Current
Professor of Practice — Disruptive & Crisis Leadership
Universiti Malaya Wales (UM-Wales)
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Prof. Sattar Bawany.
CEO & C-Suite Certified Master Executive Coach of the Centre for Executive Education (CEE) and the Disruptive Leadership Institute (DLI) — trusted advisor to Boards, CEOs and C-Suite leaders across four continents.
Prof Sattar Bawany is the CEO of the Disruptive Leadership Institute (DLI) and C-Suite Certified Master Executive Coach of the Centre for Executive Education (CEE).
He brings 35 years of international business management experience, including more than 25 years in executive coaching, group facilitation and leadership development with global management consulting firms.
He has coached leaders ranging from CEOs and senior vice presidents to high-potential managers, developing their disruptive digital leadership competencies to enable personal transformation and sustained leadership effectiveness. He is especially skilled at helping executives work through leadership transition issues — individually and systemically.
His passion for people and culture centers on creating environments where employees are valued and emotionally engaged in the business — working with public and private organizations regionally and internationally through transformational change, always starting with the end in mind.
Prof Bawany is a member of the Harvard Business Review (HBR) Advisory Council, a global research community of business professionals whose professional insights and perspectives are sought by HBR to inform its publications and research across a wide range of business transformation, leadership, management, and organizational themes.
He is also the creator of SAGE™ – Strategic AI Guidance for Executives, CEE's AI-powered executive advisory capability, which extends his frameworks and executive advisory approach to leaders between formal programs and coaching engagements. Ask SAGE™.
Global Consulting Career
- Mercer HR Consulting
- Hay Group (now Korn Ferry)
- AchieveForum (now Korn Ferry)
- Drake Beam Morin - DBM (now LHH/Adecco)
- Mercuri International
35+
Years of international business management experience
25+
Years in executive coaching & leadership development
25+
Years of concurrent global academic appointments
Top 15
Elite executive coaches worldwide — CEO Weekly, 2023
Academic Appointments
Professor of Practice across leading global academic institutions.
Current
Professor of Practice — School of Management
Asia e University (AeU)
Current
Professor of Practice — Disruptive Leadership & Digital Transformation
European International University, Paris (EIU)
2013 – 2018
Adjunct Professor and Member, International Advisory Board
Curtin Graduate School of Business (CGSB), Curtin University
Awards & Recognition
Recognized among the world’s leading executive coaches.
Award-Winning CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach
Certified, accredited and recognized by the world’s leading institutions.
Publications
The Future-Ready Leadership™ Book Series
A forward-looking book series for developing the next generation of future-ready leaders in an era of accelerating disruption, crisis, and AI-enabled transformation. Discover research-based insights, practical frameworks, and proven strategies for navigating uncertainty, harnessing AI responsibly, leading high-performing organizations, and delivering sustainable impact.
2026
Forthcoming · Q4 2026
Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations
Explores how leaders can shape high-performing Human–AI organizations by integrating strategic foresight, responsible AI, human–AI collaboration, adaptive organizational design, ethical governance, executive transformation, and continuous leadership renewal. Introduces the SHAPER AI Leadership™ Model as a practical framework for leading confidently in an AI-enabled future.
More information2026
Future-Ready Leadership™ Book Series
Future-Ready Leadership: Preparing Leaders for Disruption, Crisis, and AI-Accelerated Change
A practical and research-based guide for leaders navigating disruption, crisis, and AI-accelerated change. The book equips Boards, CEOs, and senior executives with proven frameworks and actionable strategies to strengthen cognitive readiness, make sound decisions under uncertainty, build organizational resilience, harness AI responsibly, and lead sustainable transformation in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world.
More information2025
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.
More information2023
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.
More information2020
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.
More information2019
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.
More information2010
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.
More informationCertifications & Professional Memberships
Accreditations.
- Certified Master Executive Coach (CMEC) — International Professional Managers Association (IPMA UK)
- Member — Harvard Business Review (HBR) Advisory Council
- Member — Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School
- Fellow — International Professional Managers Association (IPMA)
- Fellow — Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
- Professional Member — Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Professional Member — Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
- Practicing Member — International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Practicing Member — International Association of Coaching (IAC)
- Advisory Panel Member — China-ASEAN Business Association (CABA)
- Advisory Panel Member — RHT G.R.A.C.E. Institute
- Fellow & Accredited Senior Professional — Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI)
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