Change Management Storytelling: Story of Now Matters?

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Change Management Storytelling: Story of Now Matters?
In Change Management Storytelling talking about how is the current situation is very important. Today, whilst working on Change Management Storytelling Project  I was having a casual conversation with some of the leaders to gain some insights on the project. During this conversation, one of the leader asked me ” why are you so fussed about knowing how are we working now?…
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Why just reading a book rarely works for me ?

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Why just reading a book rarely works for me ?
I am sure I do not need to justify why reading is a great habit but just reading alone rarely works for me. I have been reading for a while now but what I have noticed is that in about 6 months time the book I have already read  becomes new to me. What does that mean?  That means I have forgotten…
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Change Management Storytelling: I gave Incentives and Change implementation failed

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Change Management Storytelling: I gave Incentives and Change implementation failed
Why desired change behaviours should never be incentivised? Last week I was invited to speak on Storytelling for Change at a Learning Festival of an Organisation. I was surprised to notice that the employees upon attending a speaking session were allowed to get a stamp on their Learning Passports and once they had certain numbers of stamps they could win prizes like…
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How the 18 Min Rule of TED Talks influenced my Storytelling Workshops

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How the 18 Min Rule of TED Talks influenced my Storytelling Workshops
Learning from a workshop is not a framework and methodology hoarding exercise. For all my Strategic Storytelling Workshops I suggest tailored content to the key client contact beforehand. I make these suggestions based on audience profiling that I do prior to the workshop. Almost always, my key contact asks me, “Can we cover more content?” For them, the rationale is, it takes…
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Change Management Storytelling: How I made my post workshop learning better?

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Change Management Storytelling: How I made my post workshop learning better?
Telling someone to change is one thing and teaching them how to change is another. At the end of a my Storytelling Workshops there are two types of inner dialogues that take place. My inner dialogue is,”I hope the participants change the way they communicate” and participant’s inner dialogue is “this time I am really going to change” My inner dialogue…
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Storytelling Practice and what bugs me about it…

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Storytelling Practice and what bugs me about it…
Storytelling and Techniques on Practice Sue, Director of Quality Management at a MNC attends a workshop on Storytelling. Loves the workshop and remembers that one of thing that will make her good at Storytelling is Post Workshop Practice. Right after the workshop she is determined to Practice. Weeks go by and Sue is struggling to find time to Practice. Actually, it is …
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