Think about it. Each one of us continuously creates a professional narrative throughout our careers. That narrative neither starts nor stops, nor is it defined by, our job titles. Or our pay grades, levels of education, generations, or professional disciplines. At least, our professional narrative should not live comfortably within the confines of categories. Yet,… [Continue Reading]
Is Your Professional Narrative Inclusive or Exclusive?
Make Solid Strategic Business Sense with Connect the Dot Stories
How much strategic business sense do your stories make? As I worked with one of my clients yesterday, he complained that decision makers were not taking action after his presentations. He just could not understand why. My question to him: “Do you tell connect the dot stories?” He looked back at me, puzzled. If you… [Continue Reading]
Very Compelling Storytelling embraces Risk and Opportunity
Moving your stories into the Very Compelling Storytelling category is a scary proposition, isn’t it? Sort of like standing in rush-hour traffic during a polar vortex. Very compelling storytelling moves you the biggest one millimeter beyond your storytelling comfort level as you can move. Because the most compelling stories are about how you embrace both… [Continue Reading]
Leverage Provocative Business Storytelling to drive Client Success
Developing your provocative business storytelling acumen moves you one millimeter (or more) beyond sounding like everyone else. Because business stories easily sound too safe, too sanitized and too perfect. Talking about achieving fairy-tale outcomes after surmounting monumental, emergency business challenges. Except that the greatest business challenges which many of our clients face come in smaller… [Continue Reading]
4 Ways Complex Story Details do not catalyze Decision Making
Are complex story details in the stories you tell falling short of getting your point across to colleagues, investors and clients? As a result, the decision you ask them to make is lost in the details you spiel at them. This is not exactly the storytelling outcome you desire, is it? Consider these four reasons… [Continue Reading]
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