Search Results for: communities

Blog

002 – World’s worst first day on the job

Posted by  Anecdote International —January 19, 2018
Filed in Business storytelling, Podcast

In this podcast Shawn and Mark share and discuss a terrific business story about the worst possible first day on the job. Check it out here:

Read More

Beat business jargon by using stories to counter smart-talk

Posted by  Tom Graves —March 2, 2017
Filed in Business storytelling, Insight

He looks the part; knows all the right business jargon; can quote chapter-and-verse from all the best-known practitioners. But is it all empty ‘smart-talk’?

Read More

How to capture stories using places and props

Posted by  Tom Graves —February 10, 2017
Filed in Business storytelling, Insight

Where are some of your story-places – where stories gather to tell themselves? What props do you use to get the stories to flow? Find some ideas here.

Read More

Why leaders need good storytelling skills – Part 2

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —February 16, 2016
Filed in Business storytelling

Mastering good storytelling skills is a must for leaders to communicate strategy and engage people. Here are 4 ways to put stories to work.

Read More

The evolution of storytelling

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —October 7, 2015
Filed in Business storytelling, Culture

Shawn Callahan discusses the evolution of storytelling – what triggered it and why was it such an important element in the survival of our species?

Read More

How to influence decision makers with stories

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 25, 2015
Filed in Business storytelling, Leadership Posts

Most of the decisions experienced leaders make, day in and day out, are intuitive. How can you use stories to influence decision makers? Find out here:

Read More

Unlock the power of storytelling by being specific

Posted by  Mark Schenk —October 16, 2013
Filed in Business storytelling, Selling

To really unlock the power of storytelling, you need to Be Specific with the stories that you tell. Last week I was working with a group of …

Read More

The analogy story and Tim Costello

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 8, 2013
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

I’ve recently had the pleasure of working with World Vision Australia. In case you don’t know them, they’re Australia’s largest charity, and they focus on …

Read More

Using stories to catch ‘smart-talk’

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —March 18, 2013
Filed in Business storytelling

He looks the part; he knows all the right buzzwords; he can quote chapter-and-verse from all the best-known pundits and practitioners. But is it all …

Read More

Strategic accelerators

Posted by  Mark Schenk —November 26, 2012
Filed in Leadership Posts, Strategy

Hierarchies are great at running established organisations but they are notoriously slow in reacting to major changes. Its not really a problem when your strategy …

Read More