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Exploring employee engagement

Posted by  Mark Schenk —March 28, 2011
Filed in Employee Engagement, Leadership Posts

We have been using narrative approaches for many years to help organisations with employee engagement. This 4 minute youtube video gives some insights into some …

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TheStoryTest–build your skill in spotting stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 20, 2011
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

We developed TheStoryTest.com to help you build your skill to identify stories. Quite frankly it’s hard to be a good storyteller if you can’t tell …

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Using Concrete and Specific Examples

Posted by  Kevin Bishop —March 9, 2011
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Strategy

One of the basic requirements for any form of successful communication is the listener understands what’s being said. However we often face the challenge when …

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Willpower is Muscle

Posted by  Kevin Bishop —February 25, 2011
Filed in Insight

Research has shown that willpower is like a muscle – the more you train it, the more powerful it becomes. In a study published last …

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Scott Berkun encourages storytelling

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 6, 2011
Filed in Business storytelling

My friend Donal O Duibhir keeps an eye out for story-related tidbits for me (thanks Donal). Today he sent me this 5 min video of …

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The Good Old Training Montage

Posted by  Kevin Bishop —January 31, 2011
Filed in Fun

Did you ever think the good old movie training montage, found in such classic’s as The Karate Kid, Team America, or the Rocky movies, could …

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Seasons greetings from Anecdote

Posted by  Mark Schenk —December 21, 2010
Filed in Fun

Its that time of year again. I opened the post office box this morning and found it brimming with wishes for the festive season. Its …

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Sneak preview of Zahmoo – the world’s first story bank in the cloud

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —December 7, 2010
Filed in News

For all our blog readers thanks for your patience. We realise we’ve been less active on our blog than usual. The thing is, there’s been …

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How to stop executives becoming grammar nazis when defining their purpose

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 28, 2010
Filed in Strategy

In our work to help organisations make their strategies stick we often start by helping the executives get clear on their purpose. Why does their …

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Listening, mentoring, storytelling

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 26, 2010
Filed in Business storytelling

I’m sitting in a cafe thinking about what makes a great listener. I can see a few. They’re leaning forward, nodding, smiling, asking questions. You …

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