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Last week Victoria Ward and I wrote an ‘essay in two voices’ giving our impressions of a book called ‘Let’s Stop Meeting Like This‘ by …

It seems everyone is offering business storytelling training these days. It was certainly rare when we started working with stories 10 years ago but all …

At Anecdote, much of our work is focused on making strategies stick by converting them into understandable, memorable and influential stories. We often discover entrenched …

Influence without relying on authority. Build fast rapport. Change minds and inspire action. Anecdote’s Storytelling for Leaders program will teach you the techniques you need …

This post is part of our series on Leadership Humanity. In 2010 I was working with a law firm in Sydney to help launch their …

Philosopher and scientist Michael Polanyi, said that “we can know more than we can tell.” When you start to look around for examples of this …

It’s hard to imagine a more embarrassing situation for a teenager. And that teenager was me. Cast your mind back to the 1970s: flared jeans, …

In 2009, three Queensland government departments were merged into one mega-department. Anecdote was working with the senior leadership team to communicate their new strategy and …

Shawn’s post last week got us sharing some of the great examples of small acts of leadership that demonstrate humanity and which make a difference. …

“The biggest improvements come from small things done consistently over time in strategic places.” — David Allen A company was all travelling together to their yearly …