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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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150 – In praise of small stories
A slight change in mindset can improve your entire day. Listen to hear some examples of small stories that have a big impact.
Replay 112 – FedEx helicopter story absolutely positively flies
If you give your employees guiding principles rather than rules, they will do amazing things. We replay Doug Keeley’s favourite business story of all time.
149 – Natural selection of the fittest story
If you want to change someone’s mind, you need to find a range of stories, not just one. Listen to hear how Charles Darwin formulated and gained support for his theory of evolution.
148 – When sense takes flight
Your decisions can have unintended consequences, so give them careful consideration. Listen to hear how one man’s decision caused the deaths of millions of people.
147 – The chemistry of hot and cold states
Context and emotional state determine success, so when stakes are high, consider simulating the scenario as best you can. Listen to hear how a premier league soccer coach did just that.
146 – The Assistant Director’s cut
Trust those around you; as a leader, you don’t always need to make the final decision. Listen to hear how an actor handles starring in and directing a movie.
145 – Dark mansions made of cubes and squares
When you start something, stick with it until you finish it. Listen to hear how an English mathematician solved the world’s longest-standing maths problem. Shawn …
144 – Science warms up to story
To build trust, you need to share emotional information. Listen to hear how three studies found a link between oxytocin and behaviour change.
Replay 107 – You just might do it if you don’t know you can’t
Mindset has an incredible impact on performance. Listen to hear how George Dantzig solved two famously unsolvable mathematics problems.
143 – Not exactly a man cave
You don’t know when your unique combination of skills will be needed. Listen to hear the story behind the miraculous rescue of thirteen boys from a Thai cave system.
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