Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The most personal stories can have the greatest effect on connecting our audience to us and our ideas. What am I most proud of in my career so far? The greatest art in the world is the art of storytelling.”. Leadership Stories Are In You. For example, what did you like to do as a kid? Who were my most memorable mentors?

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 10, 2020

To advance your career, hone your ability to effectively communicate ideas and persuade your colleagues that it’s in their best interest to follow your lead. Storytelling for Business is the course offered by Udemy to help. Persuasion – Leaders and hiring managers value individuals who can explain the “why.”

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 23, 2015

I never was looking for 10,000 hits a day or “rockstar” status from this, or to “monetize” my audience. And now, 999 posts later, I sit here today about to write my 1,000th post and ask myself, “ Did I achieve my objectives? “ Oh heck yes! It just wasn’t me. Ah, leadership.

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Roundtable Talk

JUNE 10, 2010

← The Golden Rule of Interviewing: Past behaviour predicts future Fast Friday with Joe Chidley, SVP Corporate & Public Affairs, Veritas Communications → Career Shifting: Leaping lanes mid-career. Allow yourself time to reflect and build your personal career vision. Don’t compromise.

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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. The next step, “us,” aims to connect these values with broader shared values of the audience — clients or employees, for example.

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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. Tell more of them.

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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.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The question people ask is: What are the careers with the highest satisfaction? In this post we’ll explore some of the most satisfying jobs, what is the most satisfying aspect of your job or business and why they make for such fulfilling careers. . And find your perfect career fit! Not only that, but authors are storytellers.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 3, 2021

Most executives have been taught since early in their careers that they can never, under any circumstances, appear to not have all the answers. Simply speaking to our audience in a natural, unscripted fashion builds trust because it’s hard to hide. But longer form storytelling still connects with us on an emotional level.

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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?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2018

Ultimately, you should cultivate enough parts of your voice so that no matter the leadership situation or audience you find yourself facing, you can respond in an authentic, constructive, and effective way. Some of the ways I’ve seen others do this effectively: Increase your skill as a storyteller.

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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. Magician, comedian and dark arts expert TELLER (Penn & Teller), is the director and other co-writer.

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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? Good storytellers understand that a story needs conflict,” says Morgan.

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Mark Sanborn

MARCH 14, 2022

She made a point to tell the audience she didn’t like to wear shoes when she spoke (and she didn’t). The audience listened, laughed, and bought lots of her books afterwards. Success—for the audience and ultimately your speaking career–are the results of how those three ingredients work together.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sloppy nonsense or stellar storytelling? Analysts are data storytellers. Good analysts have unwavering respect for the one golden rule of their profession: do not come to conclusions beyond the data (and prevent your audience from doing it, too). ” By that they mean the results of their exploration may reflect only noise.

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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. To find the hidden agenda, you need to identify your audiences' wants, needs and/or values. From the moment the very first television commercial appeared ( You remember it, right?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2016

The top three factors associated with a good reputation as an employer are stability, opportunities for career growth, and the ability to work with a top-notch team. Speak to your audience (like a human ). The storytelling must come from the top. We also found that a company with 10,000 employees could be spending as much as $7.6

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

TED’s clever Chris Anderson came to speak with the Skoll Foundation board and pointed out that it would take an individual an entire year to give 500 speeches to live audiences of 100 people each in order to reach an audience across the country of 50,000. With TED, though, a good talk can reach that audience in 6 hours.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

TED’s clever Chris Anderson came to speak with the Skoll Foundation board and pointed out that it would take an individual an entire year to give 500 speeches to live audiences of 100 people each in order to reach an audience across the country of 50,000. With TED, though, a good talk can reach that audience in 6 hours.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2014

If you’re a mid- or late-career marketer, chances are your job today is mostly unrecognizable from what you signed on for. In response, capturing the right data has become the key capability in finding and engaging audiences. Shelve the commercial pitch in favor of authentic storytelling. They inspire. They enlighten.

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