AI Magazine Issue 1 2017

12 Acquisition International - January 2017 KTalk Coaching and Consulting is an Abu Dhabi based corporate coaching firm offering a wide range of services. We invited Co-Founders Marwa Karoura and Mohamed Abdul Haliem to tell us more. Can you give a brief overview of the services that your firm offers in terms of coaching? KTalk offers coaching and consulting services to a broad set of clients; including regional Royal Family members, political/public figures, CEOs, executives from the director level to the C level, management, entrepreneurial, non-profit, government, international/multinational organisations and individuals. On one hand our internationally accredited team of coaches are specialised competency based assessment, culture and leadership profiling, offering impactful and effective development programs for employees at all levels in organisations. This it to help them realise their full potential and become transformational leaders in their own capacity so that they, in turn, will improve company’s performance, while simultaneously flourishing in their roles. Excellence in Executive Coaching L On the other hand, our boutique consultancy provides strategic consulting and advisory services to clients in all areas of management and human resources. More and more clients have experienced improved business results in recent years through effective interventions in partnership with KTalk. Our interventions include strategies for attracting, motivating, developing and retaining talent that produces superior business results. Our ‘people solutions’ include organisational design and restructuring, HR policy manuals and employee handbooks,compensationandrewardmanagement frameworks, training and development solutions, HR analytics, audit and outsourcing services. Our vision is to build happier and prosperous organisations. The way we see it, no business can succeed and grow long term without the right people, the best people. If you are seeking professional HR advice in the GCC, then KTalk is your preferred partner. How has 2016 been for your firm – has it brought any benefits as well as challenges for you? 2016 has been a very rewarding and a remarkable stage in our journey as an organisation and individuals, and yes, it’s always challenging when we strive for excellence and it’s very exciting to witness our impact and receive amazing feedback after each accomplishment. The disruptive changes that we are facing today in the Middle East specifically, and in the universe as whole, has defiantly placed lots of challenges in our way and at the same time it has created more opportunities for us. Along with increasingly challenging circumstances, the need for our services has increased and especially for local coaching and consulting entity like us - who understands the culture and speaks the same language - while applying the highest level of international best practices and latest methodologies through internationally acclaimed team. Can you give any examples of any signif- icant successes your firm has had lately? As an organisation, we measure our success first with the amount of impact that we create in organisations and people lives to achieve better Company: KTalk Coaching and Consulting Name: Marwa Karoura & Mohammad Abdulhaliem Title: Co- Founders Email: [email protected] Web: www.ktalk.info Address: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Phone: +971 5031 39013 1701AI130