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ReadManagement consultant · Career guide · Riyadh
Clear decisions about careers and organizations.
I help professionals choose their next move with evidence, not guesswork. And I help leadership teams build the strategy, structure and people systems they need to perform.
Credentials
- NCDA Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP™)
- Accredited GCologist, The GC Index®
- CIPD Level 5 Diploma
- Certified Strategy & Business Planning Professional (C-SBP)
- 11+ years in consulting
Two practices
One approach, two kinds of client.
The method is the same either way: understand the real situation, decide with evidence, then build a plan you can execute.
01
For individuals
A structured six-session career guidance program for professionals at a turning point: changing roles, moving up, or deciding what comes next.
- Interest and values assessments
- A career decision you can defend
- A gap analysis and a written plan
02
For organizations
Strategy reviews, organizational design and HR advisory for leadership teams that want practical answers and help with implementation.
- Strategy and organizational design
- Performance management (KPIs/OKRs)
- Job architecture and pay structures
Career guidance program
Six sessions from uncertainty to a plan.
Each session has one job. You leave the program with a decision and the steps to act on it.
- 01
Initial interview
Where you are, what you want, and what is in the way.
- 02
Professional interests
The O*NET Interest Profiler and what your results mean in practice.
- 03
Professional values
What matters to you in work, and which trade-offs you will accept.
- 04
Exploring career paths
Matching your profile to real roles and to the Saudi job market.
- 05
Career decision
Comparing the options and choosing one, with reasons.
- 06
Gap analysis and plan
The skills and steps between you and the target, written down.
How I work
Diagnose first. Advise second.
I don't arrive with a ready-made framework. Every engagement starts with understanding your actual situation, and ends with a plan your team can run without me.
See my approach- 01Diagnose firstUnderstand before advising
- 02Stay practicalPlans that can be executed
- 03Use evidenceAssessments and data, not opinion
- 04Transfer knowledgeYour team owns the result
Sectors I have worked in
- Public sector
- Defense
- Technology
- Food & beverage
- Fintech
- Telecommunications
Clients
What clients say
Abdullah's diagnostic approach uncovered organizational issues we'd been struggling with for years. His recommendations were practical and implementable.
The career assessment gave me clarity I didn't think was possible. I finally understand where I add the most value.
He doesn't just hand you a plan and leave. He stays involved until the work is done and your team owns it.
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