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How vulnerability can make you a better leader
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts
Letting down your corporate facade can be a great way of building rapport and showing that you’re a person others can open up to.
Read MoreThe ponytail and why your stories must be true
Have you heard the story about how NASA spent millions of dollars developing a pen that would work in zero gravity? There’s a problem with this story…
Read MoreHow HR can help leaders communicate better
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Employee Engagement
Senior staff members who use story style language when engaging with their employees build credibility, authenticity, and engagement.
Read More068 – How to animate Disney executive characters
Do you understand what drives your business? Listen to hear how Bob Iger’s insight evolved Disney Animation for the better.
Read MoreThe Hero’s Journey stumbles in the world of business
The Hero’s Journey is of limited practical use in business. To activate a storytelling culture, we need simple story frameworks supplemented by anecdotes.
Read MoreData storytelling: Hollywood is the wrong model
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Communication, Insight
There’s a growing need to present ideas based on insights drawn from data, but the Hollywood approach seems unrelated to what businesspeople require.
Read MoreOvercoming the fear of sharing business stories at work
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Leadership Posts
Is fear holding you back from sharing business stories at work? Shawn Callahan shares a few simple steps you can take to overcome it.
Read MoreSetting up a tagging strategy for your story bank
Tagging stories within your story bank ensures you can quickly access them when you need them. This blog post will help you design a tagging strategy.
Read MoreStories are the brain’s natural language
Stories are so powerful because that is how our brains are structured—our brains work by identifying and predicting sequences of related events.
Read More063 – Don’t give up on your dirty laundry
Can you share an example of a time where you’ve refused to give up? Listen to hear Jaya Machet, an Anecdote Partner and Executive Coach, share a story that might spark your own!
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