What Makes Dialectica a Great Place to Work
By: Dialectica Staff
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What Makes Dialectica a Great Place to Work

2020 will be remembered as a year that reshaped (almost) everything. Navigating from fear and uncertainty to hope, both society and the economy have been challenged to demonstrate resilience and flexibility. At Dialectica, despite the initial shock, we managed to have an impressive comeback fueled by our most valuable asset: our talented team! Over the last months, not only did we stay incredibly productive but we kept team morale high.

Our “secret of success” — if there is only one — is our dedication to foster a strong company culture that keeps us together even when we are miles away from each other. This was (and still is) our number one priority. We strive to promote a culture where our people feel recognized, respected, heard, and supported. A culture that cultivates the best talent and provides our employees with all they need to succeed within the organization or beyond. A culture that makes a company a great place to work, a place where people feel happy and empowered every single day.

According to our Director of People Operations, Hazem Fadly, “fostering a strong and positive company is at the core of our business. This enabled us to be adaptable and resilient in light of the pandemic and the sudden shift to a new way of working. The reality is that culture is not an initiative, it’s the enabler of initiatives that make a great place to work even during a crisis”

In 2020, our distinguished and differentiated culture helped us be recognized as “Best Workplace” by the Great Place to Work®, while in January of 2021, we got certified as a “Great Place to Work”. For the outsiders or the wider business community, they might look like anticipated accomplishments. But for us, both are clear reflections of our ability to work together, set clearly defined goals, innovate and contribute to each other’s development, cultivate talent and leadership, discover new opportunities abroad, and attract the best talent to our family. And all these, during the hard and stressful times of COVID-19 that forced us to think out of the box and launch a range of new activities and initiatives including virtual happy hours, remote “check-ins”, virtual cross-team lunches, quiz nights, the Dialectica Talks and many more.

But we don’t stop there. We also aim to provide our employees with competitive and exciting rewards for the hard work they put in, including continued growth and development opportunities, above-market-average compensation packages, savings plan, private health insurance, and regular social activities sponsored by the company. We also invest heavily in our Learning & Development program. Throughout the journey of an associate, they gain many valuable and transferable skills such as commercial acumen, lead generation, compliance, specialist management, time management, client communications, client protection, people management, and interpersonal excellence. Furthermore, In 2018, we launched the Dialectica Mini MBA Program which runs twice a year for a six-month period, focused on equipping emerging leaders and taking their careers to the next level. Getting inspired by the Harvard Business School, the Dialectica Mini MBA Program includes a variety of modules such as Business Skills, Finance, Business & International Markets, Strategy, Organizational Growth, and Merger & Acquisition.

Denia Pavlatou, a Client Service Team (CST) Manager who has been with the company for more than two years mentioned “Dialectica’s first priority is investing in its employees’ growth and development. Following their induction, the new joiners are provided with a wide range of learning opportunities, including an exciting Learning and Development scheme”, while Lynn Mourtada, a Montreal-based CST associate added “At Dialectica, you get a chance to grow your career alongside the business in a dynamic environment that cares for their people. The people you work with become your family — always there to help when needed. That’s what makes Dialectica so special”

Denia Pavlatou & Lynn Mourtada, proud Dialecticans

We couldn’t agree more with our colleagues. In the end, our incredible and talented team is what makes Dialectica a great place to work in Athens, London, Montreal, and New York.