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Welcome to our podcast, Anecdotally Speaking. Each week we tell a business story, talk about why it works and discuss where you might tell it at work. Our aim is to help you build your story repertoire.
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118 – The grass is greener for the second mouse
Is there a place for parables in business storytelling? Listen to hear Shawn Callahan share two apocryphal stories that you could use in your workplace.
117 – How a story illuminates an insight
Gary Klein once said, “Insight is when you unexpectedly come to a better story.” Listen to hear Shawn and Mike Adams exchange and explain the value of insight stories.
116 – The client hero story in your sales example
It’s time to rethink the case study. Listen to hear how a success story can transform your sales process.
115 – Less support gives more liberation
When circumstances change, the vision that brought you success in the past must also change. Listen to hear how a bra manufacturer overcame the challenges of the bra-burning movement of the 1970s.
114 – Tails with the Raj of mice and men
Often an idea will need a reality check—can it be executed? Listen to hear how a senior leader at Microsoft discovered the impact of storytelling.
113 – Low vaulting horse raises the bar
Attitude has a significant impact on performance. Listen to hear how a Russian gymnast went from storming out of one Olympic event to winning gold in the next.
112 – FedEx helicopter story absolutely positively flies
If you give your employees guiding principles rather than rules, they will do amazing things. Listen to hear special guest Doug Keeley’s favourite business story of all time.
111 – Apple devours Blackberry pie slice
Don’t get too fixed in your thinking, be ready to shift or adapt. Listen to hear how one CEO, set in his ways, caused his company’s market share to plummet.
110 – Foreign ideas triggering the cultural immune system
Having an impact often depends on asking good questions. Listen to hear how the global phenomenon that is Earth Hour was born out of a question.
Rerelease 007 – Saving the Citicorp skyscraper
It can be tempting to turn away from seemingly insurmountable problems, but collaboration will help you find a solution. Listen to hear how a structural engineer saved thousands of people and his reputation through teamwork.
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