Disruptive Leadership Institute - DLI New York

06/10/2026

🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐁𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝.
https://forms.gle/UrzHRTrV7qoySz2i8
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-edge-why-crisis-must-evolve-age-ai-prof-sattar-bawany-xrdbc

Artificial Intelligence is transforming how organizations operate, compete, and make decisions. But it is also fundamentally changing how crises emerge, escalate, and spread.

In today’s environment, leadership is no longer simply about managing operations or driving performance.

It is about:

✔ Navigating ambiguity amid digital noise
✔ Making high-stakes decisions under pressure
✔ Leading responsibly in AI-enabled environments
✔ Building trust during uncertainty and disruption
✔ Responding with agility when events move faster than traditional governance systems

In my latest article for the Leadership in Turbulence newsletter, I explore why traditional crisis leadership models are no longer sufficient in an AI-driven world, and why leaders must evolve toward more adaptive, resilient, and human-centered approaches to leadership.

This will also be the key theme of the upcoming Webinar hosted by the European International University - Paris (Official) and EIU Regional Campus (Dubai) on 25th June 2026. 🔗

Scan the QR code on the banner to register for the Webinar. https://forms.gle/UrzHRTrV7qoySz2i8

The article also introduces key insights from my forthcoming book:
📘 Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations
(Forthcoming, Business Expert Press LLC, Q4 2026) https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/leadership-as-shaper/

Among the key questions explored, which will be further discussed during the Webinar, include:

❓ How do leaders distinguish meaningful signals from overwhelming digital noise?
❓ How do organizations maintain trust when AI influences critical decisions?
❓ Can traditional crisis management frameworks keep pace with AI-driven disruption?
❓ What leadership capabilities will define future-ready organizations?

The future will not reward leaders who merely react faster.

It will reward leaders who can think strategically, adapt continuously, and lead responsibly amid accelerating disruption.

I invite you to read the article and join the conversation.

Prof Sattar Bawany
CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach
Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC, New York, NY (DLI)
Professor of Practice, European International University - Paris (Official)
🌐 https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar.bawany/
✉️ [email protected] | 📱 WhatsApp: +65 9002 3848

Ky. Col. Prof. Dr. Edward Roy Krishnan, European International University - Paris (Official)
Dr. Paula Abola, PhD EIU Regional Campus (Dubai)
Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC, New York, NY (DLI)

06/08/2026

"𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔" 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐙𝐚𝐨-𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
https://hbr.org/2026/06/how-people-are-really-using-ai-in-2026

Marc Zao-Sanders’ latest HBR article, How People Are Really Using AI in 2026, offers an insightful snapshot of AI adoption across the globe.

Yet the most significant takeaway is not how people are using AI.

It is what these emerging behaviors reveal about the future of leadership and organizational competitiveness.

The findings suggest that AI is rapidly evolving from a productivity tool into a cognitive companion. Increasingly, individuals are using AI not only for research, writing, and problem-solving but also for reflection, decision support, coaching, and emotional guidance.

This trend raises a critical question:

As AI becomes more capable of generating answers, what becomes the unique value of human leadership?

In my latest book, Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations [1], I argue that the future competitive advantage of organizations will not be determined by AI capability alone.

After all, AI technologies are becoming increasingly accessible and democratized.

At the Disruptive Leadership Institute, our research on the SHAPER AI Leadership Model™ [2] consistently finds that future-ready leaders must balance technological capability with distinctly human strengths—strategic judgment, ethical discernment, empathy, adaptability, and purpose-driven leadership.

As I often tell executives in my coaching engagements:

"AI can generate answers. Leaders must determine which answers matter."

The defining question for leaders in 2026 is no longer:

"How do we adopt AI?"

It is:

"How do we ensure AI strengthens rather than diminishes human judgment?"

That may well become the most important leadership challenge of our generation.

References:
[1] Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/leadership-as-shaper/

[2] The SHAPER AI Leadership Model™
https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/shaper-ai-leadership-model/

06/05/2026

𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵™
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗲 𝗕𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗿𝗮?

Many boards are asking whether their organizations are ready for AI.

A more important question may be:
𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜-𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

For decades, board governance focused on financial performance, compliance, risk oversight, succession planning, and strategy.

Today, AI is transforming every one of these responsibilities.

Boards must now oversee:

✓ AI-driven decision-making
✓ Data governance and cybersecurity
✓ Ethical AI deployment
✓ Human-AI workforce transformation
✓ Regulatory and geopolitical risks
✓ Stakeholder trust and transparency
✓ Long-term organizational resilience

In my latest "Ask Your Master Coach" LinkedIn Newsletter article, I explore one of the most important leadership questions facing directors and

senior executives today:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗿𝗮?

Drawing on insights from my latest research and forthcoming book, Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations, and The SHAPER AI Leadership Model™, I share ten critical governance questions that every board should be discussing now—not five years from now.

Among them:

• How will AI create sustainable competitive advantage?
• Who is accountable when AI makes a wrong decision?
• Are we governing data as a strategic asset?
• Are we building trust faster than we are deploying technology?
• Do we have the right leadership talent for the AI era?
• Are we future-proofing the organization or merely automating the present?

I invite board directors, CEOs, CHROs, CIOs, governance professionals, and leadership practitioners to join the conversation.

What is the single most important AI governance question your board or leadership team is discussing today?

If this topic resonates with you, I invite you to:

✓ Read the full article in my "Ask Your Master Coach" LinkedIn Newsletter at https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/ask-your-master-coach-series-7328407385465585665/

✓ Follow the newsletter for weekly insights on leadership, governance, executive coaching, and the future of Human–AI organizations

✓ Share your boardroom experiences and governance challenges in the comments

✓ Repost this discussion to help elevate the quality of AI governance conversations across organizations

The future of governance will depend on the questions leaders ask today.

Prof Sattar Bawany
CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach
Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC, New York, NY (DLI)
✉️ [email protected] | 📱 WhatsApp: +65 9002 3848
🌐 https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar.bawany

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-new-board-level-governance-questions-should-we-asking-bawany-ueyvc

Ask Your Master Coach What New Board-Level Governance Questions Should We Be Asking in the AI Era? By Prof Sattar Bawany One of the questions I am increasingly hearing from CEOs, board directors, and senior executives is: "What new board-level governance questions should we be asking in the AI era?"

06/04/2026

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐀𝐈 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐇𝐁𝐑, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
https://hbr.org/2026/05/leading-the-human-ai-organization

𝐀 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐁𝐑 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.

An insightful synthesis of one of the most important leadership conversations of our time.

What resonates strongly with our research at the Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC, New York, NY (DLI) is the recognition that the real challenge is not AI adoption but instead it is leadership adaptation. Technology disruption is often visible; leadership disruption is frequently underestimated.

The shift from protecting jobs to protecting relevance is particularly significant. In our work with boards, CEOs, and senior leadership teams, we have observed that sustainable competitive advantage increasingly depends on an organization’s ability to continuously renew human capabilities alongside technological advancement.

This is a central theme in Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations. The future belongs not to organizations that simply deploy AI, but to those that develop leaders who can Shape direction, Harness human and machine intelligence, Anticipate disruption, Promote adaptability, Empower people, and Reinforce trust.

I also appreciate the emphasis on avoiding "spectator mode." One of the emerging risks in AI-enabled organizations is the erosion of critical thinking when employees become passive consumers of machine-generated recommendations. Effective leaders must cultivate what we call "augmented judgment" which can be simply viewed as the ability to combine AI-generated insights with human wisdom, contextual understanding, ethical reasoning, and strategic foresight.

Perhaps most importantly, as AI becomes more capable, uniquely human leadership capabilities become more valuable, not less. Trust, empathy, purpose, resilience, and the ability to navigate ambiguity remain essential differentiators in the Human–AI Organization.

The leadership question is no longer "How do we implement AI?" but "How do we build organizations where humans and AI create value together while preserving human agency, judgment, and trust?"

Bawany, S. (2026). Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations. The book introduces the SHAPER AI Leadership Model™, a framework designed to help leaders navigate the intersection of human capability, AI augmentation, organizational resilience, and sustainable performance in an era of continuous disruption. Details available at https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/leadership-as-shaper/

06/03/2026

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐚

🚨 The Greatest Leadership Risk in the AI Era Is Not What You Don't Know. It's What You Think You Already Know.

Over the past five weeks in my Leadership In Turbulence newsletter series, I explored why AI-era leaders must:

🔹 Anticipate disruption through Strategic Foresight
🔹 Harness Human–AI Collaboration
🔹 Architect Adaptive Organizations
🔹 Protect Trust & Ethical Governance
🔹 Execute Transformation at Scale

Yet there is one capability that underpins them all.
👉 The ability to continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn.

My latest article explores the sixth and final pillar of the SHAPER AI Leadership Model™:

📚 "Learn Faster Than Change: Why Continuous Leadership Renewal Is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage in the AI Era."

In a world where AI evolves faster than traditional leadership development cycles, yesterday's expertise can quickly become tomorrow's blind spot.

The leaders who will thrive are not necessarily those with the most experience.

They are those with the greatest capacity to adapt, evolve, and renew themselves continuously.

💡 In this issue, I explore:

🔹 Why learning agility is becoming the defining leadership capability of the AI era
🔹 How leaders like Satya Nadella transformed organizational culture through a "learn-it-all" mindset
🔹 Why organizations such as Amazon institutionalize experimentation and continuous learning
🔹 How leaders can build cultures of curiosity, capability renewal, and lifelong learning

📘 This article draws on the research, principles, and best practices underpinning the SHAPER AI Leadership Model™, which forms the foundation of my forthcoming book:
Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations, (Business Expert Press, Q4 2026) https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/leadership-as-shaper

Part of the Future-Ready Leadership Book Series, the SHAPER model identifies six essential leadership competencies required to successfully lead organizations through disruption, crisis, and AI-driven transformation.

👉 AI-era leaders must SHAPE the future rather than react to it.

💬 Leadership Reflection:
When was the last time you deliberately challenged a leadership assumption that had previously contributed to your success?

Because in the AI era:
👉 The future belongs to leaders who never stop learning.

📖 Read the full article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/learn-faster-than-change-why-continuous-leadership-renewal-bawany-vhbac

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In the first article of this Leadership In Turbulence series, I explored why Strategic Foresight enables leaders to anticipate disruption before it reshapes industries. In the second article, I discussed how organizations must Harness Human–AI Collaboration to redesign work, decision-making, and v...

06/02/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩.
𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒚
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/leadership-in-turbulence-7341453970239909888/

The leadership playbook is being rewritten in real time.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming decision-making. Geopolitical tensions are reshaping global markets. Economic uncertainty is testing resilience.

Digital disruption is challenging long-held assumptions about strategy, talent, and competitive advantage.

The question is no longer whether disruption will occur.

The question is whether leaders are equipped to lead through it.

That is precisely why we have created the Leadership in Turbulence LinkedIn Newsletter.

This is not another leadership newsletter filled with generic advice or management clichés. It is a strategic briefing for CEOs, board directors, C-suite executives, senior leaders, and leadership practitioners who must navigate complexity, uncertainty, and continuous disruption.

Over recent editions, we have explored some of the defining leadership challenges of our time:

✓ Leading through AI-driven transformation and the emerging AI Leadership Paradox
✓ Building crisis leadership capability in an era where crisis is no longer an event but a constant reality
✓ Developing strategic foresight to anticipate disruption before it becomes a threat
✓ Strengthening critical thinking and decision-making under pressure
✓ Building resilient, future-ready organizations capable of thriving amid uncertainty

The reality is clear. Organizations that succeed in the coming decade will not necessarily be those with the most advanced technology. They will be those with leaders who can exercise sound judgment, think strategically, and lead confidently when the environment is most turbulent.

If you are committed to becoming that kind of leader, we invite you to join our growing community of executives and leadership professionals.

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Because leadership matters most when certainty disappears.

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Prof Sattar Bawany
Disruptive Leadership Institute - DLI New York
🌐 https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar.bawany/

06/01/2026

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 "𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧–𝐀𝐈 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬" 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐲
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-age-humanai-organizations-prof-sattar-bawany-murawski-oshhe/

Thank you, Marcin Murawski, for this opportunity to share my perspective on an important reality facing leaders today: AI is no longer merely a technological capability—it is becoming a strategic leadership imperative.

As organizations navigate an era characterized by disruption, uncertainty, and what many now describe as a state of permacrisis, the conversation must move beyond the question of whether to adopt AI. The more critical question is how leaders can effectively integrate AI while preserving the uniquely human capabilities that drive trust, judgment, creativity, and ethical decision-making.

The future will not belong to organizations that simply deploy the most advanced AI systems. It will belong to those who successfully cultivate Human-AI synergy, where technology amplifies human potential rather than replaces it.

This requires a new generation of leaders who can:

✅ Navigate complexity and ambiguity with confidence
✅ Balance technological intelligence with human wisdom
✅ Foster cultures of continuous learning and adaptability
✅ Lead with purpose, ethics, and resilience in the age of AI
✅ Build organizations that are both technologically enabled and human-centered

In my research and work on disruptive leadership, I have observed that leadership effectiveness in the AI era increasingly depends on the ability to integrate strategic foresight, emotional intelligence, ethical judgment, and technological literacy.

The challenge is no longer about managing change—it is about leading continuous transformation.

Congratulations Marsin on an insightful interview that contributes meaningfully to the ongoing dialogue on leadership, AI, and the future of work. These conversations are essential as we collectively shape the next generation of Human-AI organizations.

💬 Connect or Follow me on LinkedIn for more real talk on leadership, transformation, and creating workplaces that actually work — for people.

Prof Sattar Bawany
CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach
Disruptive Leadership Institute - DLI New York
🌐 https://lnkd.in/gV2gNGU2
Author, Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-age-humanai-organizations-prof-sattar-bawany-murawski-oshhe/

Thank you Marcin Murawski for this opportunity to share my perspective on an important reality facing leaders today: AI is no longer merely a technological capability—it is becoming a strategic leadership imperative. As organizations navigate an era characterized by disruption, uncertainty, and wh...

05/26/2026

05/22/2026

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗿𝗮: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀

In today’s environment of geopolitical instability, AI disruption, cyber threats, workforce transformation, and continuous uncertainty, leadership can no longer rely on traditional approaches designed for episodic crises.

I am pleased to share that I will be delivering a Keynote Presentation on: 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗿𝗮: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀

This special keynote session is organised through a strategic collaboration between the Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC, New York, NY (DLI), the School of Professional and Executive Education Development (AeU-SPEED) of Asia e University (AeU), and the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).

📅 Date: 30 June 2026 (Tuesday)
🕘 Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Venue: Knowledge Centre, Asia e University (AeU), Kuala Lumpur

During the session, we will explore critical leadership questions facing Boards, CEOs, CHROs, and senior leadership teams, including:

• How effective are traditional crisis management frameworks in an era of permacrisis and AI-powered disruption?
• How can organisations maintain trust when AI influences critical decisions?
• What governance and deployment architecture is required for responsible AI adoption?
• How must leadership evolve to build future-ready organisations in an AI-driven world?

The keynote will also draw upon research and insights from DLI’s latest thought leadership frameworks, including:

🔹 The SHAPER AI Leadership Model™
🔹 The DLI C.R.I.S.I.S. Leadership Model™
🔹 Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations
🔹 Leadership in Disruptive Times: Negotiating the New Balance
🔹 The Making of a C.R.I.S.I.S. Leader

As organisations increasingly operate in a state of continuous disruption, leaders must learn to integrate human intelligence, emotional intelligence, and artificial intelligence while preserving trust, ethics, resilience, and strategic agility.

The future will belong to leaders who can effectively orchestrate Human–AI collaboration while leading through uncertainty and transformation.

⚠️ Seats are limited and registration is strictly by Invitation Only.
Those interested may register their interest by contacting AeU-SPEED:
📞 +603 – 5022 3468
📧 [email protected]

Prof Sattar Bawany
CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach
Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC, New York, NY (DLI)
🌐 www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar.bawany
Author, Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations
🌐 www.disruptiveleadership.institute/leadership-as-shaper

Professor Dato' Dr Ansary Ahmed Noor Raihan Ab Hamid Philip Lim

05/21/2026

🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐁𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming how organizations operate, compete, and make decisions. But it is also fundamentally changing how crises emerge, escalate, and spread.

In today’s environment, leadership is no longer simply about managing operations or driving performance.

It is about:

✔ Navigating ambiguity amid digital noise
✔ Making high-stakes decisions under pressure
✔ Leading responsibly in AI-enabled environments
✔ Building trust during uncertainty and disruption
✔ Responding with agility when events move faster than traditional governance systems

In my latest article for the Leadership in Turbulence newsletter, I explore why traditional crisis leadership models are no longer sufficient in an AI-driven world, and why leaders must evolve toward more adaptive, resilient, and human-centered approaches to leadership.

This will also be the key theme of the upcoming Webinar hosted by the European International University - Paris (Official) and EIU Regional Campus (Dubai) on 25th June 2026.

🔗 Scan the QR code on the banner to register for the Webinar.

The article also introduces key insights from my forthcoming book:
📘 Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations
(Forthcoming, Business Expert Press LLC, Q4 2026) https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/leadership-as-shaper/

Among the key questions explored, which will be further discussed during the Webinar, include:

❓ How do leaders distinguish meaningful signals from overwhelming digital noise?
❓ How do organizations maintain trust when AI influences critical decisions?
❓ Can traditional crisis management frameworks keep pace with AI-driven disruption?
❓ What leadership capabilities will define future-ready organizations?

The future will not reward leaders who merely react faster.

It will reward leaders who can think strategically, adapt continuously, and lead responsibly amid accelerating disruption.

I invite you to read the article and join the conversation.

Prof Sattar Bawany
CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach
Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC, New York, NY (DLI)
Professor of Practice, European International University - Paris (Official)
🌐 https://www.disruptiveleadership.institute/sattar.bawany/
✉️ [email protected] | 📱 WhatsApp: +65 9002 3848

Ky. Col. Prof. Dr. Edward Roy Krishnan, European International University - Paris (Official)
Dr. Paula Abola, PhD, EIU Regional Campus (Dubai)
Disruptive Leadership Institute LLC, New York, NY (DLI)



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-edge-why-crisis-must-evolve-age-ai-prof-sattar-bawany-xrdbc

🚨 Leadership in the AI Era Requires More Than Experience — It Requires Agility, Clarity, and Courage Under Pressure. We are entering a new era of disruption where crises no longer unfold gradually, but instead accelerate in real time.