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Even a superficial personal narrative can be compelling: Part Two
April 5, 2017Continuing on our theme from last time, it should be clear to anyone reading this that I have lamented...
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Why is personal narrative so important in politics?
February 2, 2017For me as a blogger, the American presidential election and its aftermath have become a gift that just keeps...
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Hillary Clinton’s failure was as a storyteller
December 16, 2016As we saw in our previous post, Barack Obama used his personal stories—uplifting and aspirational tales garnered from his own...
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The president as master storyteller
December 1, 2016At the end of the previous post, I cited Barack Obama as an example of a public official who...
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Group culture in a classroom: doing things differently
February 28, 2014When I first read Phil Jackson’s book Sacred Hoops in 1996, I was struck by his descriptions of the Chicago Bulls...
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Creating a group culture
February 21, 2014This week, I am teaching a two day seminar to MBA students in Grenoble. As I am working far...
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More stories of identity
January 25, 2013I find stories of identity in a wide variety of fields, not only in business or political leaders. Recently,...