September 4, 2017
Two young gold fish were swimming along and they met an older fish, who said “Morning, boys. How’s the water?”…
Changing the narrative in business storytelling ― Phil Knight and Shoe Dog
September 4, 2017
Just this morning, I was reading Shoe Dog: A memoir by Phil Knight, the creator of NIKE. It’s packed with…
WHAT GETS YOU OUT OF BED?
August 21, 2017
Just yesterday morning, the alarm went off and I hit the snooze button, I then had a goose bump moment…
THE BUSINESS OF BUSYNESS
July 24, 2017
In a classic clip from an old I Love Lucy episode, Lucy gets a job in a chocolate factory and she and…
Business Storytelling: why it’s much harder than it looks
July 10, 2017
Warren Buffett, often speaks in folksy aphorisms. I guess, in modern terms, we would refer to them as tweets. He…
What is the NEW currency of change?
June 27, 2017
How do we persuade people to adopt our ideas, listen to what we have to say and even be inspired…
Where Will Storytelling Be 1 Year From Now?
June 12, 2017
You can’t throw a stone without hitting a storytelling consultant today. Yet, I remember a lot of blank stares when…
3 Business Storytelling Secrets that No One Tells you about
May 30, 2017
What’s the secret sauce that makes some stories better than others and some storytellers more successful than others? The answers…
Hijacked or Precious?
May 2, 2017
I introduced myself at a recent event as a business storyteller, which is what I am. There was a time…
A Star and a Suggestion
April 18, 2017
One of our highest needs is appreciation. This is true even if you are not normally needy! My daughter was…
Shhh this is private…
April 4, 2017
Our biggest fear with storytelling is that we might disclose too much. It is after all storytelling and not group…
Mission Possible: 3 Fail proof ways to remember names
March 21, 2017
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is one of William Shakespeare’s famous lines from Romeo and Juliet.…