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Day: June 12, 2014

FIX MY STORY? See how two simple changes take a business story from ho-hum to effective.
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FIX MY STORY? See how two simple changes take a business story from ho-hum to effective.

June 12, 2014 by Paul Smith comments (0)

A new mentee of mine, Robert, recently asked if I could coach him on his storytelling. When I asked him to tell me something about himself, he shared the story below. Have a look, and then let’s diagnose. “Paul-  The Inn and Spa at Loretto assigns Eastern New Mexico University the Acoma room, a room smaller than…

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Is it ever OK to tell a story that isn’t true? Yes! Here's when and how. . .
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Is it ever OK to tell a story that isn’t true? Yes! Here's when and how. . .

June 12, 2014 by Paul Smith comments (0)

The Tale of Three Researchers As former director of consumer research at Procter & Gamble, and a 20-year veteran of the company, I was often asked what makes the difference between a good consumer researcher, and a great one. I used to answer with a list of qualities of a great researcher: strong leader, great…

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LEADERSHIP – storytelling, vision, accountability, change, presentations, customer service, culture, values, collaboration, diversity, inspiration, motivation, courage, coaching and feedback, problem solving, creativity, innovation, sales.

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