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The one place to attend our storytelling for business leaders workshop in Australia next year

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —December 9, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling

If you were wondering how you might attend one of our Storytelling for Business Leaders workshops when we’ve discontinued our public program, I have some …

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When should we collaborate?

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —December 3, 2008
Filed in Collaboration

Is it collaboration when you’re sent the yearly performance review spreadsheet and instructed to assess your staff’s performance? Absolutely not; it’s an act of co-ordination. …

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Collaboration requires fairness

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 28, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

Humans have a strong sense of fairness. If two people are given a sum of money and one is asked to divide it and offer …

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Knowledge management for the experienced practitioner

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 21, 2008
Filed in Events

Next year I will be giving a couple of presentations at the Ark Group’s conference, KM for the Experienced Practitioner. It will be in my …

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In-house workshops instead of a public program

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 20, 2008
Filed in Events

For four years Anecdote has delivered a range of innovative public workshops on topics including storytelling for business leaders, building a collaborative workplace and business …

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Past experience holding back collaborations

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 20, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

Last Friday I ran a workshop for a client on collaboration. I emphasised collaborative practices and behaviours and at one point I introduced the idea …

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A little productivity tip for Firefox users—smart keywords

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 14, 2008
Filed in News

Just noticed this feature in Firefox this morning which is a real time saver. I’m often looking around for books and I have a couple …

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Fired up and ready to go

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 13, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

I was in Singapore last week helping a group of leaders learn how to find and tell their own stories. No templates, no recipes, just …

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Metaphors everywhere

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 12, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes

A couple of years ago I spoke at a BHP Billiton planning day. My talk was at the end of the day so I sat …

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Ask a gardner what she knows, in a garden

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 10, 2008
Filed in Business storytelling

Remembering experiences is heavily dependent on surroundings. I’m currently helping an energy company learn the lessons from retiring employees. I’m videoing their experiences with the …

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