Consultancy: A leading global advisory and solutions company that helps clients around the world cultivate talent and strengthen institutions and individuals.
Client: A highly influential governmental authority spearheading a nationwide leadership development program shaping the future leaders of the public sector.
Scope: The assessment of 1,000+ applying candidates for a nationwide leadership program and the development of 70+ successful candidates.
Testimonial: “Gravitas Consultants successfully managed the delivery of a complex consultancy project for us in the area of assessing and developing public sector leaders. The team’s technical knowledge and dedication to the delivery of high quality outputs was fundamental to the success of the project. Alongside the team’s technical expertise, they are also a real pleasure to work with at a personal level. I would be happy to recommend Gravitas Consultants to other clients for similar work.” (Project Director)
Date: 2016-2017 | Location: Riyadh, KSA
Consultancy: The human capital consulting practice of a multinational professional services firm.
Client: A semi-state body exercising its activities through the head office and 20+ field offices located in a number of regions and governorates.
Scope: The assessment of 200+ middle-managers for succession management and development planning.
Testimonial: “Gravitas Consultants provides highly valuable advice to clients and collaborates efficiently with the consultants and client teams at all hierarchical levels to design a sound solution. They are dedicated and perform as a real partner in all projects they are part of, leveraging all their areas of expertise to benefit the stakeholders at all points in time, delivering with the highest quality standards, and going the extra mile when needed to ensure client satisfaction. Gravitas Consultants are a safe pair of hands with deep expertise and high professional values and ethics.” (Engagement Partner)
Date: 2016-2017 | Location: Dubai, UAE
Consultancy: A global talent management consultancy helping organizations worldwide to achieve optimal performance.
Client: A German luxury automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans.
Scope: An ongoing stream of executive assessments for external recruitment applicants and internal promotion candidates above a senior leadership grade.
Testimonial: “With every interaction I have with Gravitas Consultants, they demonstrate outstanding professionalism. They are always responsive and flexible in many different ways. They apply great technical skills and insight in their work. They are astute and pragmatic. They are reliable and committed. And above all, they are super-friendly and easy to work with. It is a genuine pleasure to look forward to working with Gravitas Consultants, as I have done on several different projects across the Middle East.” (Project Manager)
Date: 2017 | Location: Riyadh, KSA
Consultancy: A global talent management consultancy helping organizations worldwide to achieve optimal performance.
Client: A joint-stock company that develops high-profile government support projects to accelerate the development of a knowledge-based economy.
Scope: A development center for identifying leadership potential among senior Saudi managers and creating their leadership development maps.
Testimonial: “I am very pleased with how Gravitas Consultants have contributed to the project. The team’s communications were clear, timely, and accurate. They acquainted themselves well, self-managed appropriately, and were conscientious in report-writing. They were very credible members of our project team, and I would be very happy to have Gravitas Consultants as part of our delivery team again in future.” (Project Manager)
Date: 2017 | Location: Casablanca, Morocco
Consultancy: A South African firm specializing in the automotive industry with a focus on consulting in the areas of human resources and business psychology.
Client: The Middle Eastern branches of the UK’s largest car manufacturer of two highly prestigious brands.
Scope: An assessment center for measuring technical know-how and managerial capability among functional managers moving into general management roles.
Testimonial: “The assessor from Gravitas Consultants was of real value in ensuring we deliver to our client requirements, putting in the extra effort to ensure the job gets done. The image and impression from our corporate services were positively reflected, and the delivery of the centers would not have been a success without the help and support of Gravitas Consultants.” (Project Leader)
Date: 2018 | Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Consultancy: A dynamic global partnership specializing in leadership solutions that deliver transformational cultural and financial impact.
Client: The local office of a global research-driven biopharmaceutical company.
Scope: Executive coaching of a high potential for role readiness towards a leadership promotion.
Testimonial: “We are appreciative of how this engagement has run; it has been a pleasure working with Gravitas Consultants. Your coach has been really good at keeping us informed every step of the way, and really gone out of his way to make it a success; we really appreciate everything your team has done, and very much look forward to working with Gravitas Consultants again in the future.” (Coaching Supervisor)
Date: 2018 | Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Consultancy: The premier provider of leadership consulting and culture shaping services for the executive talent and leadership needs of the world's top organizations.
Client: A state-owned entity generating value through active asset management of key utilities investments transforming the energy sector.
Scope: A psychometrically-informed and competency-based selection process for senior leadership positions.
Testimonial: “Both assessors from Gravitas Consultants were very comfortable to work with, demonstrating reliability, flexibility, great interpersonal and communication skills. A good sense of judgement was applied during the assessments, with reports being were well written with great levels of innovation and quality. I would love to work with Gravitas Consultants again.” (Chief Assessor)
Date: 2019 | Location: Hydra, Algeria
Consultancy: A multinational management consulting firm (one of the Big Three firms).
Client: Algerian government-owned company formed to explore the hydrocarbon resources of the country with diversified activities covering all aspects of production as well as petrochemistry and seawater desalination.
Scope: Executive coaching of 17 professionals from middle management for role readiness towards executive roles in senior management.
Testimonial: “It's been brilliant working with Gravitas Consultants and your coach on this project - seamless! We are delighted with your coach’s work; she has been a fantastic champion of this project, and very much part of the wider coach team, contributing ideas and making suggestions to help our other coaches. It has been great working with her and we know when we have a similar need again we would be keen to engage with Gravitas Consultants.” (Coaching Supervisor)
Consultancy: A leading global advisory and solutions company that helps clients around the world cultivate talent and strengthen institutions and individuals.
Client: A highly influential governmental authority spearheading a nationwide leadership development program shaping the future leaders of the public sector.
Scope: The assessment of 1,000+ applying candidates for a nationwide leadership program and the development of 70+ successful candidates.
Testimonial: “Gravitas Consultants successfully managed the delivery of a complex consultancy project for us in the area of assessing and developing public sector leaders. The team’s technical knowledge and dedication to the delivery of high quality outputs was fundamental to the success of the project. Alongside the team’s technical expertise, they are also a real pleasure to work with at a personal level. I would be happy to recommend Gravitas Consultants to other clients for similar work.” (Project Director)
Date: 2016-2017 | Location: Riyadh, KSA
Consultancy: The human capital consulting practice of a multinational professional services firm.
Client: A semi-state body exercising its activities through the head office and 20+ field offices located in a number of regions and governorates.
Scope: The assessment of 200+ middle-managers for succession management and development planning.
Testimonial: “Gravitas Consultants provides highly valuable advice to clients and collaborates efficiently with the consultants and client teams at all hierarchical levels to design a sound solution. They are dedicated and perform as a real partner in all projects they are part of, leveraging all their areas of expertise to benefit the stakeholders at all points in time, delivering with the highest quality standards, and going the extra mile when needed to ensure client satisfaction. Gravitas Consultants are a safe pair of hands with deep expertise and high professional values and ethics.” (Engagement Partner)
Date: 2016-2017 | Location: Dubai, UAE
Consultancy: A global talent management consultancy helping organizations worldwide to achieve optimal performance.
Client: A German luxury automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans.
Scope: An ongoing stream of executive assessments for external recruitment applicants and internal promotion candidates above a senior leadership grade.
Testimonial: “With every interaction I have with Gravitas Consultants, they demonstrate outstanding professionalism. They are always responsive and flexible in many different ways. They apply great technical skills and insight in their work. They are astute and pragmatic. They are reliable and committed. And above all, they are super-friendly and easy to work with. It is a genuine pleasure to look forward to working with Gravitas Consultants, as I have done on several different projects across the Middle East.” (Project Manager)
Date: 2017 | Location: Riyadh, KSA
Consultancy: A global talent management consultancy helping organizations worldwide to achieve optimal performance.
Client: A joint-stock company that develops high-profile government support projects to accelerate the development of a knowledge-based economy.
Scope: A development center for identifying leadership potential among senior Saudi managers and creating their leadership development maps.
Testimonial: “I am very pleased with how Gravitas Consultants have contributed to the project. The team’s communications were clear, timely, and accurate. They acquainted themselves well, self-managed appropriately, and were conscientious in report-writing. They were very credible members of our project team, and I would be very happy to have Gravitas Consultants as part of our delivery team again in future.” (Project Manager)
Date: 2017 | Location: Casablanca, Morocco
Consultancy: A South African firm specializing in the automotive industry with a focus on consulting in the areas of human resources and business psychology.
Client: The Middle Eastern branches of the UK’s largest car manufacturer of two highly prestigious brands.
Scope: An assessment center for measuring technical know-how and managerial capability among functional managers moving into general management roles.
Testimonial: “The assessor from Gravitas Consultants was of real value in ensuring we deliver to our client requirements, putting in the extra effort to ensure the job gets done. The image and impression from our corporate services were positively reflected, and the delivery of the centers would not have been a success without the help and support of Gravitas Consultants.” (Project Leader)
Date: 2018 | Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Consultancy: A dynamic global partnership specializing in leadership solutions that deliver transformational cultural and financial impact.
Client: The local office of a global research-driven biopharmaceutical company.
Scope: Executive coaching of a high potential for role readiness towards a leadership promotion.
Testimonial: “We are appreciative of how this engagement has run; it has been a pleasure working with Gravitas Consultants. Your coach has been really good at keeping us informed every step of the way, and really gone out of his way to make it a success; we really appreciate everything your team has done, and very much look forward to working with Gravitas Consultants again in the future.” (Coaching Supervisor)
Date: 2018 | Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Consultancy: The premier provider of leadership consulting and culture shaping services for the executive talent and leadership needs of the world's top organizations.
Client: A state-owned entity generating value through active asset management of key utilities investments transforming the energy sector.
Scope: A psychometrically-informed and competency-based selection process for senior leadership positions.
Testimonial: “Both assessors from Gravitas Consultants were very comfortable to work with, demonstrating reliability, flexibility, great interpersonal and communication skills. A good sense of judgement was applied during the assessments, with reports being were well written with great levels of innovation and quality. I would love to work with Gravitas Consultants again.” (Chief Assessor)
Date: 2019 | Location: Hydra, Algeria
Consultancy: A multinational management consulting firm (one of the Big Three firms).
Client: Algerian government-owned company formed to explore the hydrocarbon resources of the country with diversified activities covering all aspects of production as well as petrochemistry and seawater desalination.
Scope: Executive coaching of 17 professionals from middle management for role readiness towards executive roles in senior management.
Testimonial: “It's been brilliant working with Gravitas Consultants and your coach on this project - seamless! We are delighted with your coach’s work; she has been a fantastic champion of this project, and very much part of the wider coach team, contributing ideas and making suggestions to help our other coaches. It has been great working with her and we know when we have a similar need again we would be keen to engage with Gravitas Consultants.” (Coaching Supervisor)