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207 – Control is an Illusion – Barbra Streisand

Posted by  Anecdote International —June 18, 2024
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

In Episode 207 of Anecdotally Speaking, learn the origin of “The Streisand Effect” and uncover its powerful lesson on perseverance in business. In Episode 207 …

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206 – Necessity is the Mother of Invention – John Sipe

Posted by  Anecdote International —June 11, 2024
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast, Uncategorized

Explore how John F. Sipe’s 1919 innovation provides lessons in business problem-solving and challenging the status quo. In Episode 206 of Anecdotally Speaking, Mark tells …

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205 – Creativity in Constraints – Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie

Posted by  Anecdote International —May 29, 2024
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Boundless creativity can create stagnancy. Listen to hear how Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie demonstrate the importance of constraints in creativity. In Episode 205 of …

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204 – The Serve and Return Turning Point: Agassi, Becker and perseverance

Posted by  Anecdote International —April 23, 2024
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

We are all looking for the turning point in a good story, and we love a story that demonstrates perseverance and resolve.

Shawn and Mark discuss the relevance of this story to: explaining the data in a story, sizing up your competition and ‘keeping Mum’ with your competitive advantage.

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203 – The resilience and persistence story of Penfolds Grange

Posted by  Anecdote International —April 16, 2024
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Resilience and persistence are not only the hallmarks of future success in winemaking, but in business too.

Shawn and Mark discuss the relevance of this story to: sticking to your guns, having a ‘partner in crime’ and really, fully backing your instincts.

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202 – Efficiency versus cost cutting

Posted by  Anecdote International —March 19, 2024
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast, Uncategorized

Reducing waste increases the efficiency of raw material use. But can we all agree that scraping mould off food product prior to packaging may be a little beyond the pale?

Shawn and Mark discuss the relevance of this story to: understanding the difference between efficiency and cost cutting, short ‘single point’ storytelling, the retelling factor in stories with disgust, and the importance of avoiding abstraction in your stories.

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201 – Governance and accountability lose their Barings

Posted by  Anecdote International —March 12, 2024
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast, Uncategorized

A governance and accountability story. Welcome to the Anecdotally Speaking podcast! Visit our website for more captivating stories and business insights! https://www.anecdote.com/ In this episode, …

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199 – Approach to the south poles apart – Amundsen Scott

Posted by  Anecdote International —December 7, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Two explorers from the northern hemisphere set out to be the first to reach the South Pole – Roald Amundsen of Norway and Robert Falconer Scott of England. Their expedition planning, team, equipment and transport selections could not have been more different.

Shawn and Mark discuss the relevance of this story to: corporate culture, knowing your limitations, hand picking your teams and the impact of clear, singular goals on success.

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198 – Mayor in the monkey suit – Stuart Drummond

Posted by  Anecdote International —November 30, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

People from Hartlepool UK are known colloquially as ‘monkey hangers’ – a moniker that stems from the Napoleonic Wars of the 1800s. But this story is about a larrikin mascot in a monkey suit making mayor and breaking records…

Shawn and Mark bring these disparate (but related) stories together to illustrate some business points around seizing the day, fact being stranger than fiction, and judging books by their covers.

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197 – Atlanta Olympic swim 1996 – Kieren Perkins

Posted by  Anecdote International —November 23, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Australian champion swimmer Kieren Perkins barely qualified for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and only just made the final for the 1500 metre event. Shawn and Mark discuss how extraordinary ‘turn-arounds’, under promising and over delivering, and reduced expectations of self can sometimes lead to world class moments.

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