by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 23, 2019 | Storytelling
When was the last time you admitted messing up at work? It turns out that sharing these kinds of stories helps people perceive you as a better leader.What We Want to Do to BlowhardsIt’s probably easy for you to remember the opposite situation: an executive who foisted...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 13, 2019 | Storytelling
My college creative writing professor, author Dr. Jonis Agee, agreed with Aristotle.In Poetics, the Greek philosopher wrote, “A story that is whole has a beginning, middle and an end … It is necessary that a well-constructed tale does not begin or just end anywhere...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 13, 2018 | Storytelling
Too often we tell stories so people laugh with us. Like us. Commiserate with us. Dislike people we dislike.Even when you’re above all this, you can still shoot yourself in the foot without even knowing it.Here’s to raising our awareness of a...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 23, 2018 | Storytelling
A great group of business leaders and I had a blast at last week’s “Real Talk” workshop.While they mentioned many takeaways, here are two that resonated with most of them.(Wish you had been there? Come to the next one on February 23.)There are plenty...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 7, 2017 | Storytelling
We’ve all heard someone tell a story that included, “Then I did this … and then this happened … and next we …”Depending upon the situation, we stifled our yawns and controlled our eye rolls – or didn’t.Read this: so you’ll never do that again!Chances are good that at...
