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A new workshop, but what should we call it?
Many of you will be familiar with our business narrative workshop. It’s a one day event where we cover how to find anecdotes in an …
Read MoreAphorisms we should dismiss in the face of complexity
Life’s little sayings have a big impact on how we think. A stitch in time saves nine. A bird in the hand is worth two …
Read MoreBe careful who you despise
My friend Jackie hated having Nancy as her manager. She thought her to be cold, insensitive and overbearing and had, in the past, tried twice …
Read MoreIn defence of gossip
Gossip is badly maligned in business, but that’s because most of us only have a limited understanding of the concept. For example, gossip is merely …
Read MoreThree new storytelling workshops for this year: Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney
By popular demand, we’ve just added three more Storytelling for Leaders workshops. They’ll be held in these Australian cities: Melbourne, 23 September 2008 Sydney, 2 …
Read MoreAnecdote turns four
Today is Anecdote’s fourth birthday. Hip hip hooray! Wow, where did those years go? I still clearly remember going to the ASIC office four years …
Read MoreIndividual intelligence can lead to collective stupidity
I am reviewing Fred Kofman’s book ‘Conscious Business’ subtitled ‘How to build value through values. He uses a soccer game to illustrate ‘a puzzling paradox’ …
Read MoreEmbedding customer service stories
A company that values customer service should be teeming with customer service stories. But what do you do if this is not the case? The …
Read MoreDon’t lecture, tell a story
Rather than give a lecture to his fellow comedian, Jerry Seinfeld tells a story to convey his message. This clip is from Jerry’s documentary, Comedian, …
Read MoreScientific America takes note of storytelling
I was excited to see the current issue of Scientific America has an article on storytelling called The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a …
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