Author Archive

Let’s be proactive with organisational storytelling

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 21, 2007
Filed in Anecdotes

Stories are created in organisations whenever something remarkable happens, and people love to remark on how leaders react under pressure because the way anyone reacts …

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Keynote speaking – organisational storytelling

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 20, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling

Mark and I love speaking to audiences of all shapes and sizes and we have had the privilege over the years to give seminars and …

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Three stories and an argument

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 13, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling

Larry Lessig has a presentation style named after him. You guessed it, the Lessig Method. Professor Lessig is a copyright expert and champion of creative …

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Last week’s conversation at the Churchill Club

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 12, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling

Last week the Churchill Club hosted a conversation titled, What’s Your Story? Leon Gettler (journalist at The Age), Andrea Lemon (scriptwriter, author, theatre director and …

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Stories make brands stronger

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 7, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling

Brandweek reports that the Advertising Research Foundation has just completed a three year study on the effectiveness of TV advertisements in the USA and found …

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Hardly a story to be heard in the Australian political campaign

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 4, 2007
Filed in Business storytelling

I have been listening carefully to the politcians on both sides of the Australian political fence in the run up to our election day on …

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Our need for the knowledge worker is over

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 3, 2007
Filed in Insight

The term ‘knowledge worker’ is now a meaningless concept in developed countries because the shift Drucker started to notice in the ’50s from jobs requiring …

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Using Twitter to stay connected

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —November 1, 2007
Filed in Collaboration

I was sceptical whether Twitter would be a useful business tool. I heard it was addictive so decided to keep away until I worked out …

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Knowledge sharing principles

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 31, 2007
Filed in Strategy

I’m currently helping a client develop their knowledge strategy. We’ve decided to include knowledge sharing principles. I believe principles should be clear, unambiguous and emphatic …

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Cynefin now published in the Harvard Business Review

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 28, 2007
Filed in News

Congratulations Dave and Mary for your HBR article. I’ve had a chance to browse it and it looks great. The article is called A Leader’s …

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