Posts Tagged ‘Persistence’
Blog
Subscribe
Join over 5,000 people who receive the Anecdotally newsletter—and receive our free ebook Character Trumps Credentials.
Categories
- Anecdotes
- Business storytelling
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Corporate Storytelling
- Culture
- Decision-making
- Employee Engagement
- Events
- Fun
- Insight
- Leadership Posts
- News
- Podcast
- Selling
- Strategy
Archives
- May 2026
- March 2026
- February 2026
- January 2026
- December 2025
- November 2025
- October 2025
- September 2025
- August 2025
- July 2025
Years
130 – Superwoman with x-ray vision
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’” Listen to hear how one woman persisted with her vision and changed the lives of over a million people.
Read More120 – How to love a maths problem
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Problems are inevitable but solvable. Listen to hear how an English mathematician solved a 358-year-old maths problem.
Read More117 – How a story illuminates an insight
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
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.
Read More109 – New corn idea falls on deaf ears
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Corporate Storytelling, Podcast
Change is challenging, and you can’t expect everyone to pick it up immediately. Listen to hear the story behind the insight that produced the innovation diffusion theory.
Read More071 – Never say Di finally escapes Cuba
Do you need to inspire your team to never give up? Listen to hear Diana Nyad’s story of swimming non-stop for 53 hours.
Read More067 – Born to run and still running
Customer experience is the be all and end all. Listen to hear how Bruce Springsteen made a contract with his fans to give them the best show, night after night.
Read More065 – It’s just like riding a bike 1200km
Can you think of a time when the odds weren’t in your favour, but you still made it work? Listen to hear the inspirational story of Jyoti Kumari and her 1200km journey.
Read More057 – Kissinger repeatedly lords it over Secretary
Can you bring out the best results of your team with one simple question? Listen to this podcast to feel the frustration between two US politicians!
Read More051 – Miners find gold in data mullock
It often pays to take a risk, to move out of silos and invite external input. This podcast gives a powerful example of where this paid off for one CEO.
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 More








