More on storytelling, manipulation and authenticity in politics…
Read moreAfter Eduardo’s discussion of Real Madrid and Barcelona, I followed with interest their recent meetings, particularly the Champions League match between these two sides on Wednesday April 27. I was even tempted to write this blog post about football. Was this game, which Barcelona dominated and won, a case of the triumph of style and culture over substance and efficiency?
Authentic stories of identity or attempts at manipulation? In politics it is difficult to know.
Read moreIn my post on March 31, I wrote that from the voter’s perspective, it is often difficult to determine which of the candidate’s stories are real and which are the fabrications of consultants, handlers, or spin doctors. When I searched for documents about authenticity and politics, I came across an article in the magazine Men’s Health from October 2008, written
F.C. Barcelona and the value of identity
Read moreThe following post is from Eduardo, our student, research assistant and friend. I find it very well written, and he makes some interesting points. One thing we should all realize when we read this piece is that Eduardo is Spanish, and a lifelong fan of Real Madrid, not of Barcelona. So, it all evokes some interesting questions: Is Barcelona staying
Email, social marketing and the art of storytelling
Read moreThis week, I was planning to continue discussing the theme of authenticity and politics on this blog. Then, I spent most of the week putting finishing touches on the book Email, Social Marketing and the Art of Storytelling, which goes to the publisher next week and should be for sale before the end of April. One of my final tasks
Storytelling and manipulation
Read moreLast week, I spoke at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business to a group of visiting masters-level students from London and Singapore. These individuals were in France for a “personal development week”, and my session was about some of the “myths and realities” that I have discovered in my research and coaching of leaders. When I evoked one of my
Is the concept of Slow Management beginning to take hold?
Read moreRecently, I received an invitation to speak, and to lead a workshop, at the Foire de Paris, one of the oldest and largest trade fairs in Europe, around the theme of “Slow Management and Well Being at Work”. When they sent me the schedule of events, I was frankly amazed by the depth of their interest in the theme of