Dr. Pupjana Kole

Dr. Pupjana Kole

Presentation Title: Emotional Intelligence and Employee Performance: The Mediating Role of Strength-Based Leadership in Kuwait’s Oil and Gas Sector

Berlin School of Business & Innovation, Kuwait

Past Speaker

Dr. Pupjana Kole is an experienced educator and researcher with a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) specializing in leadership and organizational behavior. Her research focuses on emotional intelligence, strength-based leadership, and employee performance in the oil and gas sector. She also brings university-level teaching experience in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, while promoting inclusive, student-centered learning environments that foster curiosity, confidence, and academic growth.
Dr. Kole is a former Country Coordinator for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, where she led educational and peace-building initiatives. She has presented at international conferences and was a Guest Speaker at the Global Educational Symposium (G.E.S.) on “LOVE, a Human Right” hosted by Community College Baltimore County, USA, in May 2021. She is passionate about leadership development, organizational effectiveness and contributes actively to ongoing global discussions on modern leadership and organizational resilience across diverse cultural contexts in the Middle East and Europe.