New Book · Jihane Labib

Align People.
Clarify Power.
Deliver Results.

The conscious leader’s guide to navigating complexity.

Creating Bridges equips leaders with practical tools and systemic frameworks to navigate cross-cultural teams, high-stakes decisions, and the invisible dynamics that fracture or strengthen organizations.

  • ✓Understand hidden team dynamics before they become crises
  • ✓Clarify power and influence without losing trust
  • ✓Navigate cultural and generational divides with confidence
  • ✓Lead sustainably under pressure, without burning out
  • ✓Built from 10,000+ real coaching hours, not theory
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10,000+Hours of Coaching
98%ICF Credential
Success Rate
4 ContinentsLeaders Transformed
25+ YearsExecutive Experience
#1First Arab on
ICF Global Board
The Leadership Gap

Leadership today is harder than it should be.

Leaders are expected to align different personalities, cultures, and generations while making high-stakes decisions under pressure. Yet very few are given practical tools to navigate these dynamics.

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“I have the strategy. But something always gets lost between the boardroom and the team.”

“I’m respected but not trusted. I don’t know how to bridge that gap.”

“Every time I navigate cultural differences, I feel like I’m guessing.”

“I’ve achieved so much. But success feels hollow. I want my leadership to mean something.”

Jihane Labib — Master Certified Coach (MCC), ICF Global Board Director, Founder of CoachingLab Academy
About the Author

A pioneer who has lived every lesson in this book.

“I didn’t find coaching in a classroom. I found it on the other side of a breakdown and it changed everything.”

Jihane Labib is a Master Certified Coach, executive team coach, and the Founder & CEO of CoachingLab Academy, the first ICF-accredited coaching program born in Francophone Africa. She is also the first Arab woman elected to the ICF Global Board of Directors.

With 25+ years spanning multinational executive leadership and 10,000+ coaching hours across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, her work bridges systemic thinking, intercultural intelligence, and conscious leadership.

Creating Bridges is the distillation of that journey written not from theory, but from living.

MCC · ICF ACTC Team Coaching EMCC Master Practitioner ICF Global Board 2026 CoachingLab Academy Founder

“The book I wish had existed when I needed it most.”

Early reader, C-suite Executive, Paris

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Inside the Book

Tools that shape transformation.

Every framework was forged in real coaching rooms tested across cultures, industries, and leadership levels.

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The COEUR & SMARTEE Frameworks

Two original models developed by Jihane: COEUR for navigating any leadership challenge across five dimensions, and SMARTEE, an evolution of goal-setting that adds ecological and ethical accountability.

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Cultural Intelligence in Action

Practical tools for leading across cultural contexts bridging hierarchies and building trust across borders.

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Systemic Constellations

Make invisible team dynamics visible. Identify hidden loyalties and power imbalances before they derail performance.

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Leadership Archetyping

Discover which archetypes drive your leadership and which shadow patterns silently limit your impact.

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Mental Health and Wellbeing

The internal foundation every leader needs: how to protect your psychological health, build boundaries, and lead from a place of genuine stability rather than sustained performance.

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Emotional Intelligence and Neuroscience

Understand how the brain responds under pressure, and use that knowledge to regulate your emotions, read others more accurately, and make better decisions when it matters most.

What’s Inside

A journey from Marrakesh to the global stage and back within.

Part memoir, part leadership manual, part coaching toolkit. Creating Bridges follows one woman’s path from childhood in Marrakesh through corporate burnout to becoming one of the world’s leading executive coaches.

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  • 01

    My Early Years: The Foundations of Resilience

    Growing up in Marrakesh: how culture, mentorship, and contradiction shaped a leader before she knew she was becoming one.

  • 02

    The Corporate Climb: Leading in Multinational Environments

    Entering boardrooms as a young Moroccan woman, bridging East and West, and discovering the limits of performance-only leadership.

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    Breaking into Coaching: A New Path to Impact

    From burnout to calling: building a globally accredited academy and becoming the first Arab on the ICF Global Board.

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    Leadership Lessons & Coaching Tools

    The COEUR model, case studies, systemic constellations, and the presence-based practices that transform leaders from the inside out.

What People Say

Voices from those who have experienced Jihane's work

Leaders, executives, and coaches who have worked directly with Jihane reflect on the transformation her approach makes possible.

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★★★★★

She is a genuine and authentic growth partner. Her mastery results from a rich professional experience, a long journey of studious self-discovery, deep empathy, and an unwavering faith in the resourcefulness of her clients. She has the social and emotional intelligence to help leaders take control of their lives and be a source of joy to themselves and others.

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Dr. Mohammed Elmeski

Senior Evaluation Partner, Ph.D. in Program Evaluation

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★★★★★

Jihane is an outstanding executive coach who combines strategic depth with exceptional coaching mastery. Her structured approach and insightful guidance consistently enable leaders to achieve greater clarity, effectiveness, and impact.

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Abdulrahman Al Thukair

C-Suite Leader, Misk 2030, Vision 2030 Strategist, Saudi Arabia

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★★★★★

Jihane's coaching style is a perfect blend of professionalism, empathy, and strategic insight. Her ability to ask the right questions, listen attentively, and challenge my assumptions helped me gain clarity and take meaningful steps toward my goals. She creates a safe yet challenging environment that fosters personal and professional growth.

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Tariq Al Mujaini

General Manager, Project Management

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★★★★★

Jihane is a passionate and gifted professional coach. I have gotten clearer on my goals and what matters to me; my confidence in myself has grown and I am taking full ownership of my life and the choices I am making. I discovered the answers were already in me. I just needed a sounding board that enabled me to ask myself pertinent questions.

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Mohamed Amarti-Riffi

Executive Vice President, S2M

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★★★★★

I had the privilege of having Jihane as my coach during my leadership program at the Royal Academy of Management in Oman. She proved to be an exceptional listener and knew exactly when to ask the tough, thought-provoking questions that challenged my thinking. Her insight helped me grow both personally and professionally.

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Susan Al Shahri

Talent Manager & Executive Coach, Nama Dhofar Services

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★★★★★

Jihane helped me understand how to improve my career development strategies, leadership skills, and personal transformation. She always provided me with insightful feedback and actionable plans that empowered my skills. The sessions are always meaningful because of her listening skills and precisely timed guidance.

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Mohamed Al Issani

Senior Manager, Bank Nizwa, Oman

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Original frameworks developed by Jihane Labib, MCC, ICF Global Board Chair 2026, Founder of CoachingLab Academy. Built from 10,000+ hours of executive coaching and a decade of academic refinement. Used by leaders and coaches across 4 continents.

Framework 1 of 2

The COEUR Model for Conscious Leadership

A five-dimension coaching framework used by 97% of CoachingLab graduates driving a 40% increase in strategic efficiency and a 25% boost in collective performance.

C
Context

The invisible architecture shaping every decision internal and external.

O
Objective

Goals anchored in purpose specific, measurable, ethical, sustainable.

E
Essence & Stakes

The values core what’s truly at heart and what’s at risk.

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Urgency & Priority

Strategic timing what needs action now versus what can wait.

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Results & Indicators

Measuring success ethically quantitative and qualitative.

Framework 2 of 2

The SMARTEE Goal-Setting Framework

An evolution of traditional goal-setting, SMARTEE integrates ecological and ethical dimensions ensuring that goals are not only effective, but responsible and regenerative.

S Specific
M Measurable
A Attainable
R Relevant
T Time-bound
E Ecological
E Ethical

Discover the full depth of both frameworks inside Creating Bridges with real coaching applications, reflection tools, and case studies.

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Your leadership journey deserves a deeper map.

Creating Bridges is for every leader who has felt the gap between their outer success and their inner conviction who wants to lead not just effectively, but consciously, authentically, and sustainably.

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