Dr. Mostafa Sayyadi

 Professional Profile

 Roles and Recognition

Mostafa Sayyadi is a Management Thinker & Theorist, Management Consulting Veteran, CEO, Co-Founder, former (Full) Professor of Practice, and Adjunct Professor, and is recognized as One of the World’s Leading Executive Educators and Management Consultants.

 Experience and Work

Leadership and Consulting

As a vice president of Motivational Leadership Training, Inc. in Miami, Florida, with over 20 years of experience in the business world, he works with senior business leaders, managers, and staff to develop knowledge and innovation in companies effectively. He has led change management initiatives and the development of enterprise strategic management frameworks to manage organizational knowledge and innovation strategically.

Global Impact

His holistic approach to innovation and leadership has enabled him to add value to organizations’ bottom lines throughout his +20 years of career. Working in various countries assists global and domestic leaders to minimize the business risks of working across cultures and with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, enhance their intercultural effectiveness, deliver innovation and business results.

Awards and Professional Certifications

 Awards

In recognition of his work with the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian Human Resources Institute, Management Consulting Veteran and Professor Mostafa Sayyadi has been recognized for excellence multiple times, including as an A/Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Certified Professional in Human Resources of the Australian Human Resources Institute, and a Certified Professional Manager of the Australian Institute of Management.

 Author, Educator and Thought Leader

Expertise and Models

Mostafa is an international management consultant, globally recognized author, professional writer, and decision case author. He is also a teacher in the Harvard Business School (HBS) Case Method and a revisionist business scholar who seeks social justice in the business world.

He is a world authority on leadership and disruptive innovation, recognized for developing several influential frameworks, including:

• Magic Spark Model
• Impact Model
• Executive Model of Innovation Strategy
• Competency-based Recruitment Model
• AI-Powered Adaptive Leadership Model
• Soft Model of Organizational Change Management
• Japanese Leadership Model
• Post-Pandemic Corporate Culture Model
• Expanded Model of Kotter’s 8-step Change Model
• Social Innovation Leadership Model
• Lee Iacocca’s Chrysler Leadership Development Model at the University of South Florida

Publications and Contributions

• Rutgers Business Review (The State University of New Jersey – Rutgers)
• Management and Business Review
• SAM Advanced Management Journal (The oldest management society)
• Muma Business Review (The University of South Florida)
• Muma Case Review (The University of South Florida)
• The Case Center (Cranfield University)
• International Journal of Organizational Analysis and Strategic HR Review (Emerald Publishing)
• The European Business Review
• The European Financial Review
• The World Financial Review
• Management Consulting Journal (The Chartered Management Institute)
• Business Information Review (SAGE Publishing)
• IGI Global
• American Management Association (AMA) Quarterly
• EDGE Journal
• International HR Adviser Quarterly
• Canadian Management Centre (CMC) Quarterly
• Management Centre Europe (MCE) Quarterly
• The Canadian Business Journal
• The Canadian Business Quarterly
• Industrial Management (Norcross Georgia)
• Integral Leadership Review
• HR Florida Review
• ISE: Industrial & Systems Engineering at Work
• NUCA’s Quarterly Business Journal (11 articles published since 2021, the most of any of the authors)
• Chief Learning Officer Magazine
• The Diplomat Magazine

Regular Columns and Features

Also, he writes a monthly column for Conscious Company Magazine, TD Magazine, People + Strategy Journal, HR Future Magazine, SHRM Executive Network, Consulting Magazine, HR.com, ColoradoBiz Magazine, Hotel Business Review, and People Management Magazine (UK), and his work has been featured in these top academic management journals and top-flight business publications.