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Context is king
In case there are still people out there who believe we act as rational decision makers, take this scenario. You’re in a shop to buy …
Read MoreStorytelling as a study technique
A few posts ago I described one of the reasons why stories are memorable: they evoke emotion. But stories are also memoriable because they create …
Read MoreFinding stories
Tell stories to hear stories Listen to stories to remember your stories Mark and I penned these observations while developing our course on storytelling. The …
Read MoreSeven personal skills for effective collaboration
It’s easy to talk about what collaboration is or is not or the types of collaboration. What’s difficult is to change your practices (read behaviours) …
Read MoreStorytelling for business leaders workshop in Melbourne—23 September
This workshop has turned out to be one of our most popular offerings. In the last few months we have delivered it to sales people …
Read MoreEmotion, memory and stories
Do you remember where you were when you first saw the those two jumbo jets plunge into the World Trade Center? How well do you …
Read MoreA new workshop, but what should we call it?
Many of you will be familiar with our business narrative workshop. It’s a one day event where we cover how to find anecdotes in an …
Read MoreAphorisms we should dismiss in the face of complexity
Life’s little sayings have a big impact on how we think. A stitch in time saves nine. A bird in the hand is worth two …
Read MoreBe careful who you despise
My friend Jackie hated having Nancy as her manager. She thought her to be cold, insensitive and overbearing and had, in the past, tried twice …
Read MoreIn defence of gossip
Gossip is badly maligned in business, but that’s because most of us only have a limited understanding of the concept. For example, gossip is merely …
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