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267 – Back to What Matters – Howard Schultz
In Episode 267 of Anecdotally Speaking, discover how Howard Schultz reignited Starbucks’ purpose to drive a complete business turnaround. Shawn shares the story of how …
Read More254 – Cooking Up Company Culture – Ericsson
Listen to hear how Ericsson’s workplace culture was transformed by a cleaner, and the lessons this brings in empowerment and initiative. In Episode 254, Shawn …
Read More252 – The Architecture of Play – Carl Sorensen
In Episode 252, discover how a radical playground redesign during WWII transformed free play and what it teaches us about engagement, creativity, and ownership. Shawn …
Read More230 – Purpose Drives Performance: Adam Grant
In Episode 230 of Anecdotally Speaking discover how purpose and storytelling can skyrocket performance. In Episode 230 of Anecdotally Speaking, Shawn shares a research story …
Read More151 – Balance performance and engagement
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Successful leadership requires a balance of performance and engagement. Listen to hear how a Country Head improved his numbers without his number one salesperson.
Read MoreUntapped power of your employees—story listening
Worldwide employee engagement levels are low. Shawn Callahan explains where you might find the knowledge to reverse this trend within your organisation.
Read More059 – Turning point between The Rock and a hard place
Filed in Employee Engagement, Insight, Podcast, Strategy
Every interaction you have with an employee is an opportunity to build engagement or destroy it. What do you usually do? Listen to hear how a small moment influenced how Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson interacts with fans!
Read MoreUsing progress stories to build hope
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Employee Engagement
When managers are asked how they engage their employees, highlighting progress is rarely mentioned. But this can make a big difference to productivity.
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