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Malta Business Review
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Leading Brand Dean Gera Chooses MISCO for Its Staff Development
“This was the first time that our company
engaged in something unrelated to hair and
we are proud that together with MISCO,
we set on a path towards a continuous
employee development programme for
all our people at Dean Gera. We have
undertaken this development course to
make sure that our team is equipped with
personal skills and competencies to help us
take the brand to the next level.”
This was stated by Dean Gera at the team’s
graduation event during which thirteen of
the company’s managers were presented
with their certificates after achieving their
MISCO Level 5 Award in Leadership and
Management qualification. The presentation
was held at the Corinthia Palace Hotel and
Spa in Attard and Dean Gera was one of the
certificate recipients as he, too, followed
the 42 hour programme and obtained the
qualification.
In his speech at the event, Dean Gera added,
“Following our completion of this course,
I am motivated to invest further in similar
training courses for staff at all levels and build
a stronger relationship with MISCO.”
Ritienne Xerri, Director of Training and
Development at MISCO, explained how the
Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management
is one of MISCO’s home-grown qualifications,
launched for the first time in April of last
year. “The Level 5 Award in Leadership and
Management is spread over two months and
appeals to aspiring and practising supervisors,
team leaders and managers,” she said.
“Following this programme, Dean Gera’s
managers are now in a position to assess their
own knowledge, skills and personal behaviour
and their effect on their own managerial
ability, can identify areas for personal
development and can plan and set priorities
for future development. They can also build
stronger relationships with people and review
effectiveness of their own performance to
meet their organisation’s values and goals.”
Ritienne Xerri added that “by having our very
own home-grown qualifications, we can offer
courses that focus on close collaboration
between trainer and participants, based on
individual customised practical attention
and leading to recognized qualifications.
There exists a very strong demand for
accredited courses that are more localized
and that take local issues and considerations
into consideration and with our own Level
5 Accreditation, we were in a position to
explore the very unique requirements of
an organisation like Dean Gera and offer it
a customised leadership programme that
meets its unique requirements through an
assisted and personalised approach.”
One of Dean Gera’s managers, Terri-Ann
Taliana, delivered a short but moving speech
thanking the company who through MISCO
chose to give its employees “the opportunity
to learn, grow and improve ourselves.”
“I was the fifth employee to join Dean Gera
seven years ago and today I consider myself
very lucky to be part of this amazing team
because every day I go back home full of
positive energy wanting to work harder and
be better in what I do. I remember the start
was a difficult one for us but Dean used to
MISCO - Dean Gera award presentation
be so positive and always encouraged us to
believe in his dream. Today, as I look around
me and realise I’m part of a beautiful and
growing family of 45 people, I can proudly
say how right he was. We all look at Dean as a
man with all the talent and skills a true leader
requires and we are grateful for giving us
the opportunity not just to do beautiful hair,
but to also grow personally and within the
company,” said Terri-Ann Taliana.
“I was the fifth employee to
join Dean Gera seven years
ago and today I consider
myself very lucky to be part
of this amazing team because
every day I go back home full
of positive energy wanting to
work harder and be better in
what I do."
The Dean Gera brand was launched in 2007
with one salon at the Radisson Blu Hotel. For
the next three years Dean focused on building
a strong reputation and client base. Successful
results led to the opening of two new salons
at the Corinthia St George’s Bay and the
Corinthia Palace Hotel and Spa in Attard
resulting in the incorporation of the Dean
Gera company in 2010. Currently operating
through six salons, Dean Gera is considered
an industry leader and innovator. MBR
Credit: Corporate Identities
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