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Haris Syed

Evaluator · DISC type CDS
Founder & CEO at Coach Transformation Academy
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Haris Syed is the Founder and CEO of Coach Transformation Academy, holding an ICF-Master Coach credential and a PhD in Organizational Performance Psychology. He has trained over 1, 900 coaches across 32 countries and consulted with more than 50 organizations, specializing in creating robust coaching cultures. People often describe him as professional, insightful, knowledgeable, charismatic, and compassionate.

As an Organizational Psychologist and NLP Master Trainer, Haris focuses on turning complex ideas into powerful, transformative moments for individuals and teams. He is passionate about leadership development, human engineering, and helping people discover their true purpose. He previously served as a Group HR Head, managing learning and development for over 16 companies.

Unique fact: Haris is a prolific speaker, having presented at more than 5, 000 events worldwide.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Haris shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince
Quality Focused

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Haris cares about

Transformational Coaching
His entire professional identity and company are built around the concept of 'transformational coaching', which he sees as a methodology for profound personal and professional change.
Building Coaching Cultures
He has consulted with over 50 organizations to help them establish thriving coaching cultures, indicating a deep interest in embedding coaching at an organizational level.
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Career

Work history

2-2014
Founder & CEO
Coach Transformation Academy
2-2014
Master Trainer & Mentor
Coach Transformation Academy
2-2006
Executive & Team Coach l NLP Trainer
Haris Syed Coaching Academy
2-2014 - 9-2016
Group HR Head
Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group
5-2012 - 2-2014
Head L&D and OD - HR
Innodata Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Dr. Haris Syed - Coach Transformation Academy. Featured in Coach Transformation Academy (Official Website)
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Education
2006 - 2007
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Wales, Cardiff
2003 - 2005
Bachelor's Degree
Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya
2000 - 2002
Higher Secondery
Red Rose School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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