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Leadership Storytelling

Lead Change Blog

They set up a small black and white TV on a folding chair. Here are some things I’ve learned about leadership storytelling. Leadership Storytelling. Then, shut up and listen. Bottom Line. Make storytelling part of your leadership toolkit. The post Leadership Storytelling appeared first on Lead Change.

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Managing Company Culture Anthropologically

Leading Blog

Companies consistently get culture wrong because they go about assessing it, and attempting to manage it from the top-down, not the bottom-up. Why : Purpose and meaning - Humans are a storytelling species, and we value being a part of a meaningful story. But what does this mean? Culture starts with a compelling story.

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Leadership U: The Six Degrees of Leadership

Leading Blog

Anticipating is 90% bottom-up and only 10% top-down. Constantly connect with others through the power of storytelling. Information, insights, and marketing intelligence must bubble up, not cascade down.”. They are: Embrace Humility, Be Self-Aware, Avoid Complacency, and Know That Others See You as A Function. (By

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Creativity, Inc.

Leading Blog

Find, develop, and support good people, and they will in turn find, develop, and own good ideas.”. He walks us through the process they use to develop ideas into a successful finished product. It is made up of people with a deep understanding of storytelling and, usually, people who have been through the process themselves.

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How To Lead With Deep Purpose

Eric Jacobson

Question: What are the skills leaders need to develop in order to lead purposefully? Beyond storytelling you must ensure that all of your corporate systems, structures, and processes align with your purpose. Gulati : Leaders must function as both “plumbers” and “poets.” And ultimately, you must embody the purpose.

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How To Lead With Deep Purpose

Eric Jacobson

Question: What are the skills leaders need to develop in order to lead purposefully? Beyond storytelling you must ensure that all of your corporate systems, structures, and processes align with your purpose. Gulati : Leaders must function as both “plumbers” and “poets.” And ultimately, you must embody the purpose.

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Win Back Trust with Raw, Unscripted, and Real Messaging

Skip Prichard

” So, how did we end up with this hunger for “raw”? Raw as In-Process” refers to co-development, to how brands that communicate in frequent, collaborative bursts with their public create bonds of joint ownership. The world isn’t going 100% towards raw and away from longer form storytelling or high production value content.

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