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The power of using narrative in teaching
July 1, 2019About 20 years ago, when I was a professor at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business, I made the...
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How personal storytelling builds trust with listeners
February 17, 2017In a post two weeks ago, I put forth my view that, during the entire campaign, Hillary Clinton missed...
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Why efforts to change a culture may fail
November 12, 2015In the previous post, I wrote that the biggest reason that organizational culture initiatives fall flat is our failure...
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Powerful stories about ‘putting people first’
June 4, 2015“We put our people first.” These days, such declarations have become somewhat banal, simply because they are so pervasive....
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Stories of purpose
March 9, 2015We ended last time with the notion that managers should take the time to think about “building their own...
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How middle managers can expand their influence
February 12, 2015After my two-week Super Bowl interlude, I’d like to go back and focus just a bit more on our...
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Some general themes for the coming months
August 9, 2013As I wrote briefly last week, I am in Argentina for the month of August. I have several interesting...
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The power of simplicity
June 28, 2013“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” This was Albert Einstein’s first rule of work. It is a quote that I...
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Margaret Thatcher and leading by autobiography
April 19, 2013My last post closed with the observation that Margaret Thatcher is the best example I have ever found of...
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Stories of deeper purpose
August 14, 2012These past few weeks, I have been travelling, and having some noteworthy experiences in places such as Boston, Buenos...