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Visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-21 May
I’m off to Malaysia in May to help run a leadership development program for a telecommunication company. While I’m there I’m meeting senior leaders from …
Read MoreFinding Stories
We start most of our projects by collecting stories. We collect stories in groups (using anecdote circles) and one-on-one. We’ve learned a lot about getting …
Read MoreWe need to find ways for people to feel it
Yesterday I ran a workshop for a group of executives on how to find bright spots in your organisation (groups of people who excel with …
Read MoreChange Behaviours by Making Costs Visible
This post is by our guest blogger, Kevin Bishop, who recently was in Australia and ran a series of workshops with Anecdote on Influencing Change. …
Read MoreStorytelling for Business Leaders
We’ve just refreshed our materials for our popular Storytelling for Business Leaders workshop. We offer this workshop to organisations who are looking to build their …
Read MoreBeverly Trayner and Etienne Wenger are hosting a BEtreat
If you are community of practice leader and want to experience learning in a relaxed atmosphere with some of the very best minds, then you …
Read MoreTrigger new stories and changing behaviours
Our mind is full of beliefs, assumptions and values which affect what we do and how we do it. Much of what we assume comes …
Read MoreRecovering with grace
Dave Bruebeck, the jazz virtuoso, once said “there is no mistake if you can resolve it.” I was reminded of this quote when Steve Hopkins …
Read MoreA beautifully told strategic story from ASICS
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Leadership Posts, Strategy
Every company wants to tell a compelling strategic story that conveys the essence of what they’re about. If it’s a success their customers and employees …
Read MoreDeath, Sex and Children at Risk
I’ve just found Garr Reynold’s recent post on stories and experience. He makes the good point that people remember stories because they convey emotions, which …
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