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The word ‘story’ is vexed in business. Imagine this scene. A senior leader stands in front of his people to give a presentation on the …

Maestro Benjamin Zander – an amazingly approachable human being My wife, Kate, and I were in Boston, Massachusetts recently visiting our son Sebastian, who’s now attending university …

We judge stories we hear at work in three ways. First, is it plausible, did this really happen? Second, is this relevant, can it help …

My wife, Kate, and I decided to take a long weekend this recent US Labor Day holiday and explore New England a bit. The Wadsworth …

We’ve all read and heard the word sustainability but how many of us can articulate what it means? When I started working in the sustainability …

Salespeople detest brand gobbledygook. And it’s no wonder. Have you heard brand lingo lately? Lovemarks, saliency, brand-defined competitive sets, brand character, brand claims, brand personality, …

We’re all rational beings, aren’t we? If I want to convince you of something, surely I just need the necessary facts or a convincing argument? …

In 92 days we’ll be running Storytelling for Leaders workshop in Los Angeles. I’m looking forward to this week in LA because I’ll have just …

What do your organisational values actually mean? Do you have a list of 4, 5, 6 one-word, abstract concepts such as integrity, responsive and agile …

When you see a poem you know it’s a poem. When you see a screenplay you know it’s a screenplay. Most people, however, have never …