Leading Blog

JUNE 21, 2024

In Supercommunicators , Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to identify and leverage the hidden layers that lurk beneath every conversation.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Finally, he shows how collaboration, innovation, intellectual curiosity, storytelling, and creating change that lasts, helped him reach his goals. Beyond personal enjoyment, though, this lifelong curiosity has served me well in my career. Storytelling. He then links them together with courage. Intellectual Curiosity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Best… Day (this one can be a lot of fun, and great for storytelling). One fun way to do personal bests is to give your team a list of potential “best ofs” to choose from, and have each team member pick one or two personal bests to share.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 4, 2014

In 2005, she started the seminal blog “ Escape from Cubicle Nation ”, which quickly became, and still is, one of the top career and business blogs on the web (and one of the inspirations for this site). In the last 8 years, she helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to start successful businesses.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 6, 2017

I mean, this kid is a storyteller. “Sebastian you are an amazing storyteller. I know he can do better. In fact, he explains some of our concepts better than us. But I also don’t want to be one of THOSE moms creating too much pressure, particularly around speaking. But Seb and I have a deal. We tell one another the truth.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 27, 2014

Recognizing that his successful career, nearing its end, had been filled with constant falling into temptation to over-explain, he confided to me that his default mode was to dump on his subordinates and give them lengthy lectures. I just wish I knew this at the beginning of my career.” I was floored by his candor.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In Supercommunicators , Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to identify and leverage the hidden layers that lurk beneath every conversation. Uncommon Greatness is the key many leaders have been searching for their entire career.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Mark is a business leader, author, and storyteller. He began his Chick-fil-A career over forty years ago as an hourly team member behind the counter of a local restaurant. If you enjoyed this video, you may also enjoy our upcoming webinar with Mark Miller.

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leaderCommunicator

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. If it’s your role to communicate data insights and persuade people to change their behavior, you’ll have more influence and promote better decision-making if you emphasize the people behind the numbers.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Rich has a fascinating backstory – he found his career calling at age 13, when he typed in a two-line program into a Teletype and the computer came back and typed back “HI RICH”.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. Based on two decades of research and illustrated through vivid storytelling, Sandra J. Blog Post ). How did you react?

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 9, 2024

If you want to do it right, do it yourself is an old story sold to us early in our careers and although it is wrong, many people still believe it. I recognized the power of personal storytelling based on your lifes background and experiences. They are not storytellers. It made me pause and think.

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HR Digest

JULY 7, 2024

Behavioral interview questions are a little harder to answer because they require you to be something of a succinct storyteller, one who can briefly but accurately explain an example that addresses the question you’re presented with. Tell us what the biggest moment in your career has been and what you had to do to make it there.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Mark is a business leader, author, and storyteller. He began his Chick-fil-A career over forty years ago as an hourly team member behind the counter of a local restaurant. identify the right capabilities and pacing strategies to transform for future growth.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 19, 2017

At some point in your career journey, have you started to focus more on status as a leader than the job at hand? This one is IMPORTANT: When the time comes for your career to end, and it will one way or the other, your friends and family are the ones who will still be there. Be fair, not frightening.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Shelley Row gives us some tips about how to take control of that storytelling.” Leadership and Storytelling. Julie recaps, “Storytelling — once the stuff of childhood nighttime rituals — has grown up and is quickly becoming a go-to tool in the very adult world of business. Inspiration/Creativity.

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CO2

JULY 12, 2012

Related Posts: Career Move Mindset (Part 1). Don’t get caught up in a lie. Update your résumé and/or bio regularly , so that you know your story well and can communicate it effectively and accurately to others. Three Steps to Discover Your Values (Part 2). Discover Your Strengths (Part 3). Assess Your Leadership Style (Part 4).

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Leading Blog

MAY 1, 2021

In Digital Body Language , Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and a passionate communication junkie, combines cutting edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations, and culture.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 8, 2014

Unfortunately, we tend to focus on the emotional/storytelling side of our brain and let it rule our life and actions. Blog Business Coaching C-Level Career Coaching Tip Life Coaching Media Piece Quotations Social Media Uncategorized Ways & Tips Emotions Marcus Aurelius Meditate Outside Events Power Snap! Strength'

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QAspire

AUGUST 5, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Engagement, Leadership and Power of Storytelling Last week, I had a short conversation with one of my colleagues in HR about the all important topic of employee engagement. Megha By Conor Neill , August 6, 2010 @ 12:34 pm Storytelling is a skill - it can be developed with practice.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 6, 2025

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. In the book, you'll find over 100 ready-made stories you can use as templates to tell your stories.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 17, 2024

The more we’re able to view our life as a journey the more likely we are to derive lasting meaning from it as we tap into the power of storytelling. This not only makes our career more compelling and interesting, but the researchers believe it will significantly increase the likelihood that we’ll be offered the job.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 10, 2019

This combined with longer careers, rise in independent workers (gig workers) and disruptive changes only means that professionals have to take charge of their own careers and constantly map the changing self with a changing world to stay relevant. Storytelling in Business : Nancy Duarte. Leaders as Multipliers : Liz Wiseman.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Earlier in my career, I often ended up doing other people’s job simply because they delegated their work to me as my seniors. Storytelling in Business : Nancy Duarte. Here’s what they look like: Givers : “What Can I do for you?”. Takers : “What can you do for me?”. Matchers : “I’ll do something for you if you do something for me”.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 22, 2020

Storytelling is crucial to entrepreneurship, both in terms of attracting new customers but also investors and other backers. The sad reality is that most startups fail, so storytelling plays an equally important role in explaining this failure.

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Great Results Team Building

APRIL 3, 2023

Connect with Randy on Twitter at @RandyConley Wally Bock – Leadership Storytelling “Storytelling is a leadership power tool.” Randy Conley shares how you can make competent and confident decisions in trusting others in, The 4-Point Test to Evaluate a Person’s Trustworthiness.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 31, 2017

Particularly in today’s uber-competitive marketplace, it is more critical than ever for leaders to understand their roles as storytellers and dream weavers in order to inspire continued motivation, creativity and growth. Create a clear vision Leaders have the responsibility to be visionaries.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

You can use techniques like storytelling and positive language to connect employees to the vision and create a pathway to achieve organizational success. During one-on-ones, try to create a personal connection with the individual so that you can create a narrative around the vision that reflects their personal interests and career goals.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The good news is, there is a shortcut to earning trust – storytelling. Storytelling almost magically builds trust. How he started his career in the military, a little about his family, his hobbies, where he likes to go on vacation, and so on. It suggests that people who don’t know you default to not trusting you.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Beyond storytelling you must ensure that all of your corporate systems, structures, and processes align with your purpose. And if you are not necessarily part of a start-up and early in your career, think hard about your own life purpose and use it as a filter to make important life decisions including where you might want to work.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 11, 2015

I t doesn’t matter what your expertise is; writing skills are necessary for all professionals who aim towards more productive careers. How to Use Storytelling as a Leadership Tool. Storytelling is a well-known tool that leaders use to motivate, inspire, and encourage changes in people’s behavior.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Leverage Visual Aids and Storytelling: Complement your verbal communication with visual aids and storytelling. Be open about your thought processes, decision-making rationale, and even your own vulnerabilities. This vulnerability can help build trust and foster a stronger connection with your team.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2015

In his book, Paul demonstrates how storytelling is a powerful business tool that can mean the difference between mediocre results and phenomenal success. Since the book was published about three years ago, my admiration for Paul's passion for storytelling and helping to teach people how to effectively tell stories has only but grown.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

My Writing at QAspire Blog Excellence: Lessons From Anupam Kher The ‘Invisibles’ in Business Performance Engagement, Leadership and Power of Storytelling Metrics: Are They Mapped With Your Business Objectives? (You can also visit monthly round ups of Jan 2010 , Feb 2010 , Mar 2010 , April 2010 , May 2010 , June 2010 and July 2010 ).

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Jon Mertz of Thin Difference observes that human beings are creatures that thrive on storytelling. Communication, the human connection, is the key to personal and career success. Follow Eileen. When we share our stories we connect in the workplace and across generations. Follow Jon. Follow Artika.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Instead of resisting any setbacks or overly trying to make things work, I focus on my circle of control and bring energy in things I do – leadership coaching , facilitation and visual storytelling. Trusting the Journey: Uncertainty is a feature, especially when you run your own business. Dave Gray) and let the journey evolve.

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CO2

AUGUST 7, 2012

Related Posts: Career Move Mindset (Part 1). Resumes & the Art of Storytelling (Part 10). For that reason, you will rarely see any association between my branding and that industry. I worked hard to own a new and different space in people’s minds. What space do you want to own? Three Steps to Discover Your Values (Part 2).

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