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How to encourage your people to get vaccinated
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling
Shawn Callahan lays out a story-powered approach to encouraging people to get vaccinated. This blog post is the first of a series and focuses on correcting misinformation.
Read MoreAnother way to develop your business storytelling skills
Storytelling is a language skill, and we can learn a lot about learning storytelling from how we take on a new language. Shawn explains how.
Read MoreHow to employ story techniques to cultivate innovation
When we hear stories of innovation, we learn what’s possible, what to do, and what to avoid. These eight story-based approaches will cultivate innovation.
Read MoreUntapped power of your employees—story listening
Worldwide employee engagement levels are low. Shawn Callahan explains where you might find the knowledge to reverse this trend within your organisation.
Read MoreHow vulnerability can make you a better leader
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts
Letting down your corporate facade can be a great way of building rapport and showing that you’re a person others can open up to.
Read MoreData storytelling: Hollywood is the wrong model
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Insight
There’s a growing need to present ideas based on insights drawn from data, but the Hollywood approach seems unrelated to what businesspeople require.
Read MoreOvercoming the fear of sharing business stories at work
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts
Is fear holding you back from sharing business stories at work? Shawn Callahan shares a few simple steps you can take to overcome it.
Read MoreUsing progress stories to build hope
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Employee Engagement
When managers are asked how they engage their employees, highlighting progress is rarely mentioned. But this can make a big difference to productivity.
Read MoreVirtual delivery of our story programs available now
Many businesses view coronavirus as a time to tread water to get through. However, you could see it as an opportunity to build new skills. We can help.
Read MoreWhat Kevin Hart and Brené Brown can teach us about vulnerability and humour in stories
Shawn Callahan shares how Brené Brown and Kevin Hart use vulnerability and humour in communicating their messages in multiple stories.
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