The Future-Ready Leadership™ Book Series

2027

The Future of Human–AI Organizations: Leadership as SHAPER: The CEO’s Strategic Agenda

Author: Sattar Bawany · Publisher: Business Expert Press (BEP)

The future of leadership is not human or artificial. It is Human–AI. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how organizations compete, operate, make decisions and create value. Yet the defining challenge for CEOs is not simply adopting new technologies; it is deliberately shaping how human intelligence, judgment, creativity and machine intelligence work together to build high-performing, adaptive and responsible organizations.

The Future of Human–AI Organizations: Leadership as SHAPER: The CEO’s Strategic Agenda presents a strategic agenda for CEOs, Board Directors and senior executives leading this transformation. Drawing on the SHAPER AI Leadership™ Model, research-informed insights, executive advisory experience and practical organizational applications, it shows how leaders can move beyond isolated AI initiatives to build integrated Human–AI Organizations.

Written for CEOs, Board Directors, C-suite executives, CHROs, CLOs, transformation and technology leaders, leadership consultants, executive coaches and academics, this book makes the case that sustainable advantage will come not from technology alone, but from leaders who shape how people, intelligent technologies and organizational systems create meaningful value together.

2026

The SHAPER Leader: A Practical Implementation Guide to Building Human–AI Organizations

The SHAPER Leader is a practical implementation guide for leaders navigating the transition from AI adoption to the Human–AI organization. It addresses how leaders can redesign strategy, work, decision-making, organizational architecture and governance so that human judgment and machine intelligence create value together while preserving human agency, accountability, trust and organizational learning.

The book introduces the SHAPER AI Leadership™ Model, an integrated leadership architecture built around six capabilities: Strategic Foresight; Harness Human–AI Collaboration; Architect Adaptive Organizations; Protect Trust Through Ethical AI Governance; Execute Transformation with Agility; and Renew Leadership Capability Continuously. It provides leaders with a practical pathway from diagnosis and design through governance, execution, renewal and institutionalization.

2026

The Human-AI Enterprise: Governance, Transformation and Sustainable Advantage in the Age of AI

The third volume in the Future-Ready Leadership™ Book Series shifts the focus from preparing leaders and designing Human–AI organizations to governing and transforming the enterprise for sustainable advantage in the Age of AI. It examines how Boards, CEOs and executive teams can align strategy, governance, technology, people and culture to scale AI responsibly across the organization. Through research-informed frameworks, practical tools and enterprise applications, the book explores AI governance, transformation leadership, organizational resilience, ethical oversight, stakeholder trust and the capabilities required to create enduring value in an increasingly intelligent and interconnected business environment.

2026

Leading Human–AI Organizations: Designing Work, Leadership and Organizations for the Age of Intelligent Machines

Building on the foundations of future-ready leadership, Volume 2 explores how leaders can design and lead high-performing Human–AI organizations in an era of intelligent machines. The book examines how work, leadership, organizational structures, decision-making and human capability must evolve as AI becomes increasingly embedded across the enterprise. It provides Boards, CEOs and senior executives with practical guidance for strengthening human–AI collaboration, redesigning work and roles, developing responsible AI-enabled leadership practices and creating adaptive organizations that combine technological capability with human judgment, creativity and trust.

2026

Future-Ready Leadership: Preparing Leaders for Disruption, Crisis, and AI-Accelerated Change

The foundational volume in the Future-Ready Leadership™ Book Series, this book examines what leaders, Boards and organizations must do to remain effective amid disruption, crisis and AI-accelerated change. It moves beyond traditional notions of leadership readiness to focus on the mindset, judgment, adaptability and capabilities required to navigate uncertainty, make consequential decisions and lead transformation responsibly. Drawing on practical frameworks and research-informed insights, it provides senior leaders with a roadmap for strengthening cognitive readiness, organizational resilience, human–AI leadership and sustainable performance.

2025

The Making of a C.R.I.S.I.S. Leader

Provides a practical roadmap for leading through disruption, uncertainty, and crisis. Drawing on the C.R.I.S.I.S. Leadership Model, the book equips leaders with the capabilities to strengthen resilience, make sound decisions under pressure, mobilize people effectively, and lead organizations through turbulent and rapidly changing environments.

2023

Leadership in Disruptive Times: Negotiating the New Balance (2nd Edition)

Examines the megatrends of future disruptive forces that organizations must anticipate and address in their crisis management and business sustainability plans. The book provides practical insights and frameworks for navigating constant disruption and crisis, strengthening organizational agility and resilience, balancing enterprise risk management with corporate sustainability, and leading successful digital transformation.

2020

Leadership in Disruptive Times (1st Edition)

Examines the leadership challenges of navigating unprecedented disruption, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the accelerating digital transformation of the workplace. The book provides best-practice approaches, practical frameworks, and proven tools to help leaders build organizational resilience, lead effectively through crisis and uncertainty, and successfully implement digital transformation.

2019

Transforming the Next Generation Leaders: Developing Future Leaders for a Disruptive, Digital-Driven Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0)

Examines the leadership capabilities required for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and an increasingly digital and disruptive business environment. The book provides practical insights for developing the next generation of leaders to navigate transformation, lead diverse organizations, embrace innovation, and deliver sustainable performance.

2010

Coaching in Asia: The First Decade

A landmark anthology examining the emergence and development of executive coaching across Asia. As a contributing author, Sattar Bawany provides practitioner insights into leadership and executive coaching within the Asian context. The book captures the foundations, experiences, and evolving practices that shaped the region’s executive coaching profession.