The StoryBank
Stories have impact. When we use them in our business conversations, they make our messages clear and memorable. We are all great storytellers, but we can't be a one-story wonder. This podcast is designed to help you build your story collection.
Podcasting since 2023 • 151 episodes
The StoryBank
Latest Episodes
Episode 152 – The Bad News Office – Don’t trust good news
Most leaders I work with assume their teams tell them the truth. After all, they have open-door policies. They say, "Bring me bad news early”. And they mean it.Yet somehow, the bad news comes late. Or softened. Or not at all. Not becaus...
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Episode 151 – The Streetlamp Trap – The Harder Question
Is there a lesson we can learn from the demise of Encyclopaedia Britannica on how organisations should deal with AI?Since its first publication in 1768, until the early 1990s, Britannica ruled the encyclopaedia market. A 32-volume set, ...
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Episode 150 – Consequence Gets Compliance – The Yo-Yo Test
I was talking to Joy Bhattacharjya yesterday about today's story, and it triggered one from his own memory bank.This was around 2008, when Joy was the Team Director of the Kolkata Knight Riders. A recurring problem had emerged: some of the ...
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Episode 149 – The Doctor Who Prescribed Parakeets – Purpose Changes Behaviour
During my years in the corporate world, a question that had often been on my mind was what makes people want to bring more of themselves to work?Disengagement at work does not always look dramatic.People do not always rebel. The...
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Episode 148 – The Meter in the Basement – What Gets Measured Gets Managed
“What gets measured gets managed”, has been one of my steadfast beliefs in both my personal and professional life.Good intentions and goals are not enough on their own. They have to be measured regularly to see if we are indeed on track...
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