Leadership in Disruptive Times - 2023

𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲? 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - 𝟑𝟎 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/edition-21-how-stop-taking-work-so-personally-leading-bawany-onduc

In today’s hyperconnected, AI-driven, and performance-obsessed workplace, it’s easy for our professional identity to become tightly woven into our sense of self.

When leaders over-identify with their work, every challenge becomes a reflection of their worth rather than a situation to navigate. This emotional entanglement leads to burnout, defensiveness, and impaired decision-making — all costly in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and digitally disruptive (VUCAD) world.

CEOs like Satya Nadella (Microsoft) and Jacinda Ardern (former New Zealand PM) have shown that emotionally intelligent and cognitively ready leadership fosters psychological safety. Nadella’s focus on empathy transformed Microsoft’s culture from a “know-it-all” to a “learn-it-all” mindset — revitalizing innovation and engagement.

𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒔

Pause Before Reacting – Build reflective space between stimulus and response. Leaders who do this cultivate control and reduce emotional contagion in teams.

Reframe Feedback as Data – View criticism as information, not identity. This mindset encourages growth and learning.

Cultivate Empathy and Boundaries – Understand others’ perspectives while preserving emotional energy.

Practice Cognitive Readiness – Use tools like the RED Critical Thinking Model to balance rational analysis with emotional awareness.

Model Vulnerability – Authenticity builds trust. Admitting uncertainty or emotion can strengthen psychological safety.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒎 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒆

Leading with emotional agility and cognitive readiness is no longer optional — it’s strategic. In a world where AI, automation, and disruption define the workplace, our human ability to regulate emotion, think critically, and act with composure becomes the ultimate differentiator.

💬 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:

How do you balance emotional resilience with high performance? Share your reflections and join the dialogue in the “Ask Your Master Coach” Series — a complimentary LinkedIn newsletter by the Disruptive Leadership Institute (DLI) exploring leadership, disruption, and transformation in today’s VUCAD world.

👉 Subscribe. Reflect. Reimagine Leadership. https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/ask-your-master-coach-series-7328407385465585665/






https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/edition-21-how-stop-taking-work-so-personally-leading-bawany-onduc

Edition #21: How to Stop Taking Work So Personally? — Leading with Emotional Agility and Cognitive Readiness ASK YOUR MASTER COACH SERIES How to Stop Taking Work So Personally — Leading with Emotional Agility and Cognitive Readiness 1. Reframing the Question: Why We Take Work Personally In today’s AI-driven, hyperconnected world, work has become deeply intertwined with identity.

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐧 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤, 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦” 𝐨𝐧 𝟑 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐰, 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5WjzKZ-gDo

In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and digitally disruptive (VUCAD) environment, leaders and coaches must go beyond managing change—they must thrive through it.

At the 2025 Executive and Business Coaching Forum in Moscow, Russia, Prof Sattar Bawany CMEC — CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach at the Disruptive Leadership Institute (DLI) shared breakthrough insights on the DLI’s innovative and proven Best Practice Coaching Framework — “𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌. 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅. 𝑩𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎.” The Framework has been successful in equipping and transforming CEOs, C-Suite Executives, and Board Members with the cognitive readiness, agility, and resilience needed to lead in times of turbulence. The details of the Framework can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/urgency-disruption-mindset-prof-sattar-bawany-p0zqc

Grounded in research from DLI’s acclaimed Future-Ready Leadership book series, this framework has been tested globally across industries and cultures. It provides a clear roadmap for developing the Disruption Mindset — the capacity to challenge assumptions, reimagine possibilities, and drive transformation with courage and purpose.

🔍 Key Takeaways:

✅ Develop Agility & Resilience — Equip leaders to adapt and remain grounded amid disruption.

✅ Enable Disruptive & Crisis Leadership — Build the courage to pivot, sustain trust, and lead transformation.

✅ Foster Human-Centered Leadership — Balance innovation with empathy, inclusivity, and purpose-driven impact.

✅ Unlock Breakthrough Thinking — Leverage proven coaching frameworks for measurable transformation and sustained performance.

📘 Explore the Future-Ready Leadership Book Series:
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/books/

📌Coaching in Asia (2010)
📌Transforming the Next Generation of Leaders for Industry 4.0 (2019)
📌Leadership in Disruptive Times (2023)
📌The Making of a C.R.I.S.I.S. Leader (2025)

👉 Learn more or access special pricing for bulk purchases:
📩 [email protected]
🌐 www.disruptiveleadership.institute/books

The details of the presentation at the Keynote Session can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/disruption-mindset-coaching-leaders-break-build-boldly-bawany-wd1lc



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5WjzKZ-gDo

The Disruption Mindset: Coaching Leaders to Break, Build, and Boldly Transform - 3 October 2025 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 ....

💥 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 💥
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/edition-30-building-high-performance-teams-age-ai-score-bawany-eiptc

In today’s fast-changing, AI-driven world, one question matters most for leaders:

👉 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎, 𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 — 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒆 — 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏?

The answer lies in the S.C.O.R.E.™ Framework from the Disruptive Leadership Institute (DLI) — a powerful, research-backed model for developing High-Performance Teams.

S.C.O.R.E. stands for:

📌S – Strategy (Shared purpose and alignment)
📌C – Clear Roles (Clarity and accountability)
📌O – Open Communication (Trust and transparency)
📌R – Rapid Response (Agility and speed)
📌E – Effective Leadership (Coaching and empowerment)

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐲𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚, 𝐄𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭.

In the AI-augmented workplace, success isn’t about humans vs. machines — It’s about humans + machines performing better together.

The S.C.O.R.E. Framework creates teams that are:

✅ Aligned to strategy
✅ Digitally agile
✅ Psychologically safe
✅ High-performing and future-ready

🔗 Learn more about the SCORE™ Framework and how to apply it in your team:
👉 https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/score_framework/

Let’s shape teams that don’t just chase performance — but define the future of organizational excellence.





https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/edition-30-building-high-performance-teams-age-ai-score-bawany-eiptc

Edition #30: Building High-Performance Teams in the Age of AI Disruption: Leveraging on the SCORE™ Framework – 28 October 2025 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄™ 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/disruption-mindset-coaching-leaders-break-build-boldly-bawany-wd1lc

⚡ Disruption is not coming — it’s already here.

At the 2025 Executive & Business Coaching Forum in Moscow, I had the privilege of sharing insights from my Future-Ready Leadership book series on how leaders can thrive — not merely survive — in today’s VUCAD world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous, and Digital-driven).

The keynote, “Developing the Disruption Mindset: Coaching Leaders to Break, Build, and Boldly Transform,” explored how coaching can help leaders and organizations not only respond to disruption — but shape it. For details of the presentation at the Forum, visit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/disruption-mindset-coaching-leaders-break-build-boldly-bawany-wd1lc

Through our work at the Disruptive Leadership Institute (DLI), we’ve discovered that leadership transformation starts when executives learn to:

🔹 Break what no longer serves,
🔹 Build what truly matters, and
🔹 Boldly Transform themselves, their teams, and their systems.

This is the essence of The Disruption Mindset — a new leadership capability for the age of perpetual change.

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/books/

💬 Follow me, Prof Sattar Bawany on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bawany/ for more real talk on leadership, transformation, and creating workplaces that actually work—for people.

Invite your network of professionals, change-makers, and forward-thinking leaders to subscribe and join the global conversation on leading in times of turbulence: "𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌: 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒚" 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/leadership-in-turbulence-7341453970239909888

👉 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌! 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒍𝒚.

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𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙
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𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒕𝒅, 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒆 (𝑪𝑬𝑬)
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/disruption-mindset-coaching-leaders-break-build-boldly-bawany-wd1lc

In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and digitally disruptive (VUCAD) environment, leaders and coaches must go beyond managing change—they must thrive through it.

At the 2025 Executive and Business Coaching Forum in Moscow, Russia, Prof Sattar Bawany CMEC — CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach at the Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC New York, NY (DLI) and Professor of Practice in Disruptive & Crisis Leadership at European International University - Paris (Official) — shared breakthrough insights drawn from the “Future-Ready Leadership” Book Series.

🔍 Key Takeaways:

✅ Develop Agility & Resilience — Equip leaders to adapt and remain grounded amid disruption.

✅ Enable Disruptive & Crisis Leadership — Build the courage to pivot, sustain trust, and lead transformation.

✅ Foster Human-Centered Leadership — Balance innovation with empathy, inclusivity, and purpose-driven impact.

✅ Unlock Breakthrough Thinking — Leverage proven coaching frameworks for measurable transformation and sustained
performance.

📘 Explore the Future-Ready Leadership Book Series:
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/books/

📌Coaching in Asia (2010)
📌Transforming the Next Generation of Leaders for Industry 4.0 (2019)
📌Leadership in Disruptive Times (2023)
📌The Making of a C.R.I.S.I.S. Leader (2025)

👉 Learn more or access special pricing for bulk purchases:
📩 [email protected]
🌐 www.disruptiveleadership.institute/books



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/disruption-mindset-coaching-leaders-break-build-boldly-bawany-wd1lc

The Disruption Mindset: Coaching Leaders to Break, Build, and Boldly Transform Future-Ready Leadership in a Disruptive, VUCAD World In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and digitally disruptive (VUCAD) environment, leaders and coaches must go beyond managing change—they must thrive through it. At the 2025 Executive and Business Coaching Forum in Moscow, Russ...

🔥 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 — 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦’𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
https://hbr.org/2018/08/most-managers-dont-know-how-to-coach-people-but-they-can-learn

Let’s be blunt.
Most managers think they’re coaching.
They’re not.
They’re telling, fixing, or micromanaging.

In today’s AI-driven, fast-moving workplace, that’s a problem.
Because people don’t need more instructions — they need insight.
They don’t need someone hovering over their shoulder — they need someone who helps them think better on their own.
Coaching isn’t soft. It’s strategic.

It’s what turns average managers into growth multipliers.
Take Satya Nadella at Microsoft. He transformed a “know-it-all” culture into a “learn-it-all” one.
Not by issuing new rules — but by modeling curiosity, asking better questions, and coaching his leaders to do the same.
That’s how a trillion-dollar company got its edge back.

Here’s what real coaching leaders do:
👉 They listen more than they talk.
👉 They ask, “What do you think?” instead of giving the answer.
👉 They build psychological safety so people dare to experiment, fail, and grow.
👉 They focus on strengths, not just gaps.

When managers coach, employees stop waiting for permission.
They start owning problems, taking initiative, and pushing boundaries.
That’s how innovation, accountability, and engagement take root — not from AI, but from authentic human connection.

The truth?
In the age of digital transformation, the best technology can’t replace a great coaching conversation.
Machines can process data.
But only humans can unlock potential.

💬 Your turn: How are you helping your managers become better coaches — not just better bosses?

💬 Follow me, Prof Sattar Bawany on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bawany/ for more real talk on leadership, transformation, and creating workplaces that actually work—for people.

Prof Sattar Bawany
𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙
𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟 & 𝐶-𝑆𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ
𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝑳𝑪, 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝑵𝒀 (𝑫𝑳𝑰)
𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒕𝒅, 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒆 (𝑪𝑬𝑬)
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar-bawany/
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/leadership-in-turbulence-7341453970239909888/

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞!
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/special-edition-29-from-control-courage-why-beats-every-bawany-nhacf

🚨 The Illusion of Control is Killing Leadership

Let’s cut the BS.

Most leaders are still clinging to control — control of outcomes, control of people, control of everything that can’t actually be controlled.

Here’s the truth: control doesn’t build resilient teams — courage does.

In today’s turbulent, AI-driven, volatile world, control gives you the illusion of safety while everything underneath quietly cracks.

The leaders who survive — and thrive — aren’t the ones trying to grip tighter…...They’re the ones who let go and lead with courage.

✅ Courage to admit they don’t have all the answers.

✅ Courage to empower their people to take risks.

✅ Courage to make the hard calls when there’s no playbook.

✅ Courage to stay true to their values when pressure mounts.

When you lead with courage, something powerful happens:

📌Teams stop waiting for permission.

📌Innovation replaces fear.

📌People start believing again.

📌Performance becomes sustainable, not forced.

Because control might get you compliance — but courage earns you commitment.

And commitment is what drives organizational excellence.

So here’s the challenge:

Are you leading through control… or through courage?

💬 Share your experience in the comments:

What’s one courageous leadership decision that changed your team for the better?

🔥 Read the full, no-fluff article at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/special-edition-29-from-control-courage-why-beats-every-bawany-nhacf

👉 “From Control to Courage – Why Courage Beats Control Every Time” in the Leadership in Turbulence Newsletter.

No jargon. No sugar-coating. Just straight talk on what it really takes to lead in chaos.

🔗 Subscribe to Leadership in Turbulence at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/leadership-in-turbulence-7341453970239909888/ and join a growing community of bold leaders learning how to lead with clarity, courage, and confidence when the world gets messy.

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/books/

Prof Sattar Bawany
𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙
𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟 & 𝐶-𝑆𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ
𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝑳𝑪, 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝑵𝒀 (𝑫𝑳𝑰)
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar-bawany/



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/special-edition-29-from-control-courage-why-beats-every-bawany-nhacf

Special Edition #29: From Control to Courage: Why Courage Beats Control Every Time! - 16 October 2025 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 – 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆. Let’s be honest.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐨 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞?
𝑨𝒔𝒌 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/edition-20-how-do-we-accelerate-executive-learning-without-bawany-33osf

In today’s hyper-disruptive, AI-driven business world, leaders can no longer

afford to separate learning from performance. The most successful organizations, like , , and , are proving that continuous, agile learning fuels innovation, resilience, and growth.

Accelerating executive learning isn’t about doing more training; it’s about embedding development into the rhythm of work. By cultivating learning agility, cognitive readiness, and reflective practice, executives can make faster, smarter decisions while driving results.

In this edition of the Ask Your Master Coach Series, we explore how to build a leadership culture where learning and performance thrive together.

📩 For deeper insights and the full article, subscribe to the Ask Your Master Coach Series at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/ask-your-master-coach-series-7328407385465585665/

Reference:
The Future-Ready Leadership Book Series https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/books/

Prof Sattar Bawany
𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙
𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟 & 𝐶-𝑆𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ
𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝑳𝑪, 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝑵𝒀 (𝑫𝑳𝑰)
𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒕𝒅, 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒆 (𝑪𝑬𝑬)
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar-bawany/
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/leadership-in-turbulence/



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/edition-20-how-do-we-accelerate-executive-learning-without-bawany-33osf

Edition #20: How do we accelerate executive learning without sacrificing performance? - 16 October 2025 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐨 𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞? 𝑨𝒔𝒌 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑴𝒂...

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐂.𝐑.𝐈.𝐒.𝐈.𝐒. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥

In today’s volatile and unpredictable world, true leadership is tested not in calm waters but in the storm. The Executive Masterclass on “𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪.𝑹.𝑰.𝑺.𝑰.𝑺. 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏” empowers senior leaders, directors, and executives to navigate uncertainty with clarity, courage, and confidence.

This intensive 1-day program delves into proven frameworks of disruptive leadership and the acclaimed C.R.I.S.I.S. model—equipping participants with practical tools to make tough decisions, sustain team morale, and turn adversity into opportunity. Lead with resilience, foresight, and agility—transform disruption into your greatest strategic advantage.

Date: 12 November 2025 (Wednesday)
Venue: Hotel Maya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Speaker: Prof. Sattar Bawany – Internationally recognized thought leader in disruptive and crisis leadership, C-suite executive coaching, and executive education. https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/ceo-profile/

Fee: RM2,500 per participant
✨ Early bird rate: RM2,000 (register before 19 October 2025)
✨ Group Discount: 15% (3-5 pax), 20% (6+ pax)

Gain powerful insights, real-world strategies, and leadership tools to build resilience and thrive in times of uncertainty.

👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/gn4aK_Bu
📞 Contact: +6012-290 7963 (Shahril)







Roselina Ahmad Saufi Universiti Malaya Wales

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 – 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬

🚨 Resilience Has Become a Buzzword

📌 Let’s get real. Everyone loves to talk about “resilience.” Companies boast about it. Leaders put it on slides. HR puts it in competency frameworks.

📌 But here’s the problem: resilience is defensive. It’s about bouncing back. It’s about surviving.

📌 That’s not good enough anymore.

In today’s turbulent, AI-driven, geopolitically unstable, disruption-heavy world, bouncing back is the bare minimum. Organizations that only aim for resilience are playing not to lose.

The real winners? They go beyond resilience. They become antifragile—able not just to withstand shocks, but to get stronger because of them.

❌ Why Resilience Alone Fails

🔥Resilience sounds good. But in practice, it often looks like this:

“Let’s just get through this quarter.”
“Let’s hold the line until things stabilize.”
“Let’s minimize damage.”

🔥That’s survival mode. And survival mode drains people, burns out teams, and kills innovation.

Look at history:

✅Kodak was “resilient” in the face of digital cameras. It bounced back again and again… until it didn’t.

✅Blockbuster survived plenty of market shifts—until Netflix changed the rules.

✅Companies that cut costs and downsized during crises often looked resilient—only to collapse later because they killed their own future capacity.

Resilience keeps you alive. Antifragility helps you dominate.

Read further at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/edition-28-resilience-enough-building-antifragile-teams-bawany-2gzjc

🔥 Resilience is not enough. Leaders who only aim to “bounce back” are playing defense. The future belongs to antifragile teams—those who grow stronger because of disruption, not despite it.

👉 How are you helping your teams bounce forward, not just bounce back? Share your examples and lessons. Let’s spark a global conversation on building antifragile leadership.

Prof Sattar Bawany
𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙
𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟 & 𝐶-𝑆𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ
𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝑳𝑪, 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝑵𝒀 (𝑫𝑳𝑰)
𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝒙𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒕𝒆 𝑳𝒕𝒅, 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒆 (𝑪𝑬𝑬)
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar-bawany/
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/leadership-in-turbulence-7341453970239909888/




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Edition #28: Resilience Is Not Enough – Building Antifragile Leadership Teams - 6 October 2025 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 – 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 🚨 Resilience Has Become a Buzzword Let’s get real. Everyone lov...

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AI isn’t just another “tech trend.” It’s a business reset.

The CEOs who survived the pivot from legacy to AI-first didn’t just talk AI. They changed the way they led.

Here’s what they did 👇

✅ Satya Nadella (Microsoft) – Made bold bets (OpenAI partnership) + reframed the mission around AI.

✅ Arvind Krishna (IBM) – Cut legacy baggage (Kyndryl) + doubled down on AI/hybrid cloud.

✅ Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) – Hired AI talent + turned GPUs into the backbone of AI infrastructure.

✅ Sundar Pichai (Google) – Pushed “AI-first” mandate + put AI in every product you touch.

✅ Andy Jassy (Amazon) – Communicated AI as the growth engine of AWS + kept customers aligned.

✅ Elon Musk (Tesla/X) – Took bold risks on AI (Autopilot, X.ai) + normalized failure as part of progress.

✅ Satya Nadella (again) – Reset Microsoft’s culture to “learn-it-all” — adaptability as the new edge.

🔥Leadership Behaviours That Drive the AI Pivot:


📌Bet big and visible on AI.

📌Redirect resources from legacy to future.

📌Rebuild your talent base.

📌Push customer-facing AI experiments.

📌Shape the story — internally & externally.

📌Normalize risk and failure.


🔥Reset culture around learning > knowing.


🚀 The lesson?

📌The AI pivot is no longer optional. It’s existential.

📌Leaders who hesitate will be disrupted by those who act.


👉 So — what’s your AI leadership pivot? Are you reallocating, reshaping, or still waiting?


I invite subscribers of the Leadership in Turbulence Newsletter and the wider Facebook and LinkedIn community to share your experiences, frameworks, and strategies in the comments. Let’s learn together and shape a leadership playbook for an AI-powered, disruption-driven world.

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Prof Sattar Bawany
𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐵𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙
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