Storytelling Archives

Storytelling Mistakes: Do This, Not That for a More Memorable Story

by Karin Hurt | Aug 16, 2024 | Asking For a Friend Featured, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

Do This, Not That, For Better Business Storytelling Done well, strategic storytelling will make you If you want to be a better storyteller, avoid these storytelling mistakes. Avoid These Strategic Storytelling Mistakes You want to be a better strategic storyteller, so...

Navigating Change: How the Holidays Can Help You Be a Better Leader

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Dec 18, 2023 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Relationships, Winning Well | 0 comments

The holiday season gives you a human-centered leadership map for navigating change Is your holiday season a time of celebration? Of bustling end-of-year stress to meet business goals? A time of nostalgia and reflecting on what you appreciate most? Of remembering the...

How to Ensure Your Business Storytelling Makes an Impact

by Karin Hurt | Oct 16, 2018 | By Karin Hurt, Courageous Cultures, Winning Well | 0 comments

If you’re using business storytelling regularly, how do you assess the impact? How do you ensure you craft the very best stories that leave your audience not only inspired, but with an inkling of what to do next? There’s no question, stories are one of the...

5 Secrets To Great Skip Level Meetings

by Karin Hurt | Apr 25, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Communication, Employee Engagement & Energy | 14 comments

Done well, skip level meetings can inspire, engage, motivate and inform the skipper, skipee, and even the skipped. On the other hand, poorly run skip-level meetings inadvertently bring on diaper drama feedback and diminish trust. Skip level meetings help you connect...

The Simplest Way To Hear The Best Stories

by Karin Hurt | Oct 4, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 23 comments

Every day your team is doing great work. Sometimes you miss their stories. Some folks will go home and tell their stories around the dinner table. Others can’t, or simply won’t. Don’t let stories go unheard, or untold. Find ways for them to share...