Stories and storytelling have played a major part in three of the books that I've read lately.
It's interesting to see the ancient art of telling stories used in such different settings as change management and child therapy.
Nuts!, the success story of Southwest Airlines', emphasizes the role of the charismatic CEO … Continue Reading ››
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Good stories and storytelling tips
Book review: The springboard
Stephen Denning was faced with a task, which I do not envy him: He was charged with implementing knowledge management in huge and very conservative organization (the World Bank) which so far had not considered itself in the knowledge business.
This book is the story of how he did it - using stories. He found … Continue Reading ››
How Denmark won the 1992 european soccer championship
TV2 Zulu (ubertrendy danish TV channel) has just finished showing all of Denmarks games from that glorious summer ten years ago, and it brings back to mind one of the most unlikely tales in sports history.
Denmark went into the tournament as rank outsiders. We didn't even qualify, we were just called in … Continue Reading ››
Denmark went into the tournament as rank outsiders. We didn't even qualify, we were just called in … Continue Reading ››
Exercise: Believe the best about people
We were down at the local supermarket today, and the guy behind the cash register was slouched in his chair like a rag doll, made no eye contact with customers, and had a vibe about him that said "I'd rather be anywhere else". Normally, I'd be thinking along the lines of "indifferent asshole, why doesn't … Continue Reading ››