MADAROrganizational Effectiveness & Transformation
Building high-performing organizations and teams

From Vision to a High-Performing Organization

Dr. Fahad AlshawanExecutive Leader & Advisor · Transformation & Organizational Effectiveness

Most organizations do not fail on strategy. The failure is in the space between the strategy and the people who must carry it — and that is where Dr. Fahad works, so that vision becomes performance that lasts.

Introductory session → Five ways of working

Advisory in Arabic and English

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Dr. Fahad Alshawan Founder, MADAR
Ph.D. — Penn StateOrganization Development & Change
20+ yearsAcross consulting, global enterprise, academia & entrepreneurship
1,000+Leaders & employees in leadership & change programs
Published case studyCo-author; documents Dr. Fahad's OD & change work on major Saudi projects (Edward Elgar, 2026)
Where the work begins

Six situations leaders bring to Dr. Fahad

Executives pulling in different directionsEach leader carries a different version of the strategy — and the organization follows all of them at once.
A strategy that is not turning into actionThe plan was approved months ago. Structures, decisions, and daily habits still run the old way.
Growth outpacing the organizationDecisions crowd the top, roles blur, and ways of working built for a smaller organization become the bottleneck.
Silos at the topFunctions protect their ground, meetings end without decisions, and accountability slips between them.
A new leadership team — or major change aheadThe team is new, or major change is coming — and it has not yet agreed the direction or who owns what.
A strategic relationship under strainA key client or partner managed by contract and escalation, not partnership — and both sides pay for it.
These are rarely problems of effort or talent. They are alignment problems — and alignment can be diagnosed, fixed, and sustained.
What Dr. Fahad does about it

The two wings of organizational effectiveness

The Formal System

Strategy · Structure · Governance · Processes · Measures

+

The Human System

Leadership · Trust · Engagement · Culture

→
High Performancethe outcome

Organizational effectiveness is not built by the formal system alone, nor sustained by the human system alone — it is their integration that makes development last.

How the method works →
Five ways to work with Dr. Fahad

From a single session to a year-round advisor

The relationship starts with one conversation, and extends only when the work earns it. Every format follows the same principles: diagnosis before advice, solutions built with the leadership team, and capability that stays in-house.

Executive Counsel

A session, or a short series
Best suited toA major decision that needs an independent view before it is taken, without commissioning a full project.

Leadership Team Alignment

One day + pre-work assessment
Best suited toA top team split by silos or friction, and meetings that end without decisions.

Organizational Alignment Program

About three months
Best suited toA strategy not yet agreed at the top, growth outpacing the organization, or a transformation ahead.

Strategic Client Alignment

A focused joint program
Best suited toA key strategic relationship that runs on contract management, not partnership.

Advisor in Residence

Annual partnership
Best suited toA trusted advisor at the leadership's side through the year — not a vendor on call.
Service details →
How we work
Diagnosis before adviceBuilt with your leadersCapability stays with you

Every format follows the same three principles — the full method, the seven phases, and the toolbox are on the Method page.

The method in full →
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Dr. Fahad Alshawan
Background and credentials

Dr. Fahad Alshawan

Senior advisory experience with executives and leadership teams across major national programs and global firms — delivered hands-on in complex, high-stakes, fast-changing environments.

Every engagement is led personally by Dr. Fahad — the consultant you meet is the consultant who does the work.

Certified: Prosci Change Management · Hogan Assessments · Insights Discovery

Full profile → Connect on LinkedIn
How to start

How the relationship starts

1

A short note

A few lines on the organization and the challenge, decision, or opportunity at hand.

2

An introductory session

A joint read of the challenge with Dr. Fahad, and a check on the fit — with no obligation.

3

A written proposal

Outcomes, scope, deliverables, and responsibilities — before any commitment.

Everything starts with one conversation.

An introductory session with Dr. Fahad carries no fee — and ends with a sharper read of the organization, whatever the decision afterward.

Connect Introductory session → falshawan@madarforesight.com LinkedIn