Client Testimonials

Top recommendation for Wali in a 2006 British Council Pakistan survey

In a recent British Council Pakistan survey of 700 corporate executives who regularly attend management training courses from premium providers, 34% respondents voted Wali as 'the best trainer of the year from any provider in Pakistan.' This was six times more the second best trainer mentioned. 100% said they would recommend his workshop to a colleague.

Tehmina Aamer

Head of Learning, Inland Revenue Service, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad

Wali is the best trainer in Pakistan I have come across!

Kashif Iqbal Butt

Manager, Continuous Improvement, Thal Engineering, Karachi

Wali's TOT workshop was a great myth-breaking event with superb learning.

Neeraj Ranjan

Hayat Communications, Kuwait

It was a four-day workshop on Managerial Skills in Kuwait which was wonderful in terms of breaking many myths and opening our eyes towards many new facts and realities. It was a great eye opener for me.

Shiraz Ahmed

Faculty in HR at CBM Karachi

Wali is a mentor, coach and a truly transformational leader. As a trainer, he is inspiring, exciting, learner-focused and humorous. As a mentor, he is always available, ready to share, open to discuss, encouraging to response and appreciative to feedback. As a leader, he is practical, transforming, visionary, innovative and trustworthy.

I strongly believe that Wali in a true sense is an Asian management guru and Asia's answer to Western management thinkers.

Wajahat Gardezi

Summit Bank, Multan

I believe Wali is the only workshop facilitator I have come across who breaks all stereotypes of a conventional facilitator, focuses on value addition and makes the learning experience more meaningful by fostering participation and teamwork!

Wali has always inspired me through his collaborative style of leadership, in and outside the training hall.

Hats off to Wali for preparing a large trainers force to deliver quality and leading us to synergise for a better tomorrow!

Nazish Asim

Learning Manager, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Karachi

Wali's ability to target the subject and materials right to the heart of each participant is a tribute to his presentation skills and his ability to read his audience and their real needs. The increase in energy levels and teamwork was exactly what we were hoping to accomplish at his workshop.

Tehseen Jafary

Abbott

Learning is at its best when its relevant, meaningful, and the same time, fun and enjoyable. And that's exactly what the Training of Trainers 3-day workshop was for me in 2006 with Wali. A highly interactive, hands-on program, I learned a great deal, and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the workshop.

Wali is a wonderful coach and trainer, but most important, a kind, humble and wonderful human being, and I am sure that with his vast experience and wide range of expertise, SkillCity will soon become a raving success, Inshallah.

Fawad Shah

Mobilink Blackberry, Islamabad

Wali is an outstanding trainer, who brought top world standards to each of his workshops that I attended in Islamabad. A valuable learning and enlightening experience for anyone, regardless of their position in an organisation.

Adnan Imran

Took Trainer of Trainers organised for State Bank of Pakistan in 2003

Wali's greatest strength is that he is an insider to the Asian corporate culture and also a believer of in its human resource potential. His skills as a trainer makes the activities flow and quickly gel everyone into a learning unit. Inhibitions and shyness from learning give in to this down-to-earth trainer. MashaAllah, he has no commas or full stops when it comes to sharing knowledge.

Azhar Ispahani

Shell, Dubai

Wali knows why you are attending the learning workshop and he makes it a point that you don't go away unanswered. He's the best one can ask for in management learnings. He has a way of mixing academic insight with real-life happenings which is simply extraordinary. Looking at him one realises that his command over delivery is not mastered, it's God-gifted, hence cannot be challenged!!!

Majid Ali

Executive, Attock Petroleum Limited, Rawalpindin/Islamabad

I attended a one-day workshop with Wali. Five years down the road, it is still fresh in my mind and I have benefited immensely from it during my professional career.

Syed Iqbal Hussain

British University Council, Multan

I attended TOT at Islamabad in 2004. It was a wonderful experience with Wali. Wali is very witty, educative, experienced and informative. He's one of the best trainers in the world! Cherish I could have another workshop with him at some place; SkillCity at Dubai could be one such centre.

Kashif Hafeez

Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Telenor Islamabad

My first interface with Wali Zahid at three-day 'Essential Skills for Managers' workshop and I was really impressed by his command over the subject and the way he kept all of us glued to his sessions.

Ursula Almeida

Executive, Atlas Investments, Karachi

I have gained a lot from the business writing course I took a while ago. I immediately started implementing it at my workplace and recommended the course to others. Whatever I am today it's because of your guidance from the course I attended. I am sure anyone who wishes to attend a workshop with Wali will come out with a lot of current knowledge.

Muhammad Shoaib Abdullah

Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad

It has been a great experience to be Wali's MBA student at International Islamic University. His teaching is truly inspirational and full of learning. Wali gave me a new lens to explore new facets of ordinary things. He is a well-read person with some admirable people skills.

Dan Elash

University of Virginia, Coach & Writer for CEO Refresher, USA

Impressed with Wali's vision and the passion that he brings to helping people to realize their full potential. His programme offerings are uniquely positioned. He weaves the best practices of Western business ideas into a framework of coaching and experiential learning that enables him and his trainees to truly create Asian solutions to Asian challenges. His courses provide information that every business person needs, while his coaching approach really allows people to grow just as far as they can. SkillCity is spot on!

Zara Muneer

Human Resources, BioVista Pharmaceuticals, Karachi

I bet one can't find such a wonderful teacher who has an enlightening style of disseminating information from his knowledge pool. Wali has a visionary personality blended with an art of handling the things competently.

Mohsin Malik

Studying for a PhD at UWA Perth, Australia

The MBA course that Wali taught us [at IBA Karachi] brought a paradigm shift in my way of life.

Hina Saleem

Warid Telecom, Lahore

What I can say is that the way Wali had developed us for the training field no one can ever!

Wali's style gave us a free will to explore new horizons and ideas. Now I feel being empowered with a style to maintain.

Faisal Naik

Telenor

Wali is a coach, trainer and mentor par excellence. The course gave us a new direction in professional and personal lives.

Usman Sakrani

COO, Volvo Pakistan

An excellent workshop, impressed with TMS Profile and Wali.

Maqsood Zulfqar

Director, Rastgar & Co, Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore

Great experience and learning... I wish every CEO in Pakistan attends this workshop.

Zeeshan Javed

Senior Field Manager-Oncology, Roche, Lahore

I attended only one workshop with Wali on 'Effective Leadership with TMS Profile' at Bhurban. It was an unforgettable workshop and I cannot describe in words the learning I gained and retained.

Miscellaneous published comments

  • I believe I found what I was missing in my training programmes.
  • Exceeded my expectations!
  • It was an excellent opportunity to learn new skills, meet with people of diverse backgrounds and build up good networking.
  • Wali is outstanding!