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143 – Not exactly a man cave
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
You don’t know when your unique combination of skills will be needed. Listen to hear the story behind the miraculous rescue of thirteen boys from a Thai cave system.
Read MoreReplay 075 – Conflict is essential to collaboration
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
The barriers that women face hold all of us back. Listen to hear how Dr Alice Stewart overcame all sorts of obstacles to find a correlation between x-raying pregnant women and childhood cancer.
Read More142 – Million-dollar bathroom basin
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Customer service is everything. Listen to hear how one salesperson lost their business a $1.5 million contract.
Read More141 – Rocket science propelling librarians
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
When you build a workplace culture that allows mistakes to be discussed, you ensure they won’t be repeated. Listen to hear how a jet propulsion laboratory owns its failures and fosters a learning culture.
Read More140 – When you desperately need your plan B
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Have a plan B and keep it top of mind. Listen to hear how a desperate cry for help saved a man’s life just last month.
Read More139 – Contract bondage no good by George
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
You don’t have to follow the path people expect you to take. Listen to hear why an Australian actor refused to sign a contract worth more than one million pounds.
Read More138 – Scurvy sailors served sauerkraut
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Pushing ideas and actions on people will only lead to resistance. Listen to hear how Captain James Cook used a pull strategy to save his crew from scurvy.
Read MoreCommon misunderstanding in business storytelling
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling
When someone mentions the word story, they think of crafted, fictional stories like those on Netflix. And this is where a common misconception occurs.
Read More137 – Journeys of heroes and Beatles
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
A team philosophy will help soothe your colleagues’ concerns in stressful situations. Listen to hear why the Beatles reminded each other that “something will happen” when tensions rose.
Read More136 – It’s like riding a new bike
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Suggestion and argument alone don’t change minds, but experiences do. Listen to hear how one husband finally persuaded his wife to buy herself a new and improved bike.
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