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Nana Zakia Heritage

Confidential Stewardship
MENA & African Leaders

Confidential Stewardship · Strategic Mastery · Excellence Protocols

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I do not teach from books. I operate from what I have lived in ministerial cabinets, negotiated at the Arab League, and learned from the United Nations.

Nana Zakia — Founder

ICF & OECD Compliance
UNDP Certification
15+ Years of Ministerial Expertise
Trilingual AR · FR · ENG

You lead a family dynasty navigating a generational transition.

You are preparing your entry onto the international stage from a position of regional power.

You alone bear the weight of a decision that will commit generations.

You need a protected space for reflection, away from advisors who depend on you.

Strategic Presence

A Strategic Presence,
a Global Impact

Regional expertise with deep understanding of local and global imperatives

Arab World

From Heritage to Global Influence

At the intersection of global imperatives and the roots of the Arab world, we prepare the architects of future prosperity.

Jeddah · Tunis
IndividualCollective / Family
IndividualDynastic Heirs, Sovereign Wealth Fund Leaders, Ministerial Decision-Makers
CollectiveFamily Councils, Sovereign Investment Committees, Strategic Cabinets

Africa

Forging the Leaders of Sovereignty

At the heart of the transformations of the 2026–2035 decade, we prepare leaders to steer public and private action with vision.

Casablanca · Abidjan · Tunis
IndividualTeam / Institution
IndividualNational Champions CEOs, Ministers, Emerging Decision-Makers
CollectiveExecutive Committees, Ministerial Cabinets, Pan-African Holdings

International

Stewarding Global Transformation

A leadership posture combining tactical agility and systemic responsibility to transform complex environments.

Headquarters: Paris, France
IndividualCollective / Committee
IndividualGlobal Group CEOs, Board Directors, Mid-Cap Executives
CollectiveExecutive Committees, Boards, General Management

Areas of Engagement

Our 3 Pillars of Engagement

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Executive Excellence

Executive Stewardship

Confidential strategic stewardship for executive presidents and majority shareholders.

Clarification of strategic roleStrengthening decision-making capabilitiesOptimisation of organisational performance
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Critical Transformation

Strategic Intervention

Strategic intervention for organisations in transition: mergers and acquisitions, crises, turnarounds.

Systemic diagnosticAlignment of power dynamicsDecision-making resilience
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Absolute Discretion

Access by Invitation

Confidential stewardship for principals requiring a protected space and an enhanced security framework.

Exchanges via encrypted channel (Signal/Session)Mutual confidentiality agreementConfidential pre-qualification
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Our Services

Two Pathways of Stewardship

Strategic Stewardship Mandates and Excellence Protocols — tailored to your context and imperatives

Strategic Stewardship Mandates

Bespoke Stewardship

A confidential space for strategic reflection to clarify your posture, strengthen your decision-making and optimise your organisational impact.

IndividualTeam / Committee / Parliamentary Group
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Excellence Protocols

Mastery Programme — 6 Pathways

A structured leadership development programme. Six progressive pathways combining theoretical input, situational practice and practical anchoring.

IndividualTeam / Institution
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01

Professional Public Speaking

Mastery of public address in strategic contexts

02

Message Architecture

Construction and alignment of institutional discourse

03

Expert Media Training

Preparation for high-stakes media interactions

04

Decision Intelligence

Decision-making frameworks under uncertainty and pressure

05

Systemic Leadership

Comprehensive vision and navigation of power dynamics

06

Strategic Resilience

Crisis management, transitions and transformations

Our Methodology

Ethical &
Confidential Approach

The Nana Zakia approach combines systemic psychology and ministerial cabinet expertise to guarantee total confidentiality and immediate impact on your sovereign imperatives.

Each engagement is designed bespoke, integrating neuroscience, Jungian psychology and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for lasting leadership transformation.

Region Selection

Identification of the geostrategic context and specific cultural imperatives

Pillar of Engagement

Executive Excellence, Critical Transformation or Absolute Discretion

Personalised Approach

Individual or collective, with bespoke complementary pathways

Validation & Engagement

Secure protocol, guaranteed anonymisation, confidential mandate

Evidence of Impact

Measurable Results

15+
Years of Expertise
3
Continents Covered
22
Member States (AICTO scope)

Engagement Feedback

They opened a space for reflection with Nana Zakia

Zakia has the art of connecting with the coachee discreetly yet with great respect for the person. A highly developed sense of active listening. A humanist sensibility, free of judgement.
H. — Candidate for legislative elections · Île-de-France
Similar situation? →
I discovered what coaching truly is with Zakia, and I must say it exceeded all expectations. Zakia helped me step back and together we defined the objectives to achieve.
F. — Head of Sustainable Development · National Airline
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Professional ethics compliance — Testimonials published with the express written consent of the individuals concerned, in strict accordance with the ICF Code of Ethics and OECD principles. Identities partially anonymised. No session content is disclosed. These accounts attest to the experience as lived, without any guarantee of results.

Sovereign Perspectives

Founder's Notes

Strategic reflections on leadership, governance and succession within the spheres of power

Governance · Arab World

The 5 Warning Signs of Family Governance Under Silent Tension

In Gulf family offices, the succession crisis does not begin with open conflict. It begins with silence. Five indicators allow one to anticipate the fracture before it becomes irreversible.

Resilience · Leadership

Executive Resilience: Beyond the Myth of Invulnerability

The senior leader has no peers to confide their doubts in. Resilience is not taught in manuals — it is built in a protected space where vulnerability becomes a strategic lever.

Transformation · Africa

African National Champions: The Invisible Challenge of Solitude at the Summit

At the helm of conglomerates shaping the continent, a generation of leaders bears alone the weight of decisions that commit thousands of families. Executive stewardship addresses a structural necessity, not a luxury.

Nana Zakia — Founder of Nana Zakia Heritage
ICF & OECD
Compliance
UNDP
Certification
GDPR
Compliant
OECD
Standards

The Founder

Nana Zakia

Former advisor to the Cabinet of the Minister of Communication Technologies of Tunisia, Nana Zakia co-steered the negotiations of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (ITU-WTSA 2016) and served as Strategy of Membership Officer at AICTO, an intergovernmental organisation under the League of Arab States.

UNDP-certified in women's political leadership training, in compliance with ICF and OECD professional ethics, she combines over a decade of institutional diplomacy with leadership development expertise grounded in Jungian psychology, neuroscience and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

UNDP Certification — Women's Political Leadership (2014)
University Diploma — Executive Coaching · Paris Cergy University (2019)
Master of Research — Management of Organisations (2013)
Cabinet Advisor — Min. of Technologies, Tunisia (2015–2016)
Strategy of Membership Officer — AICTO / League of Arab States
ICF and OECD Professional Ethics Compliance
Full track record & credentials

First Contact

Confidential Exploratory Interview

A 30-minute space to assess the relevance of an engagement. No commitment. Strictly confidential. Reserved for leaders and decision-makers.

Booking

Select a confidential slot via our secure calendar

Pre-Qualification

30-minute exchange to clarify your context and imperatives

Proposal

Bespoke framework of engagement, delivered within 72 business hours

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Limited slots · Availability by invitation · Confidentiality guaranteed

Contact & Access

Headquarters

Nana Zakia Heritage
9 rue des Colonnes
75002 Paris, France

Direct Contact

Email: [email protected]
Tel: +33 6 20 01 24 58

Regional Offices

Jeddah · Tunis · Casablanca · Abidjan

Private Correspondence

Write directly to the founder
For leaders who prefer epistolary exchange to a form.

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This message is strictly confidential. Only Nana Zakia receives it. No data is retained without your written consent.

This protocol is intended for leaders and principals requiring enhanced confidentiality. Initial contact is established manually via the channels below.

Signal Channel

End-to-end encrypted messaging — +33 6 20 01 24 58

Session Channel

Decentralised messaging — Session ID provided upon request

Your Internal Environment

We adapt to your secure platform

Contact Procedure

1. Initial exchange via the channel of your choice.
2. Signature of a mutual confidentiality agreement.
3. Confidential pre-qualification interview.