Untangle messy people issues through story listening
Sujit Nair was perplexed. Last year, the global consulting firm he worked for had invested a considerable sum in measuring employee engagement. The survey had …
Read MoreHolidays as sources of business stories
Executives who are exposed to the power of stories often ask me how they can get interesting anecdotes they will be able to use as …
Read MoreStorytelling tips you can try: Customer service is also about the invisible people
As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off and landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it …
Read MoreStorytelling tips you can try: Do you get in the wheelbarrow with your team?
Jean-Francois Gravelet was famous for tight-rope walking over the Niagara Falls in the late 1800s. This story was inspired by these amazing feats: Upon completing …
Read MoreThe confirmation bias driving our behaviour
A few weeks ago I had dinner at a friend’s house. At the table, my friend’s 9-year-old daughter challenged me with a riddle. You might …
Read MoreStorytelling with slides: meaning is inferred
Simple Slides I’m a big believer in simple, clear PowerPoint slides. If I’m going to talk about the 54% of people who have no idea …
Read MoreStorytelling tips you can try: the importance of fitting in
We understand that life gets busy. Between emails, meetings and projects it can sometimes be hard to deliberately think about useful business stories that you’ve …
Read MoreAnecdotes are the pixels of your culture
There are many ways to think about the term ‘organisational culture’. A favourite perspective from decades ago is ‘Culture is the way we do things …
Read MoreTell me a story: How accountants can harness the power of storytelling
Filed in Business storytelling, Communication, Culture, Employee Engagement
The numbers tell the story. At least, that’s what many accountants would have us believe. “Accountants are so used to talking in numbers, we forget …
Read MoreHow to Build Your Story Repertoire
Two monks were walking from their monastery to another one nearby. One was an old wise monk, the other a novice. As they walked in …
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