection
• What success means as a leader
• GenAI and leadership relevance

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