Getting personal about your presentations

Posted by  Paul Ichilcik —October 22, 2020
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts

Before people follow your ideas, they want to know what they mean to you as a leader, why you care. Try exploring one of these three story-based approaches.

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How to employ story techniques to cultivate innovation

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 15, 2020
Filed in Anecdotes, Communication, Culture, Insight

When we hear stories of innovation, we learn what’s possible, what to do, and what to avoid. These eight story-based approaches will cultivate innovation.

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All storytelling is about problem-solving

Posted by  Mike Adams —October 8, 2020
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication

In this blog post, Mike Adams explains how storytelling is about problem-solving and is also our primary mental tool for solving problems.

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These three storytelling myths could be limiting your business’ potential

Posted by  Mark Schenk —September 24, 2020
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication

Mark Schenk, Anecdote’s Managing Director, tackles three common corporate storytelling myths and explains why your company should embrace storytelling.

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Untapped power of your employees—story listening

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 17, 2020
Filed in Communication, Culture, Employee Engagement

Worldwide employee engagement levels are low. Shawn Callahan explains where you might find the knowledge to reverse this trend within your organisation.

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How to avoid Zoom fatigue

Posted by  Cynden Adams —September 10, 2020
Filed in Communication, Culture, Employee Engagement

Since COVID-19 hit, Zoom meetings have become a daily reality. Here are our tips for avoiding Zoom fatigue while so many events are occurring virtually.

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How vulnerability can make you a better leader

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —September 3, 2020
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts

Letting down your corporate facade can be a great way of building rapport and showing that you’re a person others can open up to.

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The ponytail and why your stories must be true

Posted by  Mike Adams —August 27, 2020
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication

Have you heard the story about how NASA spent millions of dollars developing a pen that would work in zero gravity? There’s a problem with this story…

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How HR can help leaders communicate better

Posted by  Mark Schenk —August 19, 2020
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Employee Engagement

Senior staff members who use story style language when engaging with their employees build credibility, authenticity, and engagement.

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The Hero’s Journey stumbles in the world of business

Posted by  Paul Ichilcik —July 23, 2020
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication

The Hero’s Journey is of limited practical use in business. To activate a storytelling culture, we need simple story frameworks supplemented by anecdotes.

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