Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’

129 – The unexpected supporter

It’s not enough to just say something—you need to act too. Listen to hear how Nelson Mandela showed the world that he wholeheartedly believed in reconciliation.

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106 – Canoes across the Rockies

There are many lessons to be learnt from Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the west coast of the USA. Listen to hear how to use the story as an analogy.

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100 – A tonne of revered stories

Posted by  Anecdote International —March 23, 2021
Filed in Business storytelling, Fun, Podcast

To celebrate 100 episodes, Shawn and Mark discuss what stories from the podcast they use most often and how they use them.

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093 – Green team schemes screen fiends

Posted by  Anecdote International —February 2, 2021
Filed in Business storytelling, Employee Engagement, Podcast

Emotion leads to action. Listen to hear a story about how an internal group’s sustainability initiative resulted in behaviour change.

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091 – Fire chief’s great instincts before bingo bango

Posted by  Anecdote International —January 19, 2021
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Podcast

It is hard to put a dollar amount on experience, but it can be the difference between life and death. Listen to hear how a veteran made a quick decision.

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082 – Corporate Storytelling—Leadership communication with Hannah Davies

Posted by  Anecdote International —November 3, 2020
Filed in Corporate Storytelling, Leadership Posts, Podcast

Can effective leadership exist without storytelling? Listen to hear how leadership consultant and executive coach, Hannah Davies, unpacks corporate storytelling.

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How vulnerability can make you a better leader

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 3, 2020
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts

Letting down your corporate facade can be a great way of building rapport and showing that you’re a person others can open up to.

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063 – Don’t give up on your dirty laundry

Posted by  Anecdote International —June 23, 2020
Filed in Anecdotes, Communication, Culture, Podcast

Can you share an example of a time where you’ve refused to give up? Listen to hear Jaya Machet, an Anecdote Partner and Executive Coach, share a story that might spark your own!

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062 – Leading horses to water and lending hoses to fires

Posted by  Anecdote International —June 16, 2020
Filed in Communication, Leadership Posts, Podcast

Everyone uses analogies in their everyday conversations, but how can you use an analogy to sell an idea or reveal your employee’s potential? Listen to hear how you can, using the story of Seabiscuit.

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059 – Turning point between The Rock and a hard place

Posted by  Anecdote International —May 26, 2020
Filed in Employee Engagement, Insight, Podcast, Strategy

Every interaction you have with an employee is an opportunity to build engagement or destroy it. What do you usually do? Listen to hear how a small moment influenced how Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson interacts with fans!

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