Workshop Topics

Start with Hope: Storytelling for Leadership

Helping Leaders Find and Tell the Unique Story That Makes People Believe, Belong and Perform

This workshop equips senior leaders to craft the three stories every organization needs to close the Hope Gap and move people to action — a personal narrative that builds trust, a shared narrative that builds culture, and an urgent narrative that builds momentum.

Grounded in the landmark Public Narrative methodology and road-tested at Fortune 500 companies, this workshop gives leaders a complete, personally crafted hopeful leadership narrative they can use immediately.

Leaders walk away with:

  • A complete personal narrative across all three story layers (Story of Self, Us and Now) — ready to use in their next town hall, offsite, or all-hands event

  • A framework for turning organizational strategy and values into stories that inspire belief rather than compliance

  • A shared narrative language across the leadership team that strengthens alignment, deepens belonging, and closes the Hope Gap from the top down

Commonly used for senior leadership offsites, C-Suite narrative development, culture and values launches, and executive communications programs.

Testimonials

“What I love about Afdhel is the way he draws people in. His warmth and enthusiasm are so infectious you just can’t help but be engaged.”

— Frank Rose,
Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab

Afdhel Aziz is Chief Purpose Officer at Conspiracy of Love, a strategic consultancy that advises Fortune 500 companies like Adidas, Sephora and The Gap. Find out more about his speaking and workshops here