Operational Leadership Coach · Dubai · MEA
I work with managers who are stuck doing everyone's job. Together we figure out how to get their team executing without them in every conversation.
20+
Years in Operations
25%
OPEX Reduction
MEA
Regional Leadership
Ayman Sabha
Operational Leadership Coach · Former Head of Service Delivery, Verizon MEA
25%
OPEX reduced across multi-country operations in 12 months
$500K+
Operational waste eliminated across regional programmes
18→9%
Change failure rate cut in half in a single quarter
8 wks
From your first session to leading a team that runs without you
The Programme
Most managers get promoted because they were good at the work. Nobody tells them the job just changed.
So they keep doing everything themselves. The team waits. The manager burns out.
Eight sessions. One shift. You stop being the answer and start building a team that doesn't need you to be.
The Programme
Operational
Leadership Reset
"Stop being the best person in the room. Build the room."
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The Identity Shift
You were promoted because you were good at the work. The job changed. This is where we start.
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Reading Your Team
Your team is not you. Once you see that clearly, delegation becomes obvious.
03
Delegation That Sticks
How to hand things over properly and trust that they stay handed over.
04
Difficult Conversations
The conversations most managers put off for weeks. We practice them until they feel normal.
05
Operational Rhythm
Simple structures that keep your team moving without you chasing every update.
Ayman Sabha
Operations Leader · Coach · Dubai
About
I spent years being the best operator in the room. Then I got promoted. Within months I was doing my work and half my team's. Nobody warned me that was coming.
It took years of running operations across the Middle East and Africa to figure out how to actually let go. Now I help other managers do it faster.
You were promoted because you were great at the job. Now you're doing yours and everyone else's.
You redo your team's work because explaining takes longer than just doing it yourself.
Your team comes to you for every answer. You haven't switched off properly in months.
You want your evenings back but every time you step back, something falls through.
How It Works
01
We talk about your actual situation. Your team, the problems, what you've already tried. No pitch.
What you get
A clear picture of the 2 3 things holding you back most
02
Each session focuses on one thing. You leave with something concrete to try that week, not reading material.
The rule
"Give the floor first. Stop speaking. Let your team think."
03
Your team handles things without you. You stop getting pulled into every problem. That's when you get your time back.
The result
"You stop being the best person in the room. You build the room."
Results
Real outcomes from real environments. The same systems go into every coaching engagement.
Operational Result · 01
Change management was broken. Every major change had a real chance of causing an outage.
What was broken
No clear ownership. Weak risk assessment. Poor rollback planning.
What changed
Structured risk scoring. Enforced ownership rules. Rollback discipline and controls implemented.
Outcomes
Change failure rate halved in one quarter
Improved service stability across all regions
Team confidence and execution speed increased
Operational Result · 02
Costs were out of control across multiple regions and nobody had a clear picture of why.
What was broken
Vendor overlap. Poor cost control. Lack of visibility across regions.
What changed
Vendor consolidation. Cost tracking mechanisms introduced. Operational processes optimised across all markets.
Outcomes
OPEX reduced by 25% in 12 months
$500K+ in operational waste eliminated
Efficiency improved across all markets
What People Say
The conversation was practical, insightful, and grounded in real leadership experience not theory. Ayman has a way of asking the right questions and sharing perspectives that genuinely help you reflect on how you lead, especially under pressure. What I appreciated most was the level of professionalism, respect, and openness throughout the session. If you are in a leadership or management role and navigating complex challenges or high-pressure situations, I highly recommend connecting with Ayman.
Worked with Ayman? A note on LinkedIn means a lot.
Leave a recommendation on LinkedIn →For Organisations
If you lead a team or organisation with operational performance problems, this is the other way I can help. Focused engagements, specific problems, real outcomes.
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Direct work with senior leaders on the decisions and structures that drive operational performance.
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Specific problem. Clear scope. Fixed timeframe. I come in, we fix it, and I leave you with something that holds.
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I speak at leadership events and offsites on operational execution. No slides full of frameworks. Just what actually works.
Insights
Operations
After 20 years in network operations, I've seen a lot of AI projects fail. Almost never because of the technology.
Read on LinkedIn →Leadership
I built this framework out of necessity while running operations across multiple countries. It is not complicated. That's the point.
Read on LinkedIn →Execution
One thing I started doing differently in meetings. It changed how my team showed up within two weeks.
Read on LinkedIn →Get Started
Start with a free 30-minute call. We look at your situation, figure out what's actually going on, and you leave with something useful whether we work together or not.
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