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C-Suite Executive & Transition Coaching
``Introducing coaching competencies into an organization is a very powerful strategy to create an adaptive workplace culture committed to the ongoing process of development and learning. Companies that have developed a coaching culture report significantly reduced staff turnover, increased productivity, and greater happiness and satisfaction at work.``
“Executive coaching is a concept that has moved from the world of sports to the executive suite and is designed as a means to help senior executives manage a constantly changing business environment and refine their leadership skills. But coaching is not limited to senior levels. Increasingly, people all over the world, at all levels, utilize executive coaches to help them achieve their full potential. The process focuses on the participant’s goals, reinforces learning and change, and increases self-empowerment.”
– Sattar Bawany, Author, Leadership In Disruptive Times (Business Expert Press, 2020)
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Ask Your Master Coach: An Insightful Dialogue with the Disruptive Leadership Institute (DLI)
That’s why we’ve launched the “Ask Your Master Coach Series”—an exclusive opportunity for you to pose your most pressing leadership and organizational questions directly to our Master Coaches. These are seasoned leadership advisors who’ve helped global CEOs and boards thrive through disruption, reinvention, and crisis.
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Introduction To Executive Coaching
Executive coaching is a concept that has moved from the world of sports to the executive suite and is designed as a means to help senior executives manage a constantly changing business environment and refine their leadership skills. But coaching is not limited to senior levels. Increasingly, people all over the world, at all levels, utilize executive coaches to help them achieve their full potential. The process focuses on the participant’s goals, reinforces learning and change, and increases self-empowerment.
Effective coaching is a major key to improving business performance. Executive coaching focuses on the qualities of effective leadership and improved business results. It is comprised of a series of structured, one-on-one interactions between a coach and an executive, aimed at enhancing the executive’s performance in two areas:
- Individual personal performance
- Individual organizational performance
When executives are first confronted by being coached, they are not always clear about how best to use their sessions and are quite unaware that it is they who set the agenda; in fact, some executives expect executive coaching to be like a one-on-one tailored training program where the executive coach initiates the agenda. Executive coaching teaches the beneficiary (coachee) to minimize, delegate, or outsource non-strengths by changing ineffective behaviors or ineffective thinking.
The upfront purpose of executive coaching is to develop key leadership capabilities or focus required for their current role. But it can also be used as an instrument to prepare them for the challenges of the next level. The whole coaching experience is structured to bring about effective action, performance improvement, and personal growth for the individual executive, as well as better results for the institution’s core business.
An executive coach only has one item on his agenda—the client’s success. This means going where it might hurt and keeping a client accountable for achieving their goals. Coaching helps people grow personally and as professionals. This growth allows them to commit completely to the success of an organization. When professional coaches work with organizations, they can turn performance management into a collaborative process that benefits both the employee and the organization.
Introduction To Transition Coaching™
Figure 1: The Transition Coaching Framework
While many executives are familiar with executive coaching and may even have enlisted the help of external coaches at some point, few understand the right type of coaching approach required to address the challenges faced by leaders in transition situations. Many newly placed executives fail within their first two years in the position for reasons ranging from their inability to adjust to a new role and develop strong relationships, to a lack of understanding of the business imperatives. What new leaders do during their 90 days in a new role greatly determines the extent of their success for the next several years.
What if there was a proven process to support new leaders in their role while significantly increasing return on investment and ensuring a positive economic impact for the organization? One such process is Transition Coaching™, an integrated and systematic process that engages and assimilates the new leader into the organization’s corporate strategy and culture to accelerate productivity.
Transition coaching encompasses the goals of executive coaching but focuses on a specific niche, the newly appointed leader (either being promoted from within or being hired externally). Leadership transitions are among the most challenging situations executives face. Take the case of a leader who might enter a new position thinking he or she already has all the answers; or just the opposite, the leader might lack a clear understanding of what to expect from the role. The goal of transition coaching is to reduce the time it takes for new leaders to make a net contribution to the organization and establish a framework for ongoing success (See Figure 1).
Those promoted from within will have to be mindful that a smooth and effective role-to-role transition is critical to the organization’s business performance. The organization depends on leaders to execute and meet objectives and has placed its bet that internal candidates are better valued and have less risk. Organizations understand that successful transitions ensure future capability.
An unsuccessful transition can negatively impact an organization through poor financial results, decreased employee morale, and costly turnovers. So rather than risk this sink-or-swim gamble, organizations can improve the assimilation process through transition coaching.
Transition coaching is also recommended when organizations assign managers to the role, for the first time, of leading digital transformation projects. If organizations use the right transition strategies, the leader will not only help prevent failure but also create additional value by accelerating the new leader’s effectiveness. Transition coaching engages the new disruptive leader in the organization’s corporate strategy and culture to accelerate performance.
The A.D.A.M.™ Coaching Model
Figure 2: The A.D.A.M.™ Coaching Model
The A.D.A.M.™ Coaching Methodology (See Figure 2) developed by the Centre for Executive Education (CEE) consists of a proven four-step process that is firmly grounded in leadership development best practices.
Assess:
- A series of psychometric assessments and information gathering from various stakeholders’ interviews including the immediate manager of the leader being coached (known as the coachee) will be conducted.
- The primary objective is to determine how the coachee’s performance links to current business goals.
- An assessment of individual skills, styles, values, and leadership effectiveness forms the basis of the action plan.
Discovery:
- Meetings are scheduled to review the assessment data.
- The coachee will be provided with feedback based on the results of the assessments that have been undertaken.
- Development objectives are discussed between the coachee and the coach to link the feedback received with the agreed-upon business goals and professional objectives.
Action Plan:
- The coachee will implement the Development Plan by taking well-defined action steps and regular feedback during scheduled monthly coaching sessions with the coach which enables the coachee to move toward measurable goals.
- “Shadowing” or observation of the coachee at work (as needed and if appropriate).
- Specific actions are taken to develop the key skills and knowledge agreed to in the development plan.
Measure:
- A full evaluation of the coaching process and engagement based on the agreed success metrics at the beginning of the assignment yields objective measures of business results and professional outcomes for both the organization and the coachee.
- Periodically, and after the coaching program, the coachee and the coach will discuss progress against the plan and determine action plans as appropriate.
- A final tripartite coaching meeting will be held, where the results of the coaching engagement will be presented to the sponsor.
The G.R.O.W. Coaching Model
Figure 3: The G.R.O.W. Coaching Model
The GROW model is deservedly one of the most established and successful coaching models adopted globally by professional coaches and internal managerial coaches. It is popularized by the late Sir John Whitmore in his best-selling book, Coaching for Performance.
The GROW model, with the acronym standing for (G)oals, (R)eality, (O)ptions, and (W)ill, highlight the four key steps in the implementation of the GROW model. By working through these four stages, the GROW model raises an individual’s awareness of their aspirations, a greater understanding of their current situation, the possibilities open to them, and the actions they could take to achieve their personal and professional goals. By setting specific, measurable, and achievable
goals, and a realistic time frame for their achievement, the GROW model successfully promotes confidence and self-motivation, leading to increased productivity and personal satisfaction.
Customized And Scalable Corporate Coaching Solutions


Apart from the C-Suite Executive Coaching and Transition Coaching services, we offer a comprehensive suite of solutions-focused corporate coaching services and support that are customdesigned to help leaders at all levels develop and master the relevant competencies, skills and behaviors that are required to navigate successfully in today’s complex, disruptive, digital-driven and ever-changing business environment.
While each executive coaching engagement is tailored to the leader’s (coachee) unique situation, our ‘A.D.A.M.™’ methodology is anchored in adult transformational learning and behavior theory, active and experiential learning, and guided practice. We partner with relevant stakeholders to identify a leadership coaching plan that is outcomes-focused and measurable.
Our suite of corporate coaching programs includes the following:
- Virtual Coaching: Our proven expertise in executive coaching translates online. Available anytime, virtual coaching provides leaders access to support and development, even outside of traditional business hours. This is increasingly a preferred option by organizations right now to support their leaders to manage immediate challenges and explore solutions to critical questions that will shape the post-pandemic “new normal”. Virtual, not impersonal where we offer an individualized virtual coaching experience that gets results, yet maintains a human touch and personalized feel.
- Group & Team Coaching: In Group Coaching, our coach will facilitate the uncovering and utilizing the knowledge of a group of leaders who have been brought together by a common theme or set of challenges. The coach will help them use this collective knowledge to achieve their individual goals. Whereas in team coaching, the coach role involves the art of facilitating and challenging an existing team to maximize its performance and build high performance and strengthen productivity. When team coaching is embedded into teams, they learn to hold each other accountable, become self-managed and able to thrive in the challenging disruptive workplace of the future.
- Managerial Coaching: We offer a range of options to develop the leader’s coaching competence and leveraging coaching as a performance management tool, create a shift from a ‘command and control’ approach to a more effective, engaging and inspirational leadership style resulting in better communication, reductions in crises and conflict, meaningful employee engagement, more productive work performance and improved business results. By immediately applying the learned concepts with direct reports, peers and colleagues an an-organization wide coaching culture emerges.
- Coaching Certifications Programs: Internal Coach Certification is a rigorous and rewarding 3-6 month experiential learning program that is customized to the needs of the organization. This intensive and highly experiential learning program promotes a coaching culture by equipping an internal team of leaders with a robust set of coaching skills allowing them to coach internal leaders in short term engagements. The participants will learn to coach well, integrate those skills into their “day job” and recognize opportunities for development in others and develop the skills to improve talent retention and loyalty scores resulting in strengthening the leadership pipeline with enhanced productivity and profitability.
- Reverse Mentoring Programs: We partner with organizations to design and implement the conventional mentoring programs for high-potential employees which remains one of the greatest resources available for their development them. In recent years, we have uncovered
that the success of digital transformation within organizations, is sometimes less about the organization and the market as a whole than it is about the people who adopt data and leverage technology for better business results. Reverse mentoring or also known as “upward mentoring” is a great way for senior leaders as the primary learner to learn data and technology skills from younger team members, many of them digital natives, to advance their skills and improve outcomes for the organization.
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In today’s volatile, AI-driven, and crisis-prone world, CEOs and C-Suite leaders are navigating uncharted waters — from digital transformation and workforce reinvention to geopolitical uncertainty and stakeholder pressure.
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What Our Clients Say About Us - Testimonials
Prof Sattar Bawany, the Certified Master Executive Coach (CMEC), and the panel of senior-level Executive Coaches have earned widespread recognition for their transformative impact on leaders across diverse industries. Our clients consistently express appreciation for their insightful coaching style, deep expertise in leadership development, and unwavering commitment to empowering executives to lead with authenticity, resilience, and strategic clarity.
Many testimonials highlight our panel of coaches’ ability to rapidly build trust and rapport with their coachees, creating a safe and reflective environment for personal growth. Executives from multinational corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations have described his coaching as “life-changing,” noting that it not only enhanced their leadership capabilities but also strengthened their emotional intelligence and decision-making skills. A common sentiment shared by clients is that our coaches possess a rare ability to ask the right questions—those that provoke deep introspection and inspire meaningful change.
One senior executive of a global financial services firm shared that our coaching support helped him navigate a challenging leadership transition with clarity and confidence. Through structured coaching sessions and practical frameworks, he was able to define a new strategic vision for his team, manage resistance to change, and cultivate a more inclusive and collaborative work culture. Another client, the CEO of a regional healthcare provider, praised Prof Bawany for his customized approach that combined neuroscience-based leadership insights with pragmatic business strategies. She noted that the coaching experience not only improved her executive presence but also sharpened her ability to lead during crises and uncertainty.
Clients frequently commend our coaches for their mastery in integrating real-world business acumen with a deep understanding of human behavior. As seasoned and highly successful business practitioners as well as authors of several books on leadership and disruptive change, our coaches bring a wealth of thought leadership that enhances the coaching experience. Our clients have remarked that our coaches’ knowledge is not merely theoretical but grounded in decades of experience as a business leader and executive development expert. This credibility allows them to challenge senior leaders effectively while also supporting them with empathy and strategic counsel.
Another recurring theme in testimonials is the measurable impact of the coaching engagement. Many organizations report tangible improvements in leadership effectiveness, team engagement, and overall organizational performance as a direct result of their interventions. From enabling smoother succession planning to fostering agile leadership mindsets, the coaching engagements consistently deliver lasting results.
In conclusion, the testimonials from our clients affirm our panel status as world-class executive coaches. Their unique blend of academic rigor, coaching excellence, and real-world leadership experience positions them as a trusted advisor to today’s top executives. Whether guiding leaders through transformation, crisis, or growth, both executive and transition coaching continue to shape high-performing leaders who are equipped to thrive in an increasingly complex and disruptive world. The extract of the clients’ testimonials is appended below which can be found here.