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Tim Minchin’s Storm

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 5, 2012
Filed in Fun

A nice story by Tim Minchin as beat poetry.

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Will your strategy stick?

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 21, 2012
Filed in Strategy

The nature of the successful strategy is changing. Today, a company’s success depends in large part on how deeply its strategy is understood and embraced. …

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How to respond to misinformation that’s hurting your business

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 5, 2012
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication

I like to ask senior executives this simple question: is there a story going around your company that’s causing you pain? I remember asking one …

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Storytelling for Leaders – Deliberate Practice Program

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 5, 2012
Filed in Business storytelling, News

We created this little 3-minute video to introduce our new deliberate practice program that helps you build your business storytelling skills. You can read more …

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Building credibility at ANZ Bank – leaders must tell stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 19, 2012
Filed in Business storytelling

I had the pleasure of meeting Anne Weatherston, the CIO of ANZ bank, today. She spoke at a business lunch about their new strategy and …

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The Origins Asia Pacific Business Narrative Conference 2012

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 30, 2012
Filed in News

Why not join us at The Origins Asia Pacific Business Narrative Conference in Bangkok 4-5 October 2012. Register here http://origins2012.eventbrite.com/

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Company strategies: the missing ingredient

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 8, 2012
Filed in Strategy

We’re privileged at Anecdote to see many company strategies. Interestingly, the sizes and shapes of these strategies don’t necessarily correlate with the sizes and shapes …

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Out of Focus: The story of how Kodak lost its direction

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 30, 2012
Filed in News

I was sent a copy of this book by its author John Larish. It had immediate interest for me because in the early 90s I …

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3 things to consider when recreating your company story: a response to Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 20, 2012
Filed in Strategy

I was pleased to see that someone of the stature and influence of Rosabeth Moss Kanter in the Harvard Business Review blog is advocating for …

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KM Australia 2012

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 19, 2012
Filed in News

I just wanted to let you know that I will be at: ‘KM Australia 2012’ on the 24 -26 July 2012 in Sydney. Here is …

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