Telling encore-worthy professional stories extends the reach of stories beyond your current meeting or appointment. Strategic partners and clients cannot wait until the next time they see you: to find out what happens next. Because your stories make a difference to their professional success, and the success of their own partners and clients. Professional storytelling… [Continue Reading]
Do you tell Encore-Worthy Professional Stories or So-So Stories?
Purpose-Driven Stories move beyond Quotas and KPIs
Telling purpose-driven stories engages strategic partners and clients. Because these stories do not sound like the quota- and KPI-driven stories they hear from other professionals. Even when these professionals are their own internal colleagues. Now, you may not feel that your functional role involves telling stories. Yet, think again. Do you engage in any type… [Continue Reading]
When Company Culture creates Limited Professional Stories
When company culture creates limited professional stories, employee experience is not as positive as it could be. At least, for employees who want to grow beyond their current roles. Consider whether some employees can take on more responsibility. Next, assess whether their current roles provide those opportunities. Then, evaluate whether their employee success hinges on… [Continue Reading]
Do You create Self-Imposed Boundaries to Your Professional Story?
Ponder the impact of all the self-imposed boundaries you create and reinforce, professionally. Then, consider how these boundaries impact your professional trajectory and your professional story. Regardless of how “open to new ideas” you are, you only are as open as the opportunities you create. And, those opportunities include working with, and cross-pollinating your mindset…. [Continue Reading]
Why avoiding Story Context derails Sales Decision Making
Story context is a critical element to creating compelling stories. Stories which convince people to buy whatever it is you sell – and buy more than once from you. And, stories which inspire people, like you, to move one millimeter beyond legacy mindset, habits and behaviors. You know the saying: “The devil’s in the details”?… [Continue Reading]
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