Storytelling

22 Jun

Tell me about yourself? What is the story you tell when asked that question? If you have ever wondered what is the best answer to that question, then this blog is for you. In 2006 Melbourne, there was a sense of anxiety in the office corridor conversations amongst my team members. A new boss was starting next week. She had a reputation …

23 Apr

10 Tips on Corporate Storytelling for Pocket Times

It was not uncommon for me to aimlessly scroll on my phone during pocket times. Pocket times are little pockets of time you find in between meetings, whilst you are commuting or just waiting for someone to arrive at some place. A couple of years ago, I recognised the need to stop this aimless scroll default I had developed. I became intentional…

16 Apr

If the topic you are talking about is a mundane topic like digital disruption and you start by stating what is already known to the audience which could sound like this, ” Digital is disrupting the way we work and live”, this guarantees only one thing – you will be ignored. Don’t say the obvious! How about you make it different by…

04 Feb

Make your messages correct. Since we were in school we have been taught to do so. But correct is a given, our key differentiating factor is in how we make these messages connect. Understand this, Telling a child, “Do not eat too much sugar” is a correct message Telling an employee, “If we do not change our ways of working, we will…

25 Jan

“A leader supports her people during an organisational change” says a leader I am working with on building an organisational change narrative. When I hear this, I say to the leader, ” The fact that you make this assertion with confidence in your voice, tells me that there are sediments of experiences layered in your memory forming this assertion.” We are loyal…

21 Sep

“I have COVID-19 symptoms and I won’t be able to get on the call today.” This is what a Switzerland based client wrote last week. Just an hour later, another client wrote informing me that she will not be able to conduct the project update as per the scheduled because her grandmother has passed away due to COVID – 19 and three…

30 Aug

A kitchen that is used, gets messy. A baker who bakes, gets burnt. A foot that runs, has scars. A mother who cares, disciplines. A wife who loves, gives feedback. A teacher who is passionate, pushes harder. A friend who is sincere, speaks truthfully. None of the above, a messy kitchen, being burnt, having scars, disciplining, giving feedback, pushing harder, speaking truthfully…

14 Aug

Its 11.30 PM, I am lying on my bed and thinking through the week this has been so far. We have delivered a lot of work this week which has required us to collaborate with vendors, partners and suppliers. These interactions have shaped my views about the people we work with. When you are time pressed, you notice more, say less and …

11 Aug

Sure we get disappointed with things in life but does that level of disappointment justify our choice of words? When food doesn’t taste good, our reaction is, “It’s awful!” When a student doesn’t do a good job with her homework, our reaction is “It’s terrible!” When there’s traffic on the road, our reaction is “It’s horrendous!” The words we use to express…

08 May

Up until a month ago I knew nothing about Amor Fati, what it meant, what was the origin or relevance but over the last one month I have tried to build a meaningful relationship with this term which is centuries old. It is one of those terms the power of which is witnessed when practiced not when explained. The great German philosopher …

Storytelling

Storytelling : Tell me about yourself

10 Tips on Corporate Storytelling for Pocket Times

Storytelling makes mundane magical

Storytelling : Correct Versus Connect

Storytelling : The curse of loyalty to experiences

“I have COVID- 19 symptoms”

A Mirage of Relationships

Who will I work with?

Why Do We Need To Say It Like That?

The Power of Amor Fati