Personal Agility: The New Superpower for Internal Communicators
Personal Agility: The New Superpower for Internal Communicators
Change is no longer something internal communicators prepare for. It’s the environment we operate in every day.
Strategies shift more frequently. Leadership decisions evolve mid-delivery. New technologies appear constantly, and AI is accelerating both the pace and complexity of work. In this context, traditional planning and “perfect before publish” approaches create delay, rework and burnout.
This half-day session builds personal agility as a core critical capability for internal communicators. It focuses on the mindset, behaviours and practical ways of working that help you stay effective, credible and relevant while navigating constant change and AI transformation.
The session is practical, reflective and immediately applicable to comms work.
Who should attend?
The course is suitable for less experienced internal communicators - particuarly those working around Level 1 of the IoIC Profession Map - who are looking to work more confidently, sustainably and effectively in the face of ongoing change.
No prior knowledge of Agile or AI is required.
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, attendees will:
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Understand agility as a personal capability - Learn new habits to build the mindset to keep up with change
- Apply practical, agile-inspired ways of working to their role
- Plan and deliver communications in shorter cycles
- Navigate uncertainty and changing priorities with greater confidence
- Work more effectively by testing and iterating rather than waiting for certainty
- Use our Superpower framework for agility
- Use the Circle of Control to focus effort on what they can control, reducing overwhelm
- Understand how AI can support faster, smarter working
- Recognise how agility will help future-proof their career as the IC role evolves
- Leave with a clear personal agility action plan they can apply immediately.
The course will cover
This practical half-day session explores:
- What agility really means for internal communicators
- Why personal agility is now a core professional capability
- How to build the mindset to work in environments of constant change and uncertainty
- How to use Agile-inspired ways of working adapted for internal communicators
- How to plan and deliver communications in shorter, more adaptive cycles
- Using early drafts, feedback and iteration to improve outputs and reduce reworks
- Apply the Circle of Control to manage anxiety and burnout.
Additional Benefits
Additional benefits include:
- Opportunities to share ideas and learn from other organisations and practitioners with group discussions
- Hands-on course with practical exercises to complete and apply your learning to
- Pre and post-course access to Canvas, the IoIC's dedicated online learning environment
- Learning from an experienced agile working and transformation specialist
- Four CPD points for IoIC Members.
Please note that we use Zoom for our online courses. Please ensure that you are able to access this system where you are based before booking your place. All times are in BST.
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