Anecdotally Speaking

Are you receiving the messages that could help you avert disaster? Listen to hear Mark share a story that illustrates the importance of listening. The post 101 – Transmitting without a receiver appeared first on Anecdote.

To celebrate 100 episodes, Shawn and Mark discuss what stories from the podcast they use most often and how they use them. The post 100 – A tonne of revered stories appeared first on Anecdote.

How do you encourage productive behaviours? Listen to hear Shawn and Mark give five examples of reward and recognition in the workplace. The post 099 – CEO becomes late chairman appeared first on Anecdote.

Are invisible biases impacting your decisions? Listen to hear how one man’s joke changed a town’s snow clearing system, preventing injuries and saving money. The post 098 – Gender biased snow job really hurts appeared first on Anecdote.

Is a good presenter always a good business storyteller? Listen to hear Anecdote Partners, Sarah Jane McKechnie and David Pullan provide thought-provoking insights. The post 097 – Beware your inner thespian appeared first on Anecdote.

Finding out the details will help you reveal insights. Listen to hear how Airbnb used storyboarding to find insights that influenced their strategy. The post 096 – Boarders stories and smoking guns appeared first on Anecdote.

People tend to do what they have always done, and sometimes without reason. Listen to hear how a grandmother’s necessity became her children’s norm. The post 095 – Wolf stories in sheep’s clothing appeared first on Anecdote.

Param Venkat, a storytelling expert and Anecdote Partner, shares insights on steering conversations back on track. He recounts a comical meeting in a snowstorm that underscores relationship-building. Discover how storytelling transformed his corporate journey, proving vital in high-stakes business discussions, including a memorable encounter with the CEO of AXA. The episode highlights the art of weaving personal narratives into business data to enhance engagement and builds a strong case for storytelling in leadership development amid changing global dynamics.

Emotion leads to action. Listen to hear a story about how an internal group’s sustainability initiative resulted in behaviour change. The post 093 – Green team schemes screen fiends appeared first on Anecdote.

What problem is your product solving? Listen to hear how Dean Kamen’s Segway was an overnight success and not much more than that. The post 092 – Seg no way appeared first on Anecdote.