Testimonials:

“You had successfully helped to communicate to our members the processes, issues, and challenges of managing digital transformation in organisations especially in the context of post COVID19. Many of our members had conveyed their sincere appreciation for such a unique opportunity to join and participate in the webinar and to hear from a distinguished speaker. Your ability to simplify a complex subject is truly admirable. The active engagement that ensued is a testament to the success of the webinar.

The presentation and interaction thereafter were engaging, demonstrating the broad knowledge of strategy and management expertise that you possess which could be brought down for practical application to small and medium-sized companies. We are also very grateful for your generosity to share vast numbers of quality corporate examples and experiences. The disruptive digital mindset is now firmly embedded in the members who had attended the webinar. Thank you for contributing to the development of our SICCI members and I hope there will be a future opportunity for the Chambers to engage your services once again.”

“I have been formally trained in some of the best institutions in the United States to include US military flight school, whereupon completion I flew over 50 combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan as a Helicopter Aircraft Commander. Needless to say, I have a high standard in regards to training and Professor Bawany masterfully weaves “VUCA” principles into his deep insight of leadership qualities creating training that far exceeds expectations and is immensely valuable to all leaders who inevitably will be faced with decisions of disruption no matter the industry.

The level and nature of Professor Bawany’s training are exceptional as he continually utilizes concrete exercises, practical examples and provides excellent analysis. His work is some of the most professional training I have ever encountered and as the Executive Director of AIT Extension, I look forward to future engagement and training opportunities from/with Professor Bawany and his Disruptive Leadership Institute.”

“We have benefitted from your extensive knowledge of the related subjects of Leadership Organizational Behaviour with the various examples which are contemporary, practical and 14 relevant to our roles as business leaders, allow us to implement the frameworks and models taught within our organization. We appreciate your ability to reach out to all participants with your thought-provoking insights on Disruptive Leadership in this Volatile, Uncertainty, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) business environment. We are also very grateful for your generosity to share vast numbers of quality research-based published articles and videos relevant not only to the programme but also to our leadership and professional development. The contemporary case studies analysis of leading global organizations provide the best practices tools, approaches, and practices that enable the participants to develop ‘disruptive digital leadership’ competencies and capabilities to improve business acumen and personal leadership effectiveness that impact effective problem solving and decision making on the business challenges that are being faced at work.”

“We appreciate you personally taking the time to provide us with the timely information that you shared. The positive responses to the symposium reflect The Disruptive Leadershis
Institute’s acceptance and credibility at the international level. The attendees’ opinions about your presentation were all in agreement: You have exceeded in meeting our expectations.

Here are a few of the comments that attendees shared: I so enjoyed my time with Professor Sattar Bawany recently interacting with him on his ideas on Leadership in Disruptive Times. This new book, by the same name, is thought-provoking and timely, as we have not lived through more disruptive times in recent generations. Professor Bawany is a warm and entertaining speaker and writer and I would highly recommend this work His presentation gave insight on the timely topic of disruptive leadership. His material was useful to our current business needs. His presentation style was engaging He was friendly, focused, exceptionally knowledgeable, and relaxed Once again, thank you for making the DBU Tech Symposium successful, and we appreciate your ongoing and continued support.”

“I would like to extend our sincere appreciation for your sharing. It is highly relevant, thought-provoking and was well-received by our members, many of whom are professionals and business leaders. The Q&A session was dynamic and intense. I am certain that our members have benefited tremendously from this sharing.

The primary takeaway from the session is how to prepare for a prolonged adjustment to the current COVID-19 pandemic and how leaders can be prepared to make the necessary shift in the manner they are leading and engaging the team in the “new normal” of the post-pandemic workplace. The case studies and examples used during the session were also useful.”

“We would like to express our most sincere appreciation for you taking some of your valuable time in providing the webinar for our Banking and Financial Services Union members.

Your ‘Influence with Authority’ session had benefitted our members immensely. Fresh graduates who have just entered the workforce had provided positive feedback, and even the
more experienced staff had gleaned something valuable from your session. The lessons learned will come in useful during the day-to-day function within their companies!

On behalf of the team, I wish you all the best for your future undertaking and thank you once again for the enriching session for our members.”

“One valued aspect of the Masterclass is the highly contemporary, practical and relevant nature of the programme to our business. The highly experiential course utilises a dynamic blend of skilled instructor presentation and individual as well as group skill practice in each of the concepts presented, using real business concerns, issues and challenges brought by participants.

The introduction of multiple critical thinking process tools (including Cognitive Readiness, RED Model, Phoenix Checklist and Force Field Analysis) allows our leaders to look at problems comprehensively and make well-thought-out recommended action plans and effective decisions. The participants can use the processes they learned to apply to ongoing business challenges they faced in leading their respective teams toward achieving our organisation’s mission, vision, strategic intent, goals and KPIs.”

“The Action Learning-based Workplace Project, where the participants were required to work on specifically designed project teams, have been found by them to be extremely useful as they were able to immediately apply newly-acquired leadership practices for multidimensional problem-solving to important challenges and opportunities facing their organizations.

The participants also valued the series of contemporary and practical case studies that were introduced throughout the programme which were relevant to their circumstances. The programme curriculum includes breakthrough academic research from the latest book, “Leadership in Disruptive Times” (2020), which the participants have found to be critical in developing their agility in navigating the complexity of leading in an era of the highly disruptive and digital-driven workplace.”

“The extensive case studies of global leading organizations including Microsoft, Netflix, Starbucks and DBS Digital Banking highlights the importance of the leaders’ role in both creative disruption and disruptive innovation by connecting resources and people adeptly to build an innovation-driven and customer-centric culture to develop and implement digital transformation agendas within their organization.

The Action Learning Workplace Project as part of the Post-Workshop Assignment enables the participants to implement the newly acquired leadership skills and tools at a rapid pace within their organization and, crucially, to adapt quickly to change by adopting a ‘disruptive digital mindset’ and lead the disruption of their organization again and again to ensure their sustainability in the highly competitive era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0).”

“Based on our various interactions and mentee feedback, it is amply clear that the engagement was highly valued-add ing in terms of self-reflection about leadership styles and learning techniques to adapt them based on different people and situations. Your open, honest, direct style of interaction has been very helpful in quickly gaining relevant insights. At the same time, your support in sharing and applying critical tools to manage different levels of influence and impact has also been helpful to shorten the learning curve in the mentees’ leadership development journey.”