Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 7, 2020

Welcome to the January Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Jim Taggart of Changing Winds shared Creating Your Leadership Footprint through the Practice of LESS is MORE.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. It helps them relax. It didn’t take long).

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 14, 2016

Junger writes with skill; he is a marvelous storyteller who seasons his theories and statistics with powerful narrative muscle. This applies to assessing assumptions as well as looking beyond organizational horizons to discern trends that may affect what happens now and in the future. Communicate clearly.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

To help you find the best resources amidst the endless maze of information, here are our top podcasts focusing on leadership strategy and development. Why Listen to Leadership Podcasts? These podcasts are a valuable resource for anyone looking to refine their leadership skills and strategies.

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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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CO2

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Embracing Change: The Role of Executive Coaching in Modern Business In the dynamic business landscape of Minneapolis, executive business coaching has emerged as a pivotal tool for leadership development. In today’s competitive business environment, the right coaching can be the difference between good and great leadership.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. It helps them relax. It didn’t take long).

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. It helps them relax. It didn’t take long).

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 6, 2015

The latest summer movie to follow this trend is Terminator: Genisys. With this difference, Terminator: Genisys delivers leadership lessons I think you’ll enjoy. Leadership Lessons From Terminator: Genisys. The path of leadership can look easy. In leadership, you’ll have the same feeling.

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CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. These trends have created a void in many organizations for corporate purpose. But without effective leadership, corporate purpose feels abstract and disconnected from an employee’s day-to-day job.

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CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

The founder who started the company might still be involved, and their presence and leadership help the purpose remain clear. These trends have created a void in many organizations for corporate purpose. But without effective leadership, corporate purpose feels abstract and disconnected from an employee’s day-to-day job.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Achieve the right mindset for successful interviewing Specific research prior to the interview Leadership skills required for advancing a 2-way interview Specific questions you MUST ask on the interview Strategies for negotiation Most importantly, Selling Strategies designed for interviewing to get you HIRED!

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 1, 2018

Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. It helps them relax. It didn’t take long).

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. Storytelling is key. Storytelling helps you build a tribe. This leadership must come from you and your network of colleagues, partners and friends. The Guardian : Turns empathy into a lens to better serve customers.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool. It causes buyers to put down their defenses. It helps them relax. It didn’t take long).

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In other words, he or she must have a sense of trends, developments and changes in behavior in the world outside of the organization. Effective CEOs are master storytellers. A CEO who has a vision of the future can put a strategy in motion which, if executed well, can alter the course and the fortunes of a business.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 14, 2023

Creating Engaging Content: The Power of Storytelling No one wants to sit through a dry and monotonous training session. To capture your employees’ attention and keep them engaged, incorporate storytelling techniques into your training materials.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2021

He is an extraordinarily gifted writer who engages with a mixture of storytelling and analysis that I enjoy. Once upon a time, staying on top of new innovations and professional trends was for go-getters. The post How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success first appeared on Skip Prichard | Leadership Insights.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 25, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. Storytelling is key. Storytelling helps you build a tribe. This leadership must come from you and your network of colleagues, partners and friends. The Guardian : Turns empathy into a lens to better serve customers.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. Storytelling is key. Storytelling helps you build a tribe. This leadership must come from you and your network of colleagues, partners and friends. The Guardian : Turns empathy into a lens to better serve customers.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 19, 2022

Useful for both beginners and seasoned veterans in the L&D space, this witty and informative book will show you how to enrapture your audience with lively storytelling and practical lived experience. This resource is perfect for world leaders who wish to understand technological trends- all through a powerfully humanitarian lens.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 4, 2015

2) Understand market trends. Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics : “I’m a storyteller. Leadership' When we make a decision we ask, ‘does that get us closer to that picture or further away?’ It so easy to see when you have an image of what you’re going to become.”. People want a connection to their food again.”

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CO2

JULY 17, 2012

On Twitter, look to identify interests and trends. Assess Your Leadership Style (Part 4). Resumes & the Art of Storytelling (Part 10). On Facebook and LinkedIn, look for common friends, groups, and interests to prove that you’re part of some of the same circles. Three Steps to Discover Your Values (Part 2).

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 29, 2022

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. All of Paul Smith’s three books on storytelling are must-reads for business leaders, salespeople and parents. Every great leader is a great storyteller. Today's Flashback: A look back to 2019.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. All of Paul Smith’s three books on storytelling are must-reads for business leaders, salespeople and parents. Every great leader is a great storyteller.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 8, 2014

So while thinking – and strategic thinking, in particular – is a key leadership responsibility, it often gets pushed aside in the midst of the day-to-day challenges of running the business. What can you learn from trends that impact them? At the same time, we’re all under pressure to move faster and get more done.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

Five trends are converging to form the coming “smartphone revolution,” Datamation contends. Leadership Lessons from the Royal Navy (McKinsey Quarterly). And for officers leading small teams in constrained quarters, there are no better soft skills than cheerfulness and storytelling. But that’s just the beginning.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 26, 2016

In 2016, 87 percent of respondents of Deloitte University Press’ Global Human Capital Trends identified “culture” as important to their organizations. In 2014, after a massive amount of searches on Merriam Webster’s on-line dictionary site, “culture” was proclaimed the “word of the year. “ None of these findings surprise me in the least.

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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.” For instance, we send someone an email requesting their participation, reaction, decision, and because we know when we sent it, we have a pre-conceived idea about when we might hear back from them.

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 11, 2015

Research Trends. Google Trends. Google Trends is an innovative search engine that enables you to explore hot topics in different categories. If you are publishing content online, then Google Trends is a necessary tool for you. Six Writing Tips for Effective Leadership. How to Use Storytelling as a Leadership Tool.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 3, 2021

“Leadership in this digitally distracted world demands a new kind of leader. This is a cultural trend, a new definition of credibility and authenticity that bleeds over into the marketing realm. The third major macro trend we identified, we called “heroic credibility.” Far from it.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 22, 2019

Paul Smith’s three books on storytelling are must-reads for business leaders, salespeople and parents. Every great leader is a great storyteller. And, the first and most important part of being a great storyteller is knowing what stories to tell ,” explains Paul. I laughed at first, but then I realized they were serious.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Some knowledge transfer methods to consider are mentoring, social networks, Communities of Practice, After Action Reviews, and storytelling programs. From this point on, it is critical that you follow the needs of your audience. Regularly ask yourself these questions: Who will receive the knowledge? What are their preferences?

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Not only that, but authors are storytellers. As if storytelling wasn’t fascinating enough, writers also get paid well to pursue their passion projects. . Directors need excellent organizational skills and strong leadership abilities due to the responsibility. . Artists often create new styles or trends within society.

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ExactHire - Leadership

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Your marketing department will also let you in on the secret to codifying your employer brand and attracting the best talent: storytelling. When you incorporate storytelling into your employer brand, you achieve several important goals. Storytelling has another very powerful function: it inserts the reader into the story.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2015

This is a nascent trend that will undoubtedly continue to grow. The CEO must convey the company narrative and satisfy the marketplace’s demand for content and transparency through both traditional methods of storytelling (such as media interviews) and newly developed digital channels. Leadership' Visibility.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

However, new technologies like CrowdTangle are better suited to spotting trends from social media to inform reporting and to identifying the optimal promotional mix for a news organization. National Public Radio and Upworthy are just two media organizations using CrowdTangle to power fast-moving social media trend analysis and news curation.

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