We’re celebrating our latest MVP, Duncan Brown!
“To be honest, I was slightly taken off guard by the win. It means a lot to be recognised by the team, but honestly this is as much theirs as mine. You’re only ever as good as the people around you, and I’ve been lucky enough to be surrounded by genuinely brilliant ones at StrategiQ.” – Duncan Brown, Head of Development
Every month at StrategiQ, the team votes for a standout colleague to take home the ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) title.
This time round, it’s not hard to see why the votes went the way they did. Between boosting our security, driving our AI ambitions and still finding time for the day job, Duncan’s June was a busy one to say the least.
Duncan’s path to victory
Duncan leads our Development team, and this month it’s clear why the whole agency leans on him.
He gave up several evenings and weekends to without complaint, and going further still, he trained the wider team on AI skills. His ‘AI Skill-Along session’ helped colleagues across the business walk away with an AI skill directly relevant to them.
Duncan is also one of the driving forces behind our AI progress, working closely on our new Gospl application – an intelligent employee and client database, designed to house everything about our clients, workflows, people, performance and more. Duncan’s practical approach has kept the throttle turned right up on the project.
Ask Duncan what matters to him day to day and three things come up: being supportive of colleagues without ever holding back honest, constructive feedback; staying as knowledgeable and cutting-edge as possible in his work; and chasing the most innovative solution he can find, because the harder the problem, the more fun he has solving it. This month, all three showed up in equal measure.
Read more about Duncan on his team profile.
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What the team had to say
“This month, my vote goes to Duncan, and quite frankly it would be easier to list the things he hasn’t done to support me personally and the agency.”
“Alongside everything he does supporting the Dev team and client work, the impact he’s having in driving AI across the business has been huge. The progress with Gospl has been incredibly impressive, and it’s exciting to see the value it’s already creating and the potential it has for the future. Whether it’s unblocking a project, helping a colleague or quietly preventing issues before they become bigger problems, he’s someone the whole team relies on.”
“Duncan gets my vote this month. He doesn’t just stay in his lane – he’s always fast to respond to any question or request the team has.”
“Duncan’s curiosity, work ethic and capabilities make him a key and valued member of our team. He’s driving our AI adoption and solving any challenge we give him. He’s been putting in a mammoth shift over recent months and is well overdue for a duvet day!”
Well earned, Duncan
Guardian, pioneer, safe pair of hands – the nominations tell the same story from many different angles. Duncan’s June was defined by the security work he’s quietly carried out, the AI progress he’s driven and the reliability that means the whole team knows they can turn to him. It’s exactly the kind of month the MVP title was made for.
Enjoy a duvet day and the glory, Duncan. You’ve earned every bit of it.
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