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116 – The client hero story in your sales example
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
It’s time to rethink the case study. Listen to hear how a success story can transform your sales process.
Read More115 – Less support gives more liberation
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
When circumstances change, the vision that brought you success in the past must also change. Listen to hear how a bra manufacturer overcame the challenges of the bra-burning movement of the 1970s.
Read More114 – Tails with the Raj of mice and men
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Often an idea will need a reality check—can it be executed? Listen to hear how a senior leader at Microsoft discovered the impact of storytelling.
Read More113 – Low vaulting horse raises the bar
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Attitude has a significant impact on performance. Listen to hear how a Russian gymnast went from storming out of one Olympic event to winning gold in the next.
Read More112 – FedEx helicopter story absolutely positively flies
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
If you give your employees guiding principles rather than rules, they will do amazing things. Listen to hear special guest Doug Keeley’s favourite business story of all time.
Read More111 – Apple devours Blackberry pie slice
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Don’t get too fixed in your thinking, be ready to shift or adapt. Listen to hear how one CEO, set in his ways, caused his company’s market share to plummet.
Read More110 – Foreign ideas triggering the cultural immune system
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Having an impact often depends on asking good questions. Listen to hear how the global phenomenon that is Earth Hour was born out of a question.
Read MoreReplay 007 – Saving the Citicorp skyscraper
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
It can be tempting to turn away from seemingly insurmountable problems, but collaboration will help you find a solution. Listen to hear how a structural engineer saved thousands of people and his reputation through teamwork.
Read More109 – New corn idea falls on deaf ears
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Change is challenging, and you can’t expect everyone to pick it up immediately. Listen to hear the story behind the insight that produced the innovation diffusion theory.
Read More108 – Jobs fit for a condor
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Steve Jobs was a fantastic storyteller. Listen to hear how, instead of endlessly listing features and benefits, he used an analogy to explain the importance of computers.
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