I'm Kubair Shirazee, a Business and Community Agility Coach with over 25 years' experience transforming how organisations work. I help leaders, teams and communities develop capabilities and behaviours that enable them to achieve their purpose—regardless of what the future brings.
Through my coaching practice, Agilitea, I've guided enterprise teams at the NHS (UK), Al Jazeera, Vodafone, Novartis, Bayer, LUSH Cosmetics, and Japan Tobacco International to revolutionise not just their products and services, but the underlying behaviours, cultures and operating models that drive sustainable transformation. I regularly deliver keynotes on agile transformation at corporate conferences, international events, and global conferences. Click here to book me for your next event.
With roots in life sciences and pharmaceutical product development, I've successfully launched multiple digital products, built and exited from three thriving businesses. Most notably, Ikonami Ltd created digital solutions adopted by the UK Department of Health to implement its Agenda for Change framework across the NHS. This entrepreneurial journey now powers my ability to foster enterprise-scale transformation through cultivating collaborative behaviours, nurturing adaptive cultures, and building the scalable adaptability and resilience organisations need to thrive amid uncertainty.
I actively advise organisations across the spectrum—from early-stage startups and established enterprises to mission-driven NGOs and grassroots community action groups—on applying agile values and principles to accelerate growth and sustainability.
Following the tragic loss of my brother to extremism in Pakistan in 2010, my wife Sahar Zaidi-Shirazee I set up Peace Through Prosperity: a self funded social innovation lab addressing extremism at its roots.
Our organisation has delivered mini-MBA programmes to over 4,000 micro-entrepreneurs across Pakistan, Yemen and Egypt, creating sustainable pathways out of poverty. By empowering marginalised communities to develop economic self-sufficiency, we enable them to create their own narratives of change and resist extremist influence. Our human-centric, adaptive approach continues to evolve as we reach increasingly remote and vulnerable communities worldwide.
Beyond my professional work, I apply agile principles to civic engagement as a political commentator and co-founder of the Better Government think tank. We champion evidence-based policy, transparent decision-making, and citizen participation to strengthen democratic accountability in British politics. Our recent work was featured in Comment Central focused on reimagining political accountability and power distribution in Britain, bringing adaptive frameworks to governance challenges.
At DrupalJam relfecting on observed patterns in agile transformations
Advise on applying agile practices in non-technical teams in international development
