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An impressive tale of transformation
March 16, 2021The previous post, about Charles de Gaulle’s use of narrative and historical symbol, led some readers to ask if...
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Democratizing shopping for the “many” people
March 4, 2018Our previous post closed with a brief discussion of Ingvar Kamprad’s leadership by example, how he both molded and...
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The compelling story of IKEA: what’s in a name?
February 9, 2018News that that IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad had passed away—on January 27 at the age of 91—left me a bit...
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What the Democrats still do not understand
December 24, 2017Each week, it seems that something I read provides yet another indication that Democrats in the US are still...
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How Hillary Clinton could have used her ‘ordinary’ past to inspire people
December 15, 2017In the previous post, I discussed how Margaret Thatcher told personal stories of identity—particularly those from her solid middle...
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Whose rhetoric was hollow?
June 16, 2017Numerous times in the six months prior to the last US presidential election, I heard Mrs Clinton proclaim that...
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A trail of excuses and missed opportunities
June 8, 2017In the April 5th edition of The Financial Times, columnist Edward Luce penned a thought-provoking article entitled “Beware of...
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Using a narrative-based approach to explain the failure of Hillary Clinton’s campaign
May 25, 2017In the next few posts, I plan to go deeper into my explaining my conviction that Hillary Clinton’s loss...
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Emotion and effectiveness in the discourse of Donald Trump
May 4, 2017In the last post, we focused our attention on the power of emotional discourse. As we noted, a significant...
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In search of the power behind Trump’s superficial narrative: Part One
March 17, 2017This week, I continue my examination of the effectiveness of Donald Trump’s personal narrative. At first, my plan was to...