Why should leaders tell stories? Because stories can convey emotion, humor and learning. They are interesting, captivating and memorable. They can be inspiring, motivational and life changing. People relate to stories and generally love them.
Making the Transition from Manager to Leader
Bosses and leaders are different. I like the following quote by Gordon Selfridge, a successful turn of the century businessman and founder of the British department store chain Selfridges. The boss drives people; the leader coaches them The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will The boss inspires fear; the leaders inspires enthusiasm […] Read more
I have created a new video on leadership and making the transition to a leader. You can download the video for free. There is also a seven page guide that has been created. The guide contains each of the quotes in the video and suggested questions and activities based on the video that you can use in a meeting or […] Read more
I have been thinking lately about the impact of stories in our lives and how they can help us as leaders and how they can inspire and promote trust on our teams. Our memory consist of lots of stories; stories of all our experiences or others experiences. When we talk about a memory it is usually […] Read more
