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Communicating is tough
We all know how tough it can be to get our message across at times. I vividly remember an occasion several years where I had …
Read MoreStaff induction – it’s just learning
The way you enter an organisation has a big impact on how you perceive the place you work. The recruitment process (really part of staff …
Read MoreYou can’t predict anything
Chris Anderson has listed his 5 top business books and I was struck by this explanation of why you must read Fooled by Randomness: The …
Read MoreStories of the past reflect what’s happening today
Les Posen sent me this article (“This Is Your Life (and How You Tell It)” by Benedict Carey) from the New York Times (might require …
Read MoreHow Gehry designs—the full story
On the recommendation of Johnnie Moore, I read A Perfect Mess by Eric Abrahamson and David Freedman. I was really looking forward to this book …
Read More10,000 hours to mastery
Just watched Malcolm Gladwell give a talk to the New Yorker Conference—2012: Stories From the Near Future (lots of interesting videos to watch). The topic …
Read MoreAnecdote News – May 2007
** Anecdote News ** Brought to you by Anecdote – Putting Stories to Work https://www.anecdote.com.au Discovering lost knowledge Clients often ask us to suggest tangible …
Read MoreMore on sensemaking
We recently blogged about the benefits of making sense of stories. Last week we needed to explain to a client why participation in the sensemaking …
Read MoreOur information diets are killing us
I have just finished marking a bunch of assignments. Not surprising the topic was narrative techniques in knowledge management. The students are masters level and …
Read MoreA sensemaking story
Here’s an interesting story Bob Sutton recently received from a US Marine in relation to his excellent book, The No Asshole Rule. It’s a terrific …
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