Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2023

They called out articles ranging from a 2001 classic article about managing your energy as a worker to a recent magazine piece on storytelling for leaders. We heard from readers in a variety of different industries, writing in from various corners of the world.

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Article Storytelling Magazine Energy 28

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

.” As it turns out, for eighteen years Tom had received stellar performance reviews and top bonuses on the strength of his performance. “Executive presence” was mentioned in several reviews as an improvement area, but without any specifics, Tom had no idea what the real issue was and how damaging it could be to his career.

Career 15

Career CFO Sample Execution 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

But activating purpose is impossible without storytelling, at both the corporate and individual levels. Storytelling is a skill that leaders can — and should — hone. Finally, the narrative culminates its “now” call to action with a careers page asking: “Love Kickstarter? Only narrative can do that.

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Storytelling Class Motivation Simon 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

When we don’t, we begin our internal storytelling, ‘He must be thinking this,” “She must be doing that.” Categories : Career Development , Communications , Networking , personal development 1 Comments 1 Tweets that mention w Can You Make Your Resolution a Reality? Person, Brand Thyself ‘Today you are you, that is truer than true.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 124

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

You're not going glean a lot of useful career tips out of Hamlet (promoted too soon? But there is a larger lesson here: the power of storytelling to connect, inspire, and stick with us. Storytelling helps us overcome that dilemma. how to cope!) or Macbeth (how not to get that top job!). Raised in the U.S.

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Franchising Storytelling Shaw Entrepreneur 22

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

A lot of talented people grapple with the disruption of having to switch jobs or careers and figuring out how their current profession’s skills can be applied in a fulfilling new way. Since then, many friends and strangers have sought my advice about career paths outside of newspaper journalism. Consider the legal field.

Career 8

Career Skills Health Care Pharmaceuticals 8

ExactHire - Leadership

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Today’s workforce simply isn’t willing to sacrifice their personal life for their career. Check review sites such as Glassdoor and LinkedIn to find out what people are saying about your workplace. Review your notes on exit interviews with parting employees. All of the copy on career’s page expounds on that story.

Brand 52

Brand Storytelling Strategy Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

You're not going glean a lot of useful career tips out of Hamlet (promoted too soon? But there is a larger lesson here: the power of storytelling to connect, inspire, and stick with us. Storytelling helps us overcome that dilemma. how to cope!) or Macbeth (how not to get that top job!). Raised in the U.S.

Franchising 9

Franchising Storytelling Shaw Entrepreneur 9

Strategy Driven

MAY 20, 2024

Editing: Reviewing and editing content to ensure it meets quality standards. They may write articles, product reviews, tutorials, and more. Skills Required: Filming, video editing software proficiency, storytelling, creativity. Skills Required: Audio recording and editing, storytelling, interviewing skills, marketing.

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Content Storytelling Audience Film 86

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2014

.” And she said, “But the thing I liked about your talk is you’re a storyteller. So I think what I’ll do is just call you a storyteller.” I thought, you know, I am a storyteller. And maybe I’m just a storyteller.”. As Brown suggests, we’re all storytellers.

Storytelling 10

Storytelling Audience COO Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2016

Storytelling means two things. First, you, as the storyteller, care enough about your audience’s career journeys to show your own vulnerability and share your mistakes and successes. This is even more powerful if the storyteller “looks like you.” Show respect to everyone. Share stories.

Diversity 8

Diversity Storytelling Competitive Advantage Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Great data scientists are not only adept at coding but have creative intelligence, and a knack for storytelling , both verbally and visually. Insight is an intensive six-week postdoctoral training fellowship bridging the gap between academia and a career in data science and data analytics. It takes 20 Ph.D.s, Competition is fierce.

Information Technology 13

Information Technology Storytelling Training Career 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2017

Career Transitions. How to Use Your LinkedIn Profile to Power a Career Transition. Change Your Career Without Having to Start All Over Again. More than 60% of the storytellers reported that someone they had worked with in the past helped them find their next job. You and Your Team Series. Andy Molinsky. Jane Heifetz.

Storytelling 15

Storytelling Wilde Film Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2017

Over the course of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with people doing extraordinary things: inventors, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, and even a Buddhist master. Catmull has often said that any filmmaker who wants to experiment with storytelling must first master traditional story structure.

Film 8

Film Storytelling Bureaucracy Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

Career Transitions. How to Use Your LinkedIn Profile to Power a Career Transition. Change Your Career Without Having to Start All Over Again. The ancient art of storytelling has a powerful effect on stirring empathic emotions and boosting your own likeability. You and Your Team Series. Andy Molinsky. Jane Heifetz.

Quality 15

Quality Career Storytelling Project 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2013

As I describe in my recent book The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com & The Future of Work , it was one of the most amazing and challenging experiences in my entire career. Giving advice is a kind of storytelling. Career planning Consulting Managing yourself' Test your abilities in the present day.

Consultative 15

Consultative Advice Storytelling Career 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

My story began in May 2015 when after 10 years of building a successful career in the Middle East, I decided to move to Silicon Valley to look for opportunities with tech companies. How could a career that ranged from working with royalty to Fortune 500 brands and startups not pique the curiosity of any hiring managers?

Tourism 8

Tourism Career Storytelling Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The function of storytelling is still essential, but occurs at different levels of aggregation, from Storyful , a tool that allows anyone to put together tweets, pictures, and blog posts in a rough narrative, to quick blog posts assembling information and analysis in real time, to more finished pieces that rely on the art of the storyteller.

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Storytelling Disaggregation Supply Chain Globalization 19

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Employees need to constantly write six-page memos, even for introducing small product features throughout their careers at the company. For example, one skill that Amazon has identified as crucial to performance is writing. They consistently receive coaching and feedback and need to write good memos in order to advance within the company.

Creativity 15

Creativity Team Film Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2017

I’ve covered tech for 20 years, so I’d interviewed people like Mark Zuckerberg and the Google founders early in their careers. They didn’t have to be good storytellers because their businesses spread virally and their products stood for themselves. Uber and Airbnb are different.

CEO 8

CEO Hotels Venture Capitalist Storytelling 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Co-writer TODD ROBBINS (“Dark Deceptions&# ) stars as the audience’s storytelling guide on an evening exploring death, darkness, and deception. Great reviews to date. PLAY DEAD takes a more mysterious road than what’s generally seen on, off or anywhere near the great white way. 6 Richard T.

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Press Release Discount PR Fraser 150

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2018

when you’re coaching a direct report, asking good questions to help them grow in new ways, explore issues they’re facing, or support their career development. Some of the ways I’ve seen others do this effectively: Increase your skill as a storyteller. Being a voice of connection can come in many forms.

Leadership 15

Leadership Span of Control Storytelling Report 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2013

They used to want high salaries to verify their value and stable career paths to allow them to sleep well at night. Now they want purposeful work and jobs that fit clearly into the larger context of their career. Offer purpose and career context, and the talent will come. What talented people want has changed.

Cooper 8

Cooper Customer Loyalty Storytelling Career 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

For example, we are enabling employees who are motivated to further accelerate their skills to do so by offering them a “career pivot” to become what we call “Digital Accelerators” Accelerators rapidly deepen their skills in digital specialties, such as data, automation, AI, and digital storytelling by learning a variety of (..)

Skills 8

Skills Learning-by-Doing Storytelling Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

” Instead of just listing facts, compelling storytellers use both soft and hard data. Moreover, we have found that the defining characteristic of executive decisions is that there is no right answer, and the options are laden with emotional consequences: Whose career will soar? Whose will be gored? Who will get promoted?

Skills 15

Skills Morale Ethics System 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2016

Career Transitions. Leaving a Stable Job to Create Your Dream Career. Here’s how he labels himself: “Start-Up Builder * Brand Strategist * Marketing Head” And below is how he summarizes his career accomplishments, clearly communicating what he’d bring to a new position. You and Your Team Series.

Brand 8

Brand Press Release Marketing B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

For me, adopting an analytical mindset had a big effect on my career and shifted the focus of my team. And as your organization becomes better at storytelling, you empower the team to ask more questions and explore data differently to expand on the themes you’ve uncovered. Using Different Metrics.

Marketing 8

Marketing Metrics Market Segmentation Conference 8

ExactHire - Leadership

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Today’s workforce simply isn’t willing to sacrifice their personal life for their career. Check review sites such as Glassdoor and LinkedIn to find out what people are saying about your workplace. Review your notes on exit interviews with parting employees. All of the copy on career’s page expounds on that story.

Brand 52

Brand Storytelling Strategy Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

” Case Study #2: Lead storytelling sessions for colleagues and replacements. “It should be more about helping people transition to their next stage — whether it’s a new career, retirement, or something else altogether.” “She told us we could call anytime with questions.”

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing Storytelling Cooper Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

” This limits what your team is able to accomplish as well as individual team members’ careers. “He was a great storyteller and presenter,” says Mario. . “You’re not giving others the opportunity to grow and develop strength and breadth.” Selecting Brad for the team was a no-brainer.

Management 15

Management Video Team Case Study 15

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

What distinguishes members of one group from another rarely has anything to do with intellect, wealth, social pedigree, career standing, or other like pursuits…It has everything to do with desire. I also receive books from publishers for review. and college. This change in focus was purposeful.

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Blog Open-book Library Learning-by-Doing 419

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2015

We’re now incorporating purpose storytelling training into our leadership development programs and helping participants develop compelling narratives and move past any reluctance to self-disclose. In other words, we’re helping them to speak to people’s hearts as well as their minds.

Morale 8

Morale Survey Motivation Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

And fortunately, everyone has the ability to become a better storyteller. “ Here’s how to use storytelling to your benefit. Every storytelling exercise should begin by asking: Who is my audience and what is the message I want to share with them? But when the storyteller talks about how great they are, the audience shuts down.”

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Storytelling How To Audience Letter 22

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sloppy nonsense or stellar storytelling? Analysts are data storytellers. Encourage them to grow to the heights of their chosen career (and not someone else’s). “But,” object the statisticians, “most of their so-called insights are nonsense.” Perhaps, but there’s more to the story.

Organization 15

Organization Engineering Learning-by-Doing Storytelling 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

As a growth officer in my early career with the mad men and women of McCann Ericksson , my mom could never quite grasp what I did for a living. Then, you can create an exciting tale where your audience attains their deepest desire, not via business-speak, but with good old-fashioned storytelling to convincingly convey your pitch.

Belief Systems 21

Belief Systems Tips Audience CFO 21

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

If you think LinkedIn is just for job hunting, you''re missing out on the many ways you can take advantage of this social network to build the professional relationships you need to advance in your career. Is your company a storyteller — or a storydoer? The old way to market a business was storytelling. by Ty Montague.

Books 8

Books Emotional Intelligence Competitive Advantage Storytelling 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The prevailing feeling is that "we're in the same boat together": success will reflect well on everyone, whereas failure could hurt people's careers. When my colleagues and I work with physical teams, we use the art of storytelling over meals, and the same principles can be applied to virtual teams during teleconferences.

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How To Environment Storytelling Bond 12