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128 – 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.
Read More124 – When the stakes are sky high
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
No matter how unlikely an event seems, it pays to prepare. Listen to hear the inspiring but tragic story of Rick Rescorla, whose meticulous planning saved almost 3,000 people on 9/11.
Read More123 – Tragic consequences of standing by
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Choosing to remain a bystander can have disastrous effects. Listen to hear how 37 people assumed another person would take responsibility and, as a result, a young woman lost her life.
Read MoreCan you keep your cool in a tough negotiation?
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Corporate Storytelling
There is no chance of agreement when opposing sides lose their cool. Here’s a story you can enjoy as an anecdote or retell it to make a similar point.
Read More122 – Grumpy maestros and all that jazz
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Imperfect conditions don’t equate to imperfect performance. Listen to hear how a solo jazz pianist made the most of what he had and recorded the best selling solo piano album of all time.
Read More121 – Charitable causes for problematic pilgrims
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
When you need to solve a problem or initiate a behaviour change, think beyond the obvious solution—you’ll likely find a more effective one. Listen to hear how a small town in Germany flipped a problematic march on its head.
Read More120 – How to love a maths problem
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Problems are inevitable but solvable. Listen to hear how an English mathematician solved a 358-year-old maths problem.
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