Syed Naveed Akhtar

Syed Naveed Akhtar Project Director & Executive Leadership Coach – IKTAR

Arsalan Rehman
areas of expertise
  • Executive & Leadership Coaching

  • Organizational & Talent Development

  • EQ & Emotional Intelligence

  • Performance Management & Capability Building

  • Sales & Marketing Leadership

  • Change Management & Culture Transformation

  • Strategic People & Business Development

education
  • MBA in Marketing
  • Diploma in Productivity Enhancement
  • Certified in Project Management
  • Certified Corporate Trainer

Syed Naveed Akhtar is a seasoned leadership and business transformation expert with over 28 years of diversified experience across Sales, Marketing, Human Resource Management, and Executive Coaching. His rich professional journey includes senior roles with leading multinational and local organizations in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector, including Eli Lilly, Genetics, and Medisure.

He brings deep expertise in developing high-performance teams, enabling organizational growth, and coaching senior executives to achieve breakthrough results. With a strong belief that exceptional business outcomes stem from personal growth and human potential, Naveed has trained, mentored, and guided middle and senior-level professionals across industries, helping them unlock their capabilities and evolve into empowered leaders.

Throughout his career, he has played a pivotal role in driving business success through people-centric development strategies. His approach emphasizes self-awareness, capability building, value-driven leadership, and consistent performance enhancement. Naveed specializes in leadership development, performance coaching, behavioral transformation, mindset shifting, and enterprise-level talent capability development.

At IKTAR, he leads strategic leadership programs, performance development initiatives, and organizational capacity-building projects designed to create high-impact leaders and future-ready organizations. His passion lies in guiding professionals to recognize their potential, realign their goals, and transform their careers and organizations with confidence and purpose.

publications

  • Corporate Training Mistakes That Cost Millions

    In today’s fast-paced and competitive business environment, effective corporate training is no longer optional—it’s imperative for sustainable organizational success. However, many organizations inadvertently undermine their training investments due to common pitfalls, resulting in wasted resources and lost opportunities. For Pakistani businesses striving to scale and innovate, understanding corporate training mistakes and how to maximize training

    September 17, 2025
  • From Vision to Execution: Strategic Planning Done Right

    In the fast-evolving and competitive business landscape of Pakistan, having a compelling business vision alone is insufficient without the ability to effectively translate that vision into actionable results. Strategic planning is the bridge from visionary ideas to tangible outcomes, but many organizations stumble during execution. The art—and science—of executing strategy successfully is what separates industry

    September 16, 2025
  • Building a Resilient Business in Uncertain Times

    In today’s rapidly evolving and unpredictable business environment, particularly in Pakistan, the ability to build a resilient business has become a top strategic priority for leaders. Economic volatility, climate change, geopolitical risks, and technological disruptions are challenging organizations like never before. Business resilience, crisis management, and business continuity are no longer buzzwords but essential capabilities

    September 15, 2025

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