Growth Through People.

The Middle East’s People & Culture consultancy.


We help organisations build high-performance cultures, develop capable leaders, and scale with strong people systems - reducing costs, strengthening capability, and driving growth.


Designed for the realities of the Middle East.

Grounded in behavioural science.

Delivered through immersive, human experiences - the talentX way.


What’s Putting Pressure on Your Business?


In this region, it’s never the market.
It’s your people layer.


We diagnose. We fix. We protect your growth.

PEOPLE COSTS ARE UP.

OUTPUT ISN'T.


Up to 40% of payroll value wasted each year through inefficiency and unclear priorities.


Teams are busy - not productive.


Profit margins tighten. Projects slow down.


We realign structure,

roles, and accountability - delivering more with the same team, at lower cost.

LEADERSHIP GAPS ARE SLOWING GROWTH.


Every weak leadership layer costs 5–10% of margin through slow execution and rework.


 Managers manage work - but don’t lead people.


Decisions drag. Ownership fades. People Leave.


We develop confident leaders who drive

clarity, speed,

and results.

GOOD

PEOPLE KEEP LEAVING.


 Each departure costs 

6–9 months’ salary in

rehiring and lost productivity.


Every exit costs time, trust, and momentum.


Lost knowledge. Burned budgets.

We build growth paths and culture systems that retain top talent and protect performance.

THE COST OF DOING

NOTHING.


Across the Middle East, disengagement and leadership friction cost AED 1.2 M+ per 100 employees  each year in lost productivity and turnover.


People challenges quickly become

financial challenges.


We protect cost, performance, and

long-term growth.

We help you protect your people, profit, and growth.

Our clients see measurable ROI within months - higher output, lower cost, and stronger retention.


talentX helps organisations across the Middle East:


Deliver more output with the same headcount

Protect margins through stronger, faster leadership

Reduce turnover and rehiring costs

Build HR systems that sustain high performance


When your people perform, growth accelerates - faster, stronger, and more cost-efficient.

Our Solutions

Four suites. Designed for the realities of the Middle East. Delivered to global standards. 


Every solution is grounded in behavioural insight, data, and cultural intelligence - so change isn’t just taught, it lasts.


Our programs deliver measurable ROI - reducing people-related inefficiencies, strengthening leadership impact, and unlocking performance capacity.


Explore how each suite turns people strategy into performance.


CultureX

Build a High-Performance Culture


Culture isn’t posters or slogans - it’s what people do every day.


Using cultural diagnostics and behavioural insight, CultureX builds values, behaviours, and culture systems that drive measurable performance across diverse, multilingual teams.

We design and activate culture through audits, workshops, branding campaigns, and cultural intelligence training.

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OrgX

HR & People Systems that Scale


Growth adds pressure - on people, systems, and compliance.


OrgX designs the org structures, HR systems, and frameworks that keep execution on track - powered by people analytics and data-driven design.


We deliver people strategy sprints, workforce discovery, compliance frameworks, and fractional HR advisory.

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LeadX

Develop Leaders who Deliver Results


Leadership is the multiplier of every other investment.

Blending leadership psychology and performance science, LeadX develops managers, executives, and future champions with the skills to coach, execute, and inspire across cultures.


We run accelerators, masterclasses, coaching programs, and AI leadership bootcamps.

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TrainX

Training that Builds Lasting Capability


Generic workshops fade. TrainX makes learning stick.


Backed by people science and behavioural psychology, we use immersive simulations, gamified learning, and Train-the-Trainer programs to turn skills into lasting performance.


We build capability in areas such as service excellence, storytelling, recruiter training, and AI adoption.

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Where to Start?

The fastest entry point is our

People & Culture Audit.


In 30 days, we diagnose where money, time, and talent are being lost - across leadership, culture, and HR systems - and surface the biggest quick wins to protect cost and performance.


You’ll get a clear map of:

  • Inefficiencies costing you margin
  • Leadership and structure gaps slowing delivery
  • Retention risks driving hidden turnover cost


You get a cost impact summary and 12 month action plan to protect profit and accelerate growth.

Why talentX

Regional Knowledge

Over a decade across UAE, KSA, and the GCC - grounded in local insight and cultural intelligence.

Global Standards

Benchmarked against world-class practices, powered by behavioural change.

Plug-and-Play Solutions

Designed for every growth stage - from startups to governments - scalable, practical, and ready to activate.

Future-Ready Impact

Building tomorrow’s leaders and organisations today - with bilingual delivery (English & Arabic) and measurable results.


Results That Matter

400+

leaders developed


future-ready across

5 countries - unlocking next-generation leadership capability.

93%

satisfaction in our programs


participants call it “the most useful training of their careers” - proof that learning sticks and transforms behaviour.

1,000+

frontliners trained


elevating service, sales, and customer experience standards across national programs and private sectors.


3

national training programs


designed and delivered - from values activation to service excellence - empowering organisations to embed culture at scale.

Trusted By


From scale-ups to governments, we’ve delivered people strategies for:

Testimonials

Insights Leaders Can’t Ignore


We don’t just design people strategies. We shape the future of work conversation in the Middle East.

Through our Future@Work Podcast, we bring global thinkers, regional leaders, and real stories of transformation - from AI to leadership psychology.

Our Latest Linkedln Posts


Your Next Chapter Starts With People.

From culture to leadership, HR systems to training, we design the people infrastructure that drives growth, profitability, and engagement.


Whether you’re scaling, transforming, or resetting for a new phase - we help you align the systems, skills, and culture that turn strategy into results.