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186 – Never give up – Jack Ma
The beauty and power of persistence. This is the story of Jack Ma told by Vika Abromova, the country head of Mars Poland. It’s another business story to tell.
Read More159 – Try and try and try again
If you truly care about your idea and persist with it, you won’t need every available resource or qualification to innovate. Listen to hear the story behind the Wright brothers’ first flight.
Read More141 – Rocket science propelling librarians
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
When you build a workplace culture that allows mistakes to be discussed, you ensure they won’t be repeated. Listen to hear how a jet propulsion laboratory owns its failures and fosters a learning culture.
Read More046 – Work the plan and work with the people
In this episode of the Storytelling Podcast, Luke Brown explains how even if everything is planned to perfection, people are always an unknowable variable.
Read More043 – Show amazing grace to your audience
What do you do when the biggest night of your professional career doesn’t go as planned? Well, if you’re lucky, President Obama is in the room to help.
Read More032 – Dyson innovation really sucks
The story of how James Dyson designed and produced the first bagless vacuum cleaner is one of perseverance and iteration. Find out more in this podcast.
Read MoreActs of leadership humanity – mistakes are not always failures
Shawn’s post last week got us sharing some of the great examples of small acts of leadership that demonstrate humanity and which make a difference. …
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