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Years
Emotion, memory and stories
Do you remember where you were when you first saw the those two jumbo jets plunge into the World Trade Center? How well do you …
Read MoreBe careful who you despise
My friend Jackie hated having Nancy as her manager. She thought her to be cold, insensitive and overbearing and had, in the past, tried twice …
Read MoreEmbedding customer service stories
A company that values customer service should be teeming with customer service stories. But what do you do if this is not the case? The …
Read MoreStaff induction – not quite
Last year Robyn and I ran an interesting project for a large government agency to help Aboriginal people join the department and become productive as …
Read MoreSeeing the Big Picture: Blind Men and the Elephant
It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by …
Read MoreThe stonecutters and the cathedral builder
Here is one of the stories I heard at KM Australia as told by John Girard. On a foggy autumn day nearly 800 years ago …
Read MoreThe pond metaphor
Here is something I have meant to post about for a while. It is a metaphor in the book ‘Dangerous Undertaking‘ by James Harlow Brown. …
Read MoreLeaders need to listen
Deborah May provided the following account in her recent newsletter. Most leaders want to engage their team in planning processes but don’t always do so …
Read MoreInnovators are a bad choice for change
I’m thoroughly enjoying reading Influencer at the moment and the story of Dr Everett Rogers grabbed my attention. After finishing his PhD his first job …
Read MoreA mystery story that explains irrational behaviour
Over at the Bumble Bee, Ken Thompson provides an excerpt of Ori Brafman forthcoming book, Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. It’s a terrific …
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