Never have we needed strong and empathetic leadership more than we do now.
And never has the power of story been so important.
Faced with complexity and the challenges of our times, leaders must embrace new ways of navigating change, sensemaking, strategy and vision building. The ancient craft of storytelling offers the human-centered approach that we need.
Discover the way storytelling creates deep connection and sense making. How can story advance your mission?
Discover how story creates deep engagement and an ability for teams and leaders to communicate with one another.
Discover the nexus of story and transformation, and steward your organisation into the future.
-Harrison Monarth,
The Irresistible Power of Storytelling as a Strategic Business Tool,
Harvard Business Review, 11th March 2014
Good storytelling and strong leadership both start with Story Listening. Employ Story Listening in your strategy, purpose or brand narrative develop, or stakeholder engagement.
Story Mapping is a way to visualise the field of stories, as a sensemaking process in and of itself, or a starting point to strategic work and other team building, culture building, or transformational processes.
Story Weaving is the conscious and strategic art of working with collective story. Navigate from polarity to plurality to build team cohesion and create a sense of collective identity and shared vision.
Focus on Story Listening, or develop broader Story Leadership skills across the three areas of: story telling, story listening and story weaving.
Our workshops are participatory, and can be run online or in-person, for both small and large groups.
Based on your needs, participants will:
“Leadership is about being better able to listen to the whole than anyone else can” – C. Otto Scharmer, Theory U: Learning From The Future As It Emerges
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