Decker Communication

AUGUST 30, 2023

Opportunity #4 – Skipping Opportunities to Tell Stories The Challenge: Decision makers and their audiences are continuously inundated with facts and figures. Become a storyteller. Storytelling is a method that is available to all of us. The challenge is that facts and figures don’t stick in the spoken medium.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 7, 2019

Much of that ability speaks to the ability to listen and read between the lines to develop an understanding with those you lead. The structures we used to have to develop that skill are diminished. Each of the presidents she portrays could help their audience see themselves in the future they were describing.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 9, 2018

With the New Year now well under way, many of us are understandably creating goals and developing plans for what we’d like to achieve over the course of the next 12 months. In the meantime, here are my Top 10 leadership insights of 2017 as chosen by you, the readers of my award-winning leadership blog.

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Lead from Within

MAY 15, 2023

Be a strategic storyteller: When communicating the company’s strategy, it’s important to tell an inspiring story that communicates the why and how. Match the message to the moment: When communicating the company’s strategy, the approach should be tailored to the specific situation and audience.

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Lead from Within

JULY 27, 2023

Effective communication is a key component of successful leadership. Be a storyteller: People often respond better to stories and examples than to dry statistics or facts. Lead From Within: Effective communication is the key to successful leadership; it’s a skill that takes practice and effort. #1

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 6, 2017

I mean, this kid is a storyteller. “Sebastian you are an amazing storyteller. We talked about what the audience needed most. 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.

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leaderCommunicator

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

During a recent trip to the local bookstore with my 4-year-old daughter, Avi, we sat down for a storytelling session in the children’s section. They can read their audience. They understand their own leadership style but can easily read and adapt to the style of others. They tell stories and make connections. They exude passion.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 19, 2022

We asked our WDHB team about their favorite Learning & Development books of the year so that we could sharing these bold, thought-provoking publications with you. We hope these reports will open your mind to innovative development strategies, just like the books listed below. Summer is fast approaching but learning never ends.

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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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My Own Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In this past week, I have seen and read some amazing tributes to Steve Jobs, and wish to honour his memory by recognising one of his greatest skills - storytelling. When you watch his presentations, he shows clearly how to use narrative and storytelling to capture his audiences imagination, passion and enthusiasm.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We may well be overcomplicating the language of leadership and business. Gabrielle Dolan: The Future of Leadership Conference, Bris, Sept 2015 After attending the Future of Leadership – Workplace Culture conference in Brisbane last week I have been reflecting on the content from some of the speakers.

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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. Great presenters tell great stories, anecdotes and experiences that truly engage the audience.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

It is a story about influence, a critical leadership skill. But some of my all-time favorite stories are the ones told by leaders who recognize the power of a tale as a leadership tool. Leadership Stories Are all Around Us. Leadership Stories Are In You. The greatest art in the world is the art of storytelling.”.

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LDRLB

JUNE 2, 2016

As a persuasion specialist Nancy developed a unique methodology, which applies storytelling and visual thinking principles to business communications that shift audience beliefs and behaviors. In this interview, we discuss how to ignite change through speeches, stories, ceremonies, and symbols.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I love his skills as a storyteller and I love watching him speak to large audience so masterfully. The content of Maxwell’s speeches and the moral of his stories, however, strike me vague personal development principles disguised as leadership truths. Leadership book review maxwell'

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Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Springsteen has always been insistent and clear--with his band, producers, engineers, and audiences--about the sounds inside his head that he’s trying to recreate. The audience was noisily rustling during the introductory refrain and Springsteen demanded quiet. A great storyteller must be a great listener. Hush ensued.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 16, 2021

As a social psychologist, writer, and founder of development company ignite180, you may see his work appearing in numerous places. He is an extraordinarily gifted writer who engages with a mixture of storytelling and analysis that I enjoy. I caught up with Ron to talk about his latest work. Photo Credit: Joel Filipe.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 5, 2022

A year later, we ran several virtual Learning Expeditions, hackathons and online leadership programs. So we thought we would share the learnings that we developed along the way as they refer to how you can keep the experiential element alive in online learning and leadership development programs. Focus on self.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 19, 2017

Cathy is an amazing storyteller and story listener– and we enjoyed working with her audience to share our story in a recent webinar. And that’s how it is with storytelling. You are helping your organizations develop new products and services. You are helping your organizations develop new products and services.

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Rajesh Setty

JULY 16, 2013

Ideally, you should find a missing piece of the puzzle that will complete something important for your target audience. This is where the need for learning the fundamentals of storytelling becomes key. It starts with identifying a “real” problem or an opportunity. How do you do this?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2018

We often equate developing a leadership voice with finding ways to appear more confident. But rather than living with imposter’s syndrome , or feeling exhausted by wearing your game face all day, you can build a truer confidence by more intentionally focusing on cultivating many different parts of your leadership voice each day.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

– How to Create and Implement a Knowledge Transfer Program, part 1 ), you’re ready to design and develop a program that retains Baby Boomers’ knowledge. Some knowledge transfer methods to consider are mentoring, social networks, Communities of Practice, After Action Reviews, and storytelling programs. What are their preferences?

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 3, 2021

“Leadership in this digitally distracted world demands a new kind of leader. Simply speaking to our audience in a natural, unscripted fashion builds trust because it’s hard to hide. The world isn’t going 100% towards raw and away from longer form storytelling or high production value content. Far from it.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

Specifically, your edge if your ability to communicate in imaginative ways, in a way that develops empathy with your listeners. Gallo gives us example after example of how men and women have moved us through storytelling, by weaving a theme with logic, wisdom, and emotion. And if you are reading this, that’s your advantage.

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Skip Prichard

MAY 3, 2021

You’re lost if you lose your audience. One core global communication skill, whether you are delivering a presentation in the virtual boardroom, or at a global business convention, is developing an international presentation style. By doing so, you can reach a spectrum of audiences in the same presentation space. Simon Sweeney.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We all know the basics of good presentation skills: don’t read from a script ; don’t overwhelm your audience with verbose slides; and the like. But if you’re presenting to outsiders, or even high-level leaders inside your company, they may not have been following the development process of your project very closely.

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Roundtable Talk

JUNE 10, 2010

When you don’t fit “on paper”, become a great storyteller… Stories can create an image that help people visualize how your skillset fits their requirements. " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation. And, don’t forget to stand out from the crowd.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

There is no question that the media industry is experiencing dramatic disruption on many fronts—in the way it creates content, distributes content to consumers, and monetizes audiences. Creative agencies unfurl their best ideas to make advertising memorable while informing or entertaining audiences. Humans and Automation.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Powerful, inspirational leadership can only happen if employees develop an emotional attachment to the boss. Which are not great for developing relationships. You may not even consider it a form of leadership communication: It’s the genuine, spontaneous story about you that employees hear from a peer.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2015

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. Customers are ready to engage with the CEO, and conferences with receptive audiences are exploding.

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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. . Their words act like magic and transform reality into fiction.

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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

JUNE 7, 2012

GM lost the ability to demonstrate leadership in a time where the advertising and automotive industries are flailing. Advertising Age's Cotton Delo reported that GM is interested in Facebook's audience, but believes that the ad formats currently available are unattractive and ineffective. Home page takeovers are for Myspace.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

GM lost the ability to demonstrate leadership in a time where the advertising and automotive industries are flailing. Advertising Age's Cotton Delo reported that GM is interested in Facebook's audience, but believes that the ad formats currently available are unattractive and ineffective. Home page takeovers are for Myspace.

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Advertising Storytelling IPO Automotive 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

This principle has always been a priority for the leadership team at Vineyard Vines and it is still top of mind today. The science of storytelling and brand performance. The solution that Fayez and his team have developed correlates customer behaviors and their interactions with the retailer’s online product catalog.

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Retail Apparel Engineering Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Less than three months into the WATTx journey, we had hired a team of 20 amazing people with impressive resumes and personalities across four main domains: data science and software engineering, IoT engineering, digital marketing and sales, and business development. To some people, storytelling comes naturally. Find your mix.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

The purpose is to encourage their teams to develop department-specific responses, and to generate new ideas and new behaviors based on what they've learned. You'll also want to integrate these messages with your training and your human resource initiatives to connect them with employee development & performance metrics. Tell a story.

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