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Fundraising Appeal for Christian Dahmen

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 31, 2011
Filed in News

Christian Dahmen is an extraordinary fellow who is a long term supporter and advisor for Anecdote. He is now in the battle of his life …

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Storytelling workshop in New York – 27 September

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 19, 2011
Filed in Events

Only a little over a month before I present our storytelling for business leaders workshop in New York. I remember the first one I did …

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No fun at work – values in action

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 17, 2011
Filed in Anecdotes, Employee Engagement

I heard this story from one of our workshop participants. We were talking about values and how they play out in practice. Their organisation, a …

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Article: How to make your strategy stick with a strategic story

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 27, 2011
Filed in Business storytelling, Strategy

“A company without a story is usually a company without a strategy.” Ben Horowitz, entrepreneur and investor1 Steve Jobs bounces onto the stage and grabs …

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The problem with ‘motivational speakers’

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 20, 2011
Filed in Communication, Employee Engagement

So called ‘motivational speakers’ don’t motivate people to change behaviour. Throughout my career I have been involved in organising, planning and developing a huge number …

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Storytelling in business: how to use analogies from popular movies

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 19, 2011
Filed in Business storytelling

An effective tactic for storytelling in business situations is to tell a story from a movie as an analogy. Just pick a film scene that …

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The power of subtle stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 15, 2011
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

Sunday mornings is a favourite time of the week for me. I get up early and go walking with my friend Darren Woolley. The conversation …

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On narratives

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 25, 2011
Filed in Business storytelling, Strategy

John Hagel has written an interesting post on the importance of narratives in providing persistent context for our lives, organisations and society. The post is …

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Provide your example before your reasons—introducing PERP

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 13, 2011
Filed in Communication

I want to expand a little on Mark’s post and on the communication structure we’re proposing. I hope you don’t mind, but let me start …

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