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Getting management buy-in

Posted by  Mark Schenk —May 9, 2006
Filed in Anecdotes, Collaboration

The actKM list has a discussion underway to collect stories of how people have (either successfully or otherwise) tried to get management support for their …

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109 – New corn idea falls on deaf ears

Change is challenging, and you can’t expect everyone to pick it up immediately. Listen to hear the story behind the insight that produced the innovation diffusion theory.

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095 – Wolf stories in sheep’s clothing

Posted by  Anecdote International —February 16, 2021
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Culture, Podcast

People tend to do what they have always done, and sometimes without reason. Listen to hear how a grandmother’s necessity became her children’s norm.

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090 – Corporate Storytelling—Job applications and interviews

Posted by  Anecdote International —January 12, 2021
Filed in Communication, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast

How do you establish rapport and connection in a job interview? Listen to hear how the use of story can give you a special edge in the job application and interview process.

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086 – Corporate Storytelling—Innovation with Paul Chapman

How can you utilise story techniques when presenting an innovation? Listen to hear innovation expert, Paul Chapman, share his experiences.

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081 – Hungry public gobbles up MSG tale

Posted by  Anecdote International —October 27, 2020
Filed in Business storytelling, Podcast

Is MSG bad for you? Listen to hear how a letter to the editor drastically changed our perception of MSG in Chinese food.

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080 – Crummy early adoption for first bread slicer

Posted by  Anecdote International —October 20, 2020
Filed in Business storytelling, Insight, Podcast

We all know the saying, ‘the best thing since sliced bread,’ but who invented the bread-slicing machine? Listen to hear Otto Rohwedder’s surprising journey in selling his first bread slicer.

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Corporate Storytelling

Posted by  Kerenza Smith —September 8, 2020
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Corporate Storytelling—The Essential Guide By: Shawn Callahan, Mark Schenk, Mike Adams, Paul Ichilcik The Story-Powered Organisation The definitive guide to corporate storytelling in 2023.   …

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074 – It’s not how good you say you are

Posted by  Anecdote International —September 8, 2020
Filed in Culture, Podcast, Selling

What happens when you highlight a colleague’s expertise to a prospect? Listen to hear how a simple tweak in conversation can dramatically change the sale.

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069 – How a reason can clarify your why

Posted by  Anecdote International —August 4, 2020
Filed in Culture, Insight, Podcast

How does adding one word to a question completely change what the answer will be? Listen to hear how Professor Ellen Langer changed the way we think about human behaviour.

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