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Research shows that stories create personal motivation and increase productivity
The second Tuesday of every second month the Strathmore Unicorns Junior Basketball Club’s committee meets. I’m the club Secretary and last Tuesday we were discussing …
Read MoreTheStoryTest Results
Congratulations on doing TheStoryTest—and if you haven’t done it, reading this blog post now is tantamount to cheating—shame on you 🙂 Here are the quick …
Read MoreEndings are important for how we remember experiences
Daniel Kahneman, the founder of behavioural economics and winner of the Nobel prize in Economics, tell this story in a recent TED talk. A friend …
Read MoreIt’s how you recover when things fail that counts
Since we started Anecdote in 2004 our local Kwik Kopy in Coburg has printed most of our posters and workshop materials. Kelvin does a great …
Read MoreThe people part of change
In late May 2009 I was invited to advise on change management on a big project in Sydney. The client was a medium size logistics …
Read MoreKeeping richness in our decision making
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807–73) was a Swiss-born American zoologist and geologist who taught at Harvard. Imagine that you went to Louis Agassiz’s laboratory at …
Read MoreA story designed to change your mind
Seth Godin has a new ebook out called What Matters Now. It consists of 80 or so thought leaders each with a page to talk …
Read MoreThree ways to make your strategy stick
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Leadership Posts, Strategy
In my hands is a corporate strategy. It’s a glossy six-page document designed for every employee to memorise and enact. There are seven themes each …
Read MoreTrusting the system
Registered Post is reliable system for getting important items from one place to another, right? Well read on – you might re-think your answer. Last …
Read MoreRules are for the guidance of the wise
This morning, Shawn and I compared recent airline lounge experiences. Mine went a like this On Monday morning I took my Mum to the airport …
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