Talent assessment, advisory & development · GCC

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Talent assessment, advisory and development — built and delivered by assessment specialists, in Arabic and English, across the GCC.

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2016Trusted across the GCC since
100Assessed in a single day, one client
AR · ENBilingual by design
Gov → EnterpriseMinistries, banks, sovereign-linked
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Five reasons clients come back.

The front door

The Talent & Organisation Diagnostic

A scored, in-house instrument that pinpoints where capability, structure and readiness are strong — and where they're not. Every weak area maps to a recommended next step. Try a free 3-minute snapshot and we’ll send you a personal report — plus a TOD card deck by post.

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4Domains
13Factors
46Sub-factors
3Readiness bands
Our most-proven engine

Assessment & Talent Intelligence

Specialist-built assessment centres and simulations that turn hiring, promotion and high-potential decisions into clear, evidence-based calls — and feed straight back into succession and strategy.

Specialist-builtArabic & EnglishDecision-grade evidence
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Experiential leadership

The Leadership Expedition

A two-day executive intervention that develops strategic thinking, trust and collaboration, and confidence balanced with humility — on the water, then converted into commitments back on land.

Strategic thinkingTrust & collaborationConfidence & humility
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Products & recurring

Work that keeps running without us in the room

The Employee & Organisation Diagnosis, custom assessments and surveys, and toolkits & frameworks — the same rigour as our bespoke work, packaged.

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How we work

One diagnosis. Three altitudes.

Steer for CEOs, CHROs & boards. Enable for leaders & HR. Execute for HR teams & the front line. Every altitude connects back to one diagnosis.

SteerEnableExecute
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Trusted across the GCC
Government of DubaiSaudi Central Bank (SAMA)SABICDubai Future FoundationDubai AirportsMuseum of the FutureWorld Government Summitsolutions by stcduArab National BankSeddiqi HoldingQatar National Library
Why Front Talent

Senior expertise, made measurable.

Most firms resell off-the-shelf tools. We build the instruments ourselves — and the people who design them are the people in the room on delivery day.

Built, not bought

Assessments, simulations and frameworks designed in-house for your roles — not licensed templates with your logo on top.

Diagnosis-led

Every engagement starts by measuring what's actually happening, so the work that follows is aimed at the real gap.

Bilingual by design

Instruments, delivery and reporting work natively in Arabic and English — not translated as an afterthought.

Enterprise-grade, personally delivered

The seniority of a large consultancy with the attention of the specialists who own your project end to end.

How we work

One diagnosis. Three altitudes.

We start at the front door — a structured diagnosis — then meet you at whichever altitude the work needs: setting direction, building capability, or delivering on the ground.

Steer

Advisory · for CEOs, CHROs & boards

Set direction with evidence: organisation design, workforce strategy, succession and talent intelligence that connect people decisions to business strategy.

Organisational designWorkforce strategySuccession planningTalent mapping

Enable

Capability · for leaders & HR

Build the capability to deliver: experience-led leadership development, durable management skills and HR technical training — especially at senior levels.

Leadership developmentManagement skillsHR technical trainingExperiential programmes

Execute

Delivery · for HR teams & the front line

Run it with rigour: end-to-end assessment centres, competency frameworks and role architecture delivered to a measurable, defensible standard.

Assessment centresCompetency frameworksRole architectureHiring & promotion
Our most-proven engine

Assessment & Talent Intelligence

Specialist-built assessment centres and simulations that turn hiring, promotion and high-potential decisions into clear, evidence-based calls — and feed straight back into succession and strategy.

Specialist-built exercises Arabic & English Decision-grade evidence Trained assessor panels
Case analysisStrategic and analytical thinking under realistic pressure.
Group exerciseCollaboration, influence and behaviour with peers.
Role-play & coachingInterpersonal skill and people judgement, observed live.
In-tray simulationPrioritisation and decision-making against the clock.
Products & recurring

Work that keeps running without us in the room.

Productised, bilingual instruments and toolkits you can license and reuse — the same rigour as our bespoke work, packaged.

Employee & Organisation Diagnosis

A licensed, scored survey that surfaces capability and readiness gaps across the organisation — with recommended actions built in.

Custom assessments & surveys

Bespoke, role-specific instruments and engagement surveys, designed and validated in Arabic and English for your context.

Toolkits & frameworks

Competency libraries, job-description packs and HR templates — ready to drop into your own processes and own going forward.

On the horizon — HR Feeds

A community-led stream of practical HR video content, built by practitioners for practitioners. In development

Experiential leadership · executive teams

The Leadership Expedition

A two-day executive intervention that develops and reveals three leadership competencies on the water — then converts the experience into commitments back on land. Specialist-trained observers make it development, not a day out.

Strategic Thinking

Read the whole course

You can't win a race heads-down. Execs must read the wind, the course and the fleet, and set tactics ahead of the boat — not perfect a single task.

Trust & Collaboration

One crew, shared helm

One person can't sail the boat. Roles get handed over and crewmates trusted with its speed and safety — control has to be let go.

Confidence & Humility

The water humbles everyone

Novices must learn fast, decide under pressure, make visible mistakes, own them and recover — confidence balanced with humility.

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On the waterA full day of racing that generates real behaviour under pressure, with a trained observer on every boat.
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Debrief & forwardA structured half-day that converts the experience into self-awareness, team commitments and a follow-up plan.
Client portfolio

Trusted across the GCC since 2016.

Government entities, central banks and sovereign-linked enterprises — partnered on assessment, advisory and development.

Government & Public Sector

  • Government of Dubai
  • Dubai Future Foundation
  • UAE Ministry of Cabinet Affairs
  • Museum of the Future
  • Dubai Development Authority
  • World Government Summit
  • MBR Centre for Accelerated Research
  • The Executive Office
  • Digital Dubai
  • Saudi Ministry of Defense

Banking & Finance

  • Saudi Central Bank
  • Arab National Bank
  • Alistithmar Capital
  • National Bank of Fujairah

Technology & Telecom

  • solutions by stc
  • du
  • Genesys

Aviation & Transportation

  • Dubai Airports
  • SGS
  • Keolis–MHI

Energy & Industrial

  • SABIC
  • Zamil Offshore
  • Dubai Refreshment
  • S-Chem

Retail, Trade & Other

  • Seddiqi Holding
  • Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
  • MODON
  • Clinart MENA
  • Qatar National Library

Client names shown with reference rights. Logos available on request and in proposals.

In their words

Promised and delivered.

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You promised and delivered a world-class event. The day was smooth, the coordination excellent, assessors and exercises were great. This is the beginning of a long partnership.

Azzah Al SharhanChief of Corporate Services, Dubai Future Foundation
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I can say unequivocally that Front Talent is a premiere provider of talent assessment and HR consulting. Many firms tout a customer-focused approach. Front Talent actually delivers on that promise.

Peter TomichTalent Management Department, Saudi Central Bank
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The consultants have a wealth of knowledge, and I was able to learn from the way they presented and conducted the session.

Harshpal JadejaTalent Management, SABIC

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