Paul Smith

The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell: A book review by Bob Morris

August 12, 2019

The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell Paul Smith Sourcebooks (August 2019) How almost anyone can communicate with high impact every time Albert Einstein once suggested that if you cannot explain your “great idea” to a six-year-old, you really don’t understand…

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Essential Elements of Storytelling

May 23, 2014

There are dozens of excellent sources of information, insights, and counsel concerning the art and science of storytelling. Later in this post, I will suggest a few. Meanwhile, I am pleased to share material provided by Karl Kappa, Lucas Blair,…

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Lead with a Story: A book review by Bob Morris

September 16, 2012

Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire Paul Smith AMACOM (2012) “Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close second.”   This book is among the best that discuss one or more…

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The Power of Storytelling: 10 Authoritative Perspectives

September 12, 2012

My guess (only a guess) is that whenever a list of the greatest storytellers throughout history is compiled, Charles Dickens would be among those included.  The creative talents of other novelists (notably Balzac and Dostoevsky) are probably ranked higher but I think Dickens’ skills with setting a…

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