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Disgust and why we need to test business stories
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, …
Read MoreA small act of leadership humanity
“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 …
Read MoreWhy leaders should use real-life experiences not fables
When we started Anecdote back in 2004 we mainly did culture change projects where we collected stories in an organisation then took people from the …
Read MoreAn indicator of group fear in organisations
Over the years I’ve shown a clever little animation in our workshops to illustrate our propensity to tell ourselves stories when things are ambiguous and unclear. …
Read MoreWhy effective leaders are good storytellers
When I run our storytelling for leaders program I like to point out that effective leaders are good storytellers. I say “good” because a leader …
Read MoreHow to spot a story – a simple story framework: Infographic
With so much talk about business storytelling you’d think business people were telling more stories. Sadly we see lots of people talking about stories but …
Read MoreSpanish Storytelling for Leaders
Early this year we appointed two business partners in Mexico, one in Mexico City (Jesus Trejo) and the other in Monterrey (Astrolab). Of course this meant …
Read More4 business women show their business storytelling skills
Last year I wrote a post called 9 Video Clips of Business Leaders Sharing Business Stories and it was brought to my attention that 8 of the 9 …
Read MoreThe best way to improve your storytelling is with feedback
Last week we had a fun online event with our business partners. Using Soundcloud a bunch of us recorded a story or two and shared …
Read MoreHow to trigger the retelling of foundation stories
Every organisation, big or small, needs a foundation story that illustrates what’s important to them, what they stand for. But it’s important to remember that …
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