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About Us

Ascend Higher Associates is a boutique leadership and human capability consultancy based in the UAE, serving organizations across the GCC, MENAT region, and Europe.

We specialize in:

• Developing leaders who can think, decide, and act under complexity
• Integrating human-centered leadership with AI-driven HR strategies
• Enabling organizations to convert potential into measurable performance
Our work draws on decades of collective leadership, psychometric, and organizational development experience across diverse industries
and cultures.

We do not offer off-the-shelf programs. We design contextual, diagnostic-led, & outcome-focused interventions.

successful interventions

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Where can we SERVE you BEST

Corporates & Multinationals

We partner with large, complex organizations to strengthen leadership capability and decision-making where scale, speed, and alignment matter most.

Diagnose leadership capability, behavioural patterns, and readiness using evidence-based psychometrics
Align leadership behaviour, culture, and strategy across levels and geographies
Build future-ready leaders who can lead through ambiguity, growth, and transformation

Government & Semi-Goverment Entities

We support public-sector organizations in building leadership depth, accountability, and system-wide effectiveness.

Assess leadership styles and behavioural patterns to enhance governance and execution
Align leaders to national priorities, institutional mandates, and citizen-centric outcomes
Develop resilient leaders capable of navigating complexity, policy pressure, and change

Family Businesses

We help family-owned enterprises balance legacy, leadership, and long-term sustainability.

Assess leadership strengths, succession readiness, and decision dynamics across generations
Align family values with professional governance and leadership practices
Support smooth transitions from founder-led to professionally led organizations

SMEs & High-Growth Organizations

We work with fast-growing organizations to build leadership capability before growth outpaces structure.

Identify leadership gaps, blind spots, and growth constraints early Align leadership behaviour with scaling strategy and operational priorities
Equip leaders to move from doing to leading as the organization grows

Where can we SERVE you BEST

We partner with large, complex organizations to strengthen leadership capability and decision-making where scale, speed, and alignment matter most.

Diagnose leadership capability, behavioural patterns, and readiness using evidence-based psychometrics
Align leadership behaviour, culture, and strategy across levels and geographies
Build future-ready leaders who can lead through ambiguity, growth, and transformation

We support public-sector organizations in building leadership depth, accountability, and system-wide effectiveness.

Assess leadership styles and behavioural patterns to enhance governance and execution
Align leaders to national priorities, institutional mandates, and citizen-centric outcomes
Develop resilient leaders capable of navigating complexity, policy pressure, and change

We help family-owned enterprises balance legacy, leadership, and long-term sustainability.

Assess leadership strengths, succession readiness, and decision dynamics across generations
Align family values with professional governance and leadership practices
Support smooth transitions from founder-led to professionally led organizations

We work with fast-growing organizations to build leadership capability before growth outpaces structure.

Identify leadership gaps, blind spots, and growth constraints early Align leadership behaviour with scaling strategy and operational priorities
Equip leaders to move from doing to leading as the organization grows

our Experts

Meet our Experts

Mark Richardson

Consultant

Megan Davis

Consultant

Molly Rissa

Consultant

Who we are

Ascend Higher Associates is a boutique leadership and human capability consultancy based in the UAE, serving organizations across the GCC, MENAT region, and Europe.

We specialize in :

Developing leaders who can think, decide, and act under complexity
Integrating human-centered leadership with AI-driven HR strategies
Enabling organizations to convert potential into measurable performance

Our work draws on decades of collective leadership, psychometric, and organizational development experience across diverse industries and cultures.

Who We Are

We are the consulting firm known for asking tough questions, listening well, digging in and rolling up our sleeves. We are fact-driven and action-oriented. We move our clients forward, to where they need to be.