Assegid Habtewold
Dr. AZ Habtewold is an author, coach, and facilitator at Success Pathways. He designs & delivers organizational, leadership, and personal development programs focused on holistic growth.
Dr. AZ Habtewold is an advocate for the A to Z of Holistic growth. Following the latest adult learning principles, Dr. AZ designs and delivers highly engaging, dynamic, and interactive organizational, leadership, and personal development programs focused on holistic growth.
He inspires, informs, challenges, stretches, equips, and empowers individuals, teams, organizations, and communities to tap into their individual and corporate unlimited potential, bring out their best, become world-class in what they do, and ultimately manifest their greatness in their own unique ways.
His motivational speeches and keynotes are designed to:
- Elevate confidence,
- Transform mindset,
- Improve competencies,
- Shape personality and character,
- Increase productivity,
- Reduce conflicts,
- Lower turnover, and so on.
AZ's programs are filled with:
- Latest insights,
- Lively stories and examples,
- Workable models and frameworks,
- Practical tools,
- Effective strategies and tactics that can be used right away to bring meaningful results for individual and collective success.
Based on the latest adult learning principles, whether in person or virtually, AZ also facilitates breakout sessions and workshops where he engages participants by creating:
- Large and small group discussions (breakouts),
- Pairings,
- Roleplays,
- Assignments, and more.
AZ serves diverse clients in some government agencies and corporations in the fields of:
- Information Technology
- Healthcare
- Science and Research
- Finance and Investment
- Manufacturing
- Private and International Development Agencies
- Community and non-profit organizations that serve minorities and underdogs
Brief bio:
Before becoming an author, speaker, coach, and facilitator in 2007, AZ had worked as:
1. Researcher for an international research organization in Ethiopia,
2. Software engineer for an American multi-billion dollar semi-conductor manufacturing company, and
3. Trainer for some national and global training companies.
AZ has:
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree,
• Master's in computer science, and
• Doctorate of Strategic Leadership
He also has certifications such as:
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI),
• Emotional Intelligence (EQ),
• Project Management Professional (PMP), and
• Instructional Systems Design (ISD).
He has published six books:
• Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome in Leadership (Amazon's #1 Best Seller)
• Unchain Your Greatness
• The Highest Level of Greatness
• Soft Skills That Make or Break Your Success
• The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks for Continued Success in Leadership
• Redefining Leadership
AZ is originally from Ethiopia and has been in the US since 2005. He lives in Maryland, US.
He is a proud member of the following professional associations:
a) National Speakers Association,
b) Association for Talent Development,
c) International Leadership Association,
d) Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),
e) Meeting Professionals International, and
e) Toastmasters International.
Dr. AZ Habtewold is an advocate for the A to Z of Holistic growth. Following the latest adult learning principles, Dr. AZ designs and delivers highly engaging, dynamic, and interactive organizational, leadership, and personal development programs focused on holistic growth.
He inspires, informs, challenges, stretches, equips, and empowers individuals, teams, organizations, and communities to tap into their individual and corporate unlimited potential, bring out their best, become world-class in what they do, and ultimately manifest their greatness in their own unique ways.
His motivational speeches and keynotes are designed to:
- Elevate confidence,
- Transform mindset,
- Improve competencies,
- Shape personality and character,
- Increase productivity,
- Reduce conflicts,
- Lower turnover, and so on.
AZ's programs are filled with:
- Latest insights,
- Lively stories and examples,
- Workable models and frameworks,
- Practical tools,
- Effective strategies and tactics that can be used right away to bring meaningful results for individual and collective success.
Based on the latest adult learning principles, whether in person or virtually, AZ also facilitates breakout sessions and workshops where he engages participants by creating:
- Large and small group discussions (breakouts),
- Pairings,
- Roleplays,
- Assignments, and more.
AZ serves diverse clients in some government agencies and corporations in the fields of:
- Information Technology
- Healthcare
- Science and Research
- Finance and Investment
- Manufacturing
- Private and International Development Agencies
- Community and non-profit organizations that serve minorities and underdogs
Brief bio:
Before becoming an author, speaker, coach, and facilitator in 2007, AZ had worked as:
1. Researcher for an international research organization in Ethiopia,
2. Software engineer for an American multi-billion dollar semi-conductor manufacturing company, and
3. Trainer for some national and global training companies.
AZ has:
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree,
• Master's in computer science, and
• Doctorate of Strategic Leadership
He also has certifications such as:
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI),
• Emotional Intelligence (EQ),
• Project Management Professional (PMP), and
• Instructional Systems Design (ISD).
He has published six books:
• Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome in Leadership (Amazon's #1 Best Seller)
• Unchain Your Greatness
• The Highest Level of Greatness
• Soft Skills That Make or Break Your Success
• The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks for Continued Success in Leadership
• Redefining Leadership
AZ is originally from Ethiopia and has been in the US since 2005. He lives in Maryland, US.
He is a proud member of the following professional associations:
a) National Speakers Association,
b) Association for Talent Development,
c) International Leadership Association,
d) Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),
e) Meeting Professionals International, and
e) Toastmasters International.
Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome
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- Are you worried that they may fall behind in meeting their performance goals and negatively affect the productivity of their teams and the greater organization?
- Have your new leaders been experiencing anxiety, stress, and frustration? And as a result, are they hurting their and their teams'...
Becoming World-class Leader of the 21st C
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Becoming a remarkable leader in the 21st C is attainable by having the 9 marks of extraordinary leadership. Regardless of whether one is an emerging or experienced leader, this program empowers leaders to aim high, challenge themselves, raise the bar high, and acquire the 9 necessary traits...
Growing Holistically
How to grow holistically in the 3 main aspects of leadership development to serve your team or organization with extraordinary leadership excellence.
Becoming a world-class leader is possible if one is willing to grow continuously and holistically. In this program, participants will recognize the three main aspects of leadership development and learn how to grow quickly to fulfill their current and future leadership mandates and obligations waiting for...
Becoming High Performer
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Becoming a performer person or team isn’t rocket science, nor is it exclusive to a few individuals and teams. This program enables participants to identify the 9 secrets of high performers and learn how to acquire these secrets to achieve extraordinary results with minimal investment of resources.
More and more, leaders are...
Speaking Like a Pro
How to Speak to Inspire the Minds and Change the Hearts of Your Audience
One of the most feared undertakings is speaking. Researches show that many people are scared of public speaking over snakes, spiders, small and dark places, and even torture.
Excelling in one's communication is mandatory to succeed at home, at work, and in marketplaces. You cannot connect with your lover, friends, colleagues, superiors, customers, partners,...
Becoming Change Agents of the 21st C
How to Survive, Outlast, and Thrive in the Aftermath of Disruptive Change and Crisis
Change is the only constant that doesn't change.
Since the beginning of human history, change has been there. The only difference is that its pace accelerated, and we are facing disruptive changes and crises more frequently in our organizations, industries, nations, and globally.
These days, more than ever, individuals,...
Transforming Your Culture to Transform Your Organization
- Have you tried to transform your organization without luck?
- Are you wondering why your people get inspired and vow to change but after a while, they go back to the norm leading
The father of modern management, Peter Drucker, famously said, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast!"
Research has shown that those organizations that have unique corporate cultures continue to thrive even in bad times.
Establishing Your Organization, Pursuing Your Passion
How to properly form and launch your first or next organization to pursue your passion and get fulfilled in life.
Becoming truly successful requires choosing the right vehicle that gives you a ride to pursue and fulfill your purpose in life. Successful founders did their homework well at each stage necessary to establish and launch their organizations that succeed from the get-go. They didn’t waste their precious time, energy, and resources in vain....
Rewire Your Brain, Redefine Your Destiny
How to reconfigure your brain, fortify your mindset, redefine your destiny, and ultimately become the best version of yourself sooner than later.
Becoming a topdog within one’s industry isn’t reserved for a few exceptionally talented people. Those who attained greatness in their own unique ways had a positive and growth mindset that predisposed them to seek and ultimately pursue greatness. Those who never recognized and tapped into their unlimited...
The Highest Level of Greatness
How to acquire the 3 common traits the great ones from diverse cultures and generations possessed that enabled them to manifest the best version of themselves during their lifetime.
Becoming great in one’s own unique way is a birthright. The great ones from diverse cultures and generations have had 3 fundamental attributes in common that distinguished them from their peers. When you study the stories of the great ones, you can easily spot these three...
Unchain Your Greatness
How to follow the same path the great ones from diverse cultures walked on to unleash your greatness to the fullest.
Becoming great is a predictable journey. No need to reinvent the wheel. It just takes us to follow in the footsteps of the great ones who unchained their greatness during their lifetime. Wherever one may be on the greatness continuum, there are 4 straightforward stages to pass in order to go to the next level and ultimately manifest...
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