Didem Acikalin is based in Istanbul, Turkey and is the President of Linkage Turkey. She is responsible for designing and managing the implementation of management.
Didem has extensive experience as a consultant working as a freelance human resources consultant, executive coach, training consultant and trainer for national and multinational consultant companies. She also has 12 years of experience in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development Management for various corporations.
Prior to joining Linkage, Didem was the founder and CEO of SAHNELER Training and Organizational Development Consultancy, which was founded in Istanbul in 2004 and provided training programs on various topics including leadership, coaching, communication, teambuilding feedback, facilitation skills, conflict resolution, work-life balance, concentration, stress and anger management, assertiveness, buying facilitation and customer psychology.
Didem is a graduate of Bosphorus University with a Degree in Psychology. She also has an Executive MBA from Istanbul Bilgi University in association with Manchester Business School and is an Industrial/ Organizational Psychologist and licensed Psychodrama Co-Therapist conducting therapy sessions with families, couples, and groups.
Didem's clients have included Philip Morris, Apple, HSBC, Mercedes, Unilever Siemens AG, Siemens Mobile/ BenQ, Champion, Tommy Hilfiger, Turkey Is Bank, Garanti Bank (partnership with General Electric Consumer Finance), GOSAS- Garanti Payment Systems, Denizbank, and T Bank. |