{"id":25,"date":"2023-03-26T18:34:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T15:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designate.gr\/web\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-01-27T20:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:19:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.designate.gr\/web\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^1552|url^https:\/\/www.designate.gr\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-About-us.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^1-About us|description^null&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701993449148{background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-md&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701122069800{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.18) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;About us&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:52px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701714716369{padding-top: 4vh !important;padding-bottom: 3vh !important;padding-left: 5vw !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bold&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; row_padding_top=&#8221;padding_top_none&#8221; row_padding_bottom=&#8221;padding_bottom_none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1699798845569{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1552&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701125894285{margin-top: -1vh !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;About us&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|font_size:32px|text_align:left|color:%23004494&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701122207697{padding-top: 4vh !important;padding-left: 5vw !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bold&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; el_id=&#8221;why-work-with-us&#8221; el_class=&#8221;anchor&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701189143452{padding-right: 5vw !important;padding-bottom: 3vh !important;padding-left: 5vw !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Why work with us<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trusted Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We establish long-term relationships with our clients, who recognize us as their trusted partners. We work with a sense of responsibility and ownership, aiming to advise organizations on proactively identifying crucial areas related to talent and performance, and on implementing effective interventions for their employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Integrated Interventions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitalizing on our extensive advisory experience, as well as our many years of tenure in senior human resources management roles, we recommend integrated interventions that are designed from scratch and implemented according to the changing needs or challenges of our clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Continuous Improvement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We continuously improve and develop our knowledge in our areas of expertise through ongoing training and participation in international conferences. 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We strive to walk the talk. We appreciate consistency and congruence. We adhere to the ethics of our profession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We prioritize quality. We set high standards. We choose a growth mindset. We strive to make a positive impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We listen to our clients&#8217; needs. We adapt and evolve. We actively demonstrate agility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commitment\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We work responsibly and reliably. We stick to our commitments. We deliver results.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1701085978983{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;meet-the-advisor&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1699788746561{padding-top: 3vh !important;padding-right: 5vw !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5vw !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1702928057871{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Meet the Advisor<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fotini holds a BA in Psychology and an MSc in Organizational and Economic Psychology, both from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She started her career in 2001 while still making postgraduate studies, and in 2004 moved into human resources management. Since then, she has been employed at ICAP, KPMG Greece, Alpha Bank, Zulutrade (Finvasia Group) and ManpowerGroup Greece and has gained extensive experience in talent acquisition, performance management, as well as training and development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015 she completed her training as a Coach at Erickson Coaching International and began providing coaching, initially internally to organizations alongside her other responsibilities, and later on in private practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2017, she began operating as a freelancer, offering training, coaching, and HR advisory services. In the period that followed, she successfully implemented assignments for clients such as: AB Vassilopoulos, AnaBIOsis, Avis, Athens International Airport, Balfin Group (Albania), Deloitte Greece, Euler Hermes, Eurobank, Fourlis Group, IKEA, Interamerican, NN Hellas, Papastratos, PMI Bulgaria, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2021, she founded Designate Talent &amp; Performance, through which she has been offering integrated high-quality human resources advisory, executive coaching and training services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fotini is a Licensed Psychologist, Associate Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation (ACC &#8211; ICF), Certified Adult Trainer from HRDA of Cyprus, and has been registered as trainer in OAED\/LAEK record. 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