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Exploring employee engagement
We have been using narrative approaches for many years to help organisations with employee engagement. This 4 minute youtube video gives some insights into some …
Read MoreTrue importance
This story was told the other day by General David Petraeus (The head of all international forces in Afghanistan) just before a press conference illustrating …
Read MoreTheStoryTest–build your skill in spotting stories
We developed TheStoryTest.com to help you build your skill to identify stories. Quite frankly it’s hard to be a good storyteller if you can’t tell …
Read MoreUsing Concrete and Specific Examples
One of the basic requirements for any form of successful communication is the listener understands what’s being said. However we often face the challenge when …
Read MoreHow to connect with the “I’m Like You” story
Annette Simmons says that there are some story types you just should know and be able to tell, namely: Who am I? and Why am …
Read MoreWillpower is Muscle
Research has shown that willpower is like a muscle – the more you train it, the more powerful it becomes. In a study published last …
Read MoreA teaching story
We are always on the lookout for good stories. I found this one today on the PassionHR list on YahooGroups: As she stood in front …
Read MoreStories Are All Around Us
I am constantly surprised of the most unlikely places and situations where you hear great stories. Last weekend the family and I were over in …
Read MoreScott Berkun encourages storytelling
My friend Donal O Duibhir keeps an eye out for story-related tidbits for me (thanks Donal). Today he sent me this 5 min video of …
Read MoreAnnouncing our business storytelling workshop series for 2011
It’s been a few years since we publicly ran our workshops in Australia. We’ve been focussed on delivering them internally to our clients. But in …
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