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Family narratives
At Christmas, I was in Melbourne with my two kids. All my family live there and I needed to do what I could to ensure …
Read MoreAwesome stories
Every two months an email arrives that I am always happy to receive. Its the bi-monthly newsletter from the Awesome Stories website. Awesome Stories is …
Read MorePractical application of business storytelling
I was asked last week about the practical application of things we cover in our Storytelling for Leaders workshop. Fortunately, we had a very recent …
Read MoreMondegreens, gigs and deliberate practice
Last Thursday night, Tony High asked me if I knew what a ‘mondegreen’ was. I had no idea. A quick search of wikipedia revealed that …
Read More‘A’ for effort
As a manager, I have always had a lot of time for people who might not be overly talented but who always try their hardest. …
Read MoreNo place for poor fiction
Last Thursday, I met an executive encountering some significant challenges in a major culture change underway in his organisation. He had been inspired to use …
Read MoreThe value of new perspectives
Joseph Jiminez joined Novartis in 2007 as Head of Consumer Health, in charge of the over the counter business. He had a background in consumer …
Read MoreChristmas message from Anecdote
2012 has been an exciting year for Anecdote. We have worked with many inspiring and energetic people and organisations…making strategies stick, helping leaders communicate, influence …
Read MoreBusiness Storytelling – the rookie error
What’s your reaction when someone, in a business context, says “let me tell you a story?” I often ask this question during our Storytelling for …
Read MoreStrategic accelerators
Hierarchies are great at running established organisations but they are notoriously slow in reacting to major changes. Its not really a problem when your strategy …
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