Insights – The Agile Storytelling Company

And that’s a wrap! Lean and Agile Middle East (ME) 2025 in Dubai was amazing! 😀

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Got some swag thanks to Heriot-Watt University. So many great speakers, conversations and connections! No surprise, AI was a big theme. But it wasn’t just about tech. It was about people, purpose and how leaders show up to communicate, connect and lead with empathy and trust in a world where tech can now do…

SUPERCHARGE your internal communications with AI in your toolkit! 🤖

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Want to learn how? 👇 Join me and my colleague, Farhan Ahmed on our new course: 🚀AI in Your Toolkit: Smart Working and Effective Internal Communication🚀 10am – 4.30pm BST | 1 July 2025 | Online | With the Institute of Internal Communication *** AI is revolutionising the way we deliver internal…

Calling internal communications! 📢

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Are you working on the comms for tech changes at your company? ❌ Don't know how the tech teams work? ❌ Struggling with the jargon? ❌ Don't know how to interview tech folks? If this is you, join me on 29 April, 10am – 4pm GMT for an online interactive workshop, 'Landing Great…

No ‘Computer Says No’ attitude! ❌

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That’s my favourite comment from an event last night!👌 Thanks Alex Scriven for a really great Product London event hosted by Monzo. Thanks to 3 great speakers for sharing their learnings and insights: Christine Tsai, Product Manager, Business Banking, Monzo, Veronique Merriam Barbosa, Head of Loyalty Rewards, Monzo, and Krishna Panicker, VP Product,…

I was honoured to be featured in the Institute of Internal Communication’s Voice magazine

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I was interviewed along with fellow communication experts Sonia Johal Squires, Gareth Cartwright and Laura A. Edgerton to discuss a critical topic: “How to Earn Trust.” 🎙️ It follows from the IC Index 2024 research, which shows only c55% of employees trust their CEOs and leadership teams. It’s clear - and no surprise -…

Want to create a safe space for your people to make change happen?

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Try this: ➡️Lead the way and share something that you failed at and what you learnt. ➡️Then encourage your people to do the same. ✅Actions speak louder than words.

Transformation is underway… but everyone’s forgotten the WHY!

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Here’s how you remind your people! 👇 ✅Build a vivid picture of the end goal using outcomes that mean something to them. What do the new ways of working mean for: ▶️ Your people: Easier processes, more job satisfaction, better decision making ▶️ Your customers: Easier to do business with us, enhance…

Do your people remember the ‘why’ behind the change they’re working flat out on? 🤔

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If you asked 5 people around the company, would they know? It’s very easy for the message to become lost over time. Repetition is absolutely key! ✅ Regularly connecting your updates back to the reasons behind the changes will land the ‘why’ across your business and drive the energy needed to get it over…

Storytelling inspires. Now add data for more impact.

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Here are just a few ideas to get you started👇 ▶️Spotlight Big Wins: Chat about major milestones and successes. ▶️Time Savings: Highlight automation benefits, with stats on freed-up time for other projects. ▶️Celebrate KPIs: Give a shoutout to teams hitting their goals. ▶️Customer Satisfaction: Connect great customer stories to spikes in satisfaction scores. ✅Mixing stories…

🎤 Want to hear real life stories on successful Agile Ways of Working from award winning companies?

1 minute read, Insights14 May 2024682Views 0Likes 0Comments

Watch some great videos from the Agile Business Consortium 2024 Awards event here👇 https://lnkd.in/etzW2zss ✅My favourite talk was from Shoprite, and my favourite panel discussion was the one on Business Agility. My top takeaways: ▶️Leadership sponsorship is key for a successful Agile transformation. ▶️A safe space to experiment, fail and learn is a…

Got a team update? Don’t know what to say? 👀

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Try this format. ✅Update - Milestones achieved. Where you are on the vision/goals. ✅Recognise - Give thank yous. Celebrate the wins. ✅Focus - What to focus on next. One thing to improve. Need help? Call me, Erum Quddus on 07855 404 985.

There are boring ones. And then there are impactful ones.

Insights22 February 2024515Views 0Likes 0Comments

Well we’re all buzzing from a great transformation town hall with key C-suite leaders. Delighted with the feedback: ✅“It wasn’t boring! As these things can be!” ✅“Great update from the senior leadership!” ✅“It was so well organised!” Here are our top three tips for a great town hall: ▶️Give human updates that align to the…