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Journey of Change | Humaid Al Ajmani | TEDxAjman


today’s the day when we all should

today’s the day when we all should understand why there are some successful

understand why there are some successful

understand why there are some successful people and some who is not understanding

people and some who is not understanding

people and some who is not understanding the concept of change is the mystery of

the concept of change is the mystery of

the concept of change is the mystery of many people today ladies and gentlemen

many people today ladies and gentlemen

many people today ladies and gentlemen in today’s session I’ll be taking you

in today’s session I’ll be taking you

in today’s session I’ll be taking you through my journey of change it all

through my journey of change it all

through my journey of change it all started when I have graduated from the

started when I have graduated from the

started when I have graduated from the American University of Sharjah back in

American University of Sharjah back in

American University of Sharjah back in 2006 School of Engineering and joined

2006 School of Engineering and joined

2006 School of Engineering and joined the renowned organization as an engineer

the renowned organization as an engineer

the renowned organization as an engineer here in the UAE I thought it’s going to

here in the UAE I thought it’s going to

here in the UAE I thought it’s going to be fun I’m going to implement what they

be fun I’m going to implement what they

be fun I’m going to implement what they have learned in school and try to excel

have learned in school and try to excel

have learned in school and try to excel and improve in this organization but

and improve in this organization but

and improve in this organization but unfortunately it all tend to be a

unfortunately it all tend to be a

unfortunately it all tend to be a disaster I entered the culture what is

disaster I entered the culture what is

disaster I entered the culture what is the boss is always right

the boss is always right

the boss is always right I cannot improve anything I cannot try

I cannot improve anything I cannot try

I cannot improve anything I cannot try to change anything because my only way

to change anything because my only way

to change anything because my only way to excel is to please the boss so I

to excel is to please the boss so I

to excel is to please the boss so I thought what shall I do I always had to

thought what shall I do I always had to

thought what shall I do I always had to say yes you may do this inshallah made

say yes you may do this inshallah made

say yes you may do this inshallah made make this happen

make this happen

make this happen inshallah he made kill yourself I was

inshallah he made kill yourself I was

inshallah he made kill yourself I was about to say inshallah you know I mean

about to say inshallah you know I mean

about to say inshallah you know I mean all strengths are attaching me I reached

all strengths are attaching me I reached

all strengths are attaching me I reached to a very critical situation I didn’t

to a very critical situation I didn’t

to a very critical situation I didn’t know what to do

know what to do

know what to do shall I continue in my comfort zone or

shall I continue in my comfort zone or

shall I continue in my comfort zone or break all the strings and face my fear

break all the strings and face my fear

break all the strings and face my fear an opportunity came across to join a big

an opportunity came across to join a big

an opportunity came across to join a big company and learn how to change stuff in

company and learn how to change stuff in

company and learn how to change stuff in organization I thought why I don’t take

organization I thought why I don’t take

organization I thought why I don’t take this opportunity and go accordingly I

this opportunity and go accordingly I

this opportunity and go accordingly I joined the company called Mackenzie

joined the company called Mackenzie

joined the company called Mackenzie Mackenzie is a global consulting firm

Mackenzie is a global consulting firm

Mackenzie is a global consulting firm who served as advisor for business and

who served as advisor for business and

who served as advisor for business and government they solve problems

government they solve problems

government they solve problems but in very large scale I also thought

but in very large scale I also thought

but in very large scale I also thought it going to be fun you know genican

it going to be fun you know genican

it going to be fun you know genican company being an advisor coming back go

company being an advisor coming back go

company being an advisor coming back go to the government say I’m advisor can

to the government say I’m advisor can

to the government say I’m advisor can solve problems but again it not as

solve problems but again it not as

solve problems but again it not as expected I had to go through an

expected I had to go through an

expected I had to go through an extensive training working 12 to 16

extensive training working 12 to 16

extensive training working 12 to 16 hours daily basis in the weekend it

hours daily basis in the weekend it

hours daily basis in the weekend it holidays Milan study communication

holidays Milan study communication

holidays Milan study communication skills leadership skills organizational

skills leadership skills organizational

skills leadership skills organizational change

change

change I literally hated every minute of that

I literally hated every minute of that

I literally hated every minute of that training but I told myself made this is

training but I told myself made this is

training but I told myself made this is what you asked for

what you asked for

what you asked for suffer today and live live as a champion

suffer today and live live as a champion

suffer today and live live as a champion for the list of rest of your life

for the list of rest of your life

for the list of rest of your life accordingly I continued for six months

accordingly I continued for six months

accordingly I continued for six months of extensive training development and

of extensive training development and

of extensive training development and real-time project and after six months I

real-time project and after six months I

real-time project and after six months I got my first live project it was like

got my first live project it was like

got my first live project it was like you know unleashing the beast inside me

you know unleashing the beast inside me

you know unleashing the beast inside me yes this is what I was planning to do

yes this is what I was planning to do

yes this is what I was planning to do when what I dreamt of long time ago they

when what I dreamt of long time ago they

when what I dreamt of long time ago they called me you need to go to a telecom

called me you need to go to a telecom

called me you need to go to a telecom company in the Middle East and transform

company in the Middle East and transform

company in the Middle East and transform their call center they have a very bad

their call center they have a very bad

their call center they have a very bad customer service and they are trying to

customer service and they are trying to

customer service and they are trying to buy a new system to implement it on that

buy a new system to implement it on that

buy a new system to implement it on that call center again I thought is going to

call center again I thought is going to

call center again I thought is going to be fun

be fun

be fun I went to the call center and I found

I went to the call center and I found

I went to the call center and I found that they are trying to bring a

that they are trying to bring a

that they are trying to bring a ready-made system unfortunately the

ready-made system unfortunately the

ready-made system unfortunately the employees thinking that the management

employees thinking that the management

employees thinking that the management thinking that this is the best system

thinking that this is the best system

thinking that this is the best system could we could apply it’s just from

could we could apply it’s just from

could we could apply it’s just from their offices we found the new system

their offices we found the new system

their offices we found the new system nice feature let’s apply it I spoke to

nice feature let’s apply it I spoke to

nice feature let’s apply it I spoke to the CEO and told him dear just give me

the CEO and told him dear just give me

the CEO and told him dear just give me one week let me live in that call center

one week let me live in that call center

one week let me live in that call center search what’s going on learn how they

search what’s going on learn how they

search what’s going on learn how they work until you will have this is the

work until you will have this is the

work until you will have this is the best solution or not of course he’s the

best solution or not of course he’s the

best solution or not of course he’s the CEO he didn’t accept

CEO he didn’t accept

CEO he didn’t accept how come a guy coming just his trainee

how come a guy coming just his trainee

how come a guy coming just his trainee trying to tell me what to do I told them

trying to tell me what to do I told them

trying to tell me what to do I told them okay just give me two days okay you got

okay just give me two days okay you got

okay just give me two days okay you got your two days I went to the call center

your two days I went to the call center

your two days I went to the call center stage for two days and what I found is

stage for two days and what I found is

stage for two days and what I found is the following ladies and gentlemen the

the following ladies and gentlemen the

the following ladies and gentlemen the customer calls the call center a

customer calls the call center a

customer calls the call center a frontline agent will answer his call hi

frontline agent will answer his call hi

frontline agent will answer his call hi how are you how I can help you

how are you how I can help you

how are you how I can help you the customer will tell him it’s either I

the customer will tell him it’s either I

the customer will tell him it’s either I have a problem with my phone or I have a

have a problem with my phone or I have a

have a problem with my phone or I have a problem with the billing of my phone or

problem with the billing of my phone or

problem with the billing of my phone or I have something related to sage they

I have something related to sage they

I have something related to sage they didn’t give me the full product or

didn’t give me the full product or

didn’t give me the full product or something they will leave a complaint

something they will leave a complaint

something they will leave a complaint tried to help him they cannot they will

tried to help him they cannot they will

tried to help him they cannot they will transfer the company transfer the

transfer the company transfer the

transfer the company transfer the complaint to a back office agent who

complaint to a back office agent who

complaint to a back office agent who will try again to solve it offline but

will try again to solve it offline but

will try again to solve it offline but being on the phone 90% of the they

being on the phone 90% of the they

being on the phone 90% of the they couldn’t solve the problem because they

couldn’t solve the problem because they

couldn’t solve the problem because they don’t have the expertise and they don’t

don’t have the expertise and they don’t

don’t have the expertise and they don’t have the tools accordingly

have the tools accordingly

have the tools accordingly the problem will move either will move

the problem will move either will move

the problem will move either will move outside the call center either the

outside the call center either the

outside the call center either the finance team will try to solve it or a

finance team will try to solve it or a

finance team will try to solve it or a technical team on sales team assuming

technical team on sales team assuming

technical team on sales team assuming the problem was just finance finance

the problem was just finance finance

the problem was just finance finance will try to solve it two days the

will try to solve it two days the

will try to solve it two days the problem laying there in their inbox they

problem laying there in their inbox they

problem laying there in their inbox they are sleeping I don’t know what they are

are sleeping I don’t know what they are

are sleeping I don’t know what they are doing having all the distractions will

doing having all the distractions will

doing having all the distractions will come back to the back of his agent with

come back to the back of his agent with

come back to the back of his agent with a solution the back-office agent will

a solution the back-office agent will

a solution the back-office agent will wait for it one or two days then they

wait for it one or two days then they

wait for it one or two days then they will get back to the front eight front

will get back to the front eight front

will get back to the front eight front agent they will tell them that we solve

agent they will tell them that we solve

agent they will tell them that we solve the problem please inform the customer

the problem please inform the customer

the problem please inform the customer they will schedule the call it will be

they will schedule the call it will be

they will schedule the call it will be in the same day next day I don’t know

in the same day next day I don’t know

in the same day next day I don’t know maybe after three or four days they will

maybe after three or four days they will

maybe after three or four days they will get the back to the customer however the

get the back to the customer however the

get the back to the customer however the customer is not happy why he’s waiting

customer is not happy why he’s waiting

customer is not happy why he’s waiting 10 days for his mobile to work can you

10 days for his mobile to work can you

10 days for his mobile to work can you imagine

imagine

imagine but let me tell you he is a very lucky

but let me tell you he is a very lucky

but let me tell you he is a very lucky customer why because what I found

customer why because what I found

customer why because what I found happening most of the time that the

happening most of the time that the

happening most of the time that the complaint will go to fine us finance

complaint will go to fine us finance

complaint will go to fine us finance would say it’s not our job we’ll come

would say it’s not our job we’ll come

would say it’s not our job we’ll come back to back office to move against it

back to back office to move against it

back to back office to move against it they will say it’s not our fault it will

they will say it’s not our fault it will

they will say it’s not our fault it will go again to back office they will say

go again to back office they will say

go again to back office they will say it’s not our problem

it’s not our problem

it’s not our problem go back to sales back to back office and

go back to sales back to back office and

go back to sales back to back office and what we’ll have

what we’ll have

what we’ll have KU’s of communication nobody’s speaking

KU’s of communication nobody’s speaking

KU’s of communication nobody’s speaking to each other nobody knowing what’s

to each other nobody knowing what’s

to each other nobody knowing what’s going on

going on

going on and at the end customer exactly forty

and at the end customer exactly forty

and at the end customer exactly forty days and no solution yet I thought it’s

days and no solution yet I thought it’s

days and no solution yet I thought it’s going to be fine okay I went to the CEO

going to be fine okay I went to the CEO

going to be fine okay I went to the CEO and told him I need to do changes we

and told him I need to do changes we

and told him I need to do changes we cannot rely on those teams he said no

cannot rely on those teams he said no

cannot rely on those teams he said no this is our way of work you cannot

this is our way of work you cannot

this is our way of work you cannot change anything

change anything

change anything okay I told them please I’ll take all

okay I told them please I’ll take all

okay I told them please I’ll take all the risk and responsibilities

the risk and responsibilities

the risk and responsibilities just give me one guy of every team let

just give me one guy of every team let

just give me one guy of every team let me do a pilot experiment my theory and

me do a pilot experiment my theory and

me do a pilot experiment my theory and we’ll see later on if I’m mistaken I

we’ll see later on if I’m mistaken I

we’ll see later on if I’m mistaken I will apply your system I took full

will apply your system I took full

will apply your system I took full responsibility

responsibility

responsibility he said okay what I did is that I closed

he said okay what I did is that I closed

he said okay what I did is that I closed the link between the back office and

the link between the back office and

the link between the back office and says and the best people in sales I

says and the best people in sales I

says and the best people in sales I trained the back of his team and how to

trained the back of his team and how to

trained the back of his team and how to solve sales problem same we did and

solve sales problem same we did and

solve sales problem same we did and technical but when I reached the finance

technical but when I reached the finance

technical but when I reached the finance they told me aha give ee team the Doudna

they told me aha give ee team the Doudna

they told me aha give ee team the Doudna flew second s with my children how come

flew second s with my children how come

flew second s with my children how come we refund money to people without coming

we refund money to people without coming

we refund money to people without coming back to the finest they are the devil

back to the finest they are the devil

back to the finest they are the devil always okay hard to find a way to

always okay hard to find a way to

always okay hard to find a way to convince them what I did is deep

convince them what I did is deep

convince them what I did is deep extensive analysis for almost 48 hours

extensive analysis for almost 48 hours

extensive analysis for almost 48 hours and found that most of the complaints

and found that most of the complaints

and found that most of the complaints coming requesting for refund are $50 and

coming requesting for refund are $50 and

coming requesting for refund are $50 and below 90% of the complaints coming out

below 90% of the complaints coming out

below 90% of the complaints coming out $50 and below and I calculated the time

$50 and below and I calculated the time

$50 and below and I calculated the time every agent is spending to solve that

every agent is spending to solve that

every agent is spending to solve that complaint and multiply it by their

complaint and multiply it by their

complaint and multiply it by their salaries and found to be 150 dollars so

salaries and found to be 150 dollars so

salaries and found to be 150 dollars so we are costing ourself three times what

we are costing ourself three times what

we are costing ourself three times what the customer is asking they couldn’t

the customer is asking they couldn’t

the customer is asking they couldn’t speak accordingly

speak accordingly

speak accordingly I closed us link as well shifted all the

I closed us link as well shifted all the

I closed us link as well shifted all the technical expertise to back office team

technical expertise to back office team

technical expertise to back office team and of course that was not easy unless

and of course that was not easy unless

and of course that was not easy unless you have a proper HR you cannot move

you have a proper HR you cannot move

you have a proper HR you cannot move that why because you need proper

that why because you need proper

that why because you need proper training you need proper

training you need proper

training you need proper armen people cannot can take decisions

armen people cannot can take decisions

armen people cannot can take decisions and you need proper incentives if you

and you need proper incentives if you

and you need proper incentives if you need you need to pay people so I got

need you need to pay people so I got

need you need to pay people so I got approval on all that and solved that

approval on all that and solved that

approval on all that and solved that problem and accordingly back of his

problem and accordingly back of his

problem and accordingly back of his agents were empowered to solve the

agents were empowered to solve the

agents were empowered to solve the problem coming back to the frontline

problem coming back to the frontline

problem coming back to the frontline agents back to the customer and we

agents back to the customer and we

agents back to the customer and we managed to solve that and four days only

managed to solve that and four days only

managed to solve that and four days only after being 40 days waiting the co saw

after being 40 days waiting the co saw

after being 40 days waiting the co saw that on told me he made go ahead we are

that on told me he made go ahead we are

that on told me he made go ahead we are stopping the system implemented changes

stopping the system implemented changes

stopping the system implemented changes everywhere accordingly we had all the

everywhere accordingly we had all the

everywhere accordingly we had all the call center transformed everything

call center transformed everything

call center transformed everything changed to the new way of work and that

changed to the new way of work and that

changed to the new way of work and that resulted in 70% increase in customer

resulted in 70% increase in customer

resulted in 70% increase in customer satisfaction that’s in millions ladies

satisfaction that’s in millions ladies

satisfaction that’s in millions ladies and gentlemen

and gentlemen

and gentlemen 80 percent improvement the resolution

80 percent improvement the resolution

80 percent improvement the resolution time from forty to four on average

time from forty to four on average

time from forty to four on average that’s huge and we saved cost of

that’s huge and we saved cost of

that’s huge and we saved cost of manpower by 20% and that 20% was almost

manpower by 20% and that 20% was almost

manpower by 20% and that 20% was almost 40 employees all over the call center

40 employees all over the call center

40 employees all over the call center calculate the salaries I was not happy

calculate the salaries I was not happy

calculate the salaries I was not happy again I thought it’s going to be but

again I thought it’s going to be but

again I thought it’s going to be but it’s not

it’s not

it’s not why because I went back to the project

why because I went back to the project

why because I went back to the project and said if I can’t cancel all these

and said if I can’t cancel all these

and said if I can’t cancel all these teams why don’t cancel this team as well

teams why don’t cancel this team as well

teams why don’t cancel this team as well and shift everything to the frontline

and shift everything to the frontline

and shift everything to the frontline agent train them develop them put the

agent train them develop them put the

agent train them develop them put the right incentives and get to the job done

right incentives and get to the job done

right incentives and get to the job done accordingly we I did a pilot on that as

accordingly we I did a pilot on that as

accordingly we I did a pilot on that as well and I could manage to solve all the

well and I could manage to solve all the

well and I could manage to solve all the complaints in three hours

we place the model of change of

we place the model of change of furniture Puma a model of change was

furniture Puma a model of change was

furniture Puma a model of change was developed as a standard and this model

developed as a standard and this model

developed as a standard and this model was implemented elsewhere on a financial

was implemented elsewhere on a financial

was implemented elsewhere on a financial organization indicating that it’s not

organization indicating that it’s not

organization indicating that it’s not only for telecom and the result was we

only for telecom and the result was we

only for telecom and the result was we had the fifty six percent of revenues

had the fifty six percent of revenues

had the fifty six percent of revenues enhancement we had improvement in

enhancement we had improvement in

enhancement we had improvement in service delivery of 61 percent and this

service delivery of 61 percent and this

service delivery of 61 percent and this is the most important point they were

is the most important point they were

is the most important point they were people Emiratis were developed and

people Emiratis were developed and

people Emiratis were developed and skilled and they’re uplifted in their

skilled and they’re uplifted in their

skilled and they’re uplifted in their skills and developed and we had almost

skills and developed and we had almost

skills and developed and we had almost 28% development on those Emirati

28% development on those Emirati

28% development on those Emirati skill force we had 100% increase in

skill force we had 100% increase in

skill force we had 100% increase in employee engagement why because people

employee engagement why because people

employee engagement why because people are taking decisions now they got

are taking decisions now they got

are taking decisions now they got incentives they are trained they got

incentives they are trained they got

incentives they are trained they got empowerment and of course it’s not a

empowerment and of course it’s not a

empowerment and of course it’s not a charity we need to save cost dollars

that was for almost two years and today

that was for almost two years and today I’m proud to inform you that I’m the

I’m proud to inform you that I’m the

I’m proud to inform you that I’m the leader of business transformation in a

leader of business transformation in a

leader of business transformation in a multi-billion company here in the UAE

multi-billion company here in the UAE

multi-billion company here in the UAE ladies and gentlemen most of the

ladies and gentlemen most of the

ladies and gentlemen most of the important things in life have been

important things in life have been

important things in life have been accomplished by people who kept on

accomplished by people who kept on

accomplished by people who kept on trying when they seem to be no hope at

trying when they seem to be no hope at

trying when they seem to be no hope at all she’s never video if nos are no

all she’s never video if nos are no

all she’s never video if nos are no normal people and they transform to be

normal people and they transform to be

normal people and they transform to be actually they change the whole world

actually they change the whole world

actually they change the whole world the best example of a la missile a

the best example of a la missile a

the best example of a la missile a laguna de la ley if raha Rana

laguna de la ley if raha Rana

laguna de la ley if raha Rana how will gesture and they were head hi

how will gesture and they were head hi

how will gesture and they were head hi Dora

Dora

Dora Lillian Nanette de Ville till she heard

Lillian Nanette de Ville till she heard

Lillian Nanette de Ville till she heard December with a pipe he’ll will head

December with a pipe he’ll will head

December with a pipe he’ll will head lice in video month of Allah for wushu

lice in video month of Allah for wushu

lice in video month of Allah for wushu jalapao Atmaram

jalapao Atmaram

jalapao Atmaram lalalala oh man until we meet again

lalalala oh man until we meet again

lalalala oh man until we meet again celebrating another success I wish you

celebrating another success I wish you

celebrating another success I wish you all the very best

all the very best

all the very best thank you

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