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133 – Potter spells initiative
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Don’t wait for someone to come along and solve your problems—step up and make things happen. Listen to hear how a clever Storytelling for Leaders participant used an anecdote from a popular franchise to connect and build rapport.
Read More132 – Wolves, cane toads and tubby ships
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
What impact does your leadership have on your organisation? Listen to hear what lessons the reintroduction of a species into an ecosystem can offer business.
Read MoreReplay 023 – Industrial design with child’s play
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
To put your customer first, you need to be able to see things from their perspective. Listen to hear how a 7-year-old girl prompted Doug Dietz to redesign his MRI machine.
Read More131 – Did you have a nice Grand Slam, darling?
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Follow your passion without thinking about the outcome, and success will follow. Listen to hear how a mother’s happy accident aided Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s tennis career.
Read More130 – Superwoman with x-ray vision
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’” Listen to hear how one woman persisted with her vision and changed the lives of over a million people.
Read More129 – The unexpected supporter
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
It’s not enough to just say something—you need to act too. Listen to hear how Nelson Mandela showed the world that he wholeheartedly believed in reconciliation.
Read More128 – Collaboration and diversity is how you make progress
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Collaboration and diversity bring progress. Listen to hear how one woman defied gender norms to receive recognition for a scientific breakthrough.
Read More127 – The mould that broke the staph
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Not all mistakes lead to failures. Listen to hear how one scientist’s carelessness resulted in a life-saving discovery.
Read More126 – Shattering decision on pet food quality
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Company values enable your people to act quickly and have confidence that they’ve made the right decision. Listen to hear a story of values in action from Mars.
Read More125 – Lending a hose to neighbours on fire
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Great leaders communicate in ways that change minds and inspire action. Listen to hear how Franklin Roosevelt used an analogy to shift the events of World War II.
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