Chief Change Officer

#154 From Buzzwords to Real Words: Chris Hare on Mastering Atomic Storytelling — Part Two


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Chris Hare has helped big-name executives tell better stories. But today, the tables have turned—he’s the one sharing his story, and I get to ask the tough questions.

In this three-part series, we break it down step by step:

Part 1: Corporate storytelling—how businesses craft messages that actually work (and when they don’t).

Part 2: The power of personal storytelling—Chris opens up about his own experiences and the most memorable stories he’s heard.

Part 3: Storytelling in action—Chris shares tools to help us develop our own narratives, and I put myself through the process (with a slight risk of emotional breakdown).

If you’ve ever wondered how storytelling can shape careers, businesses, and even personal growth, you won’t want to miss this.

Key Highlights of Our Interview:

Rewriting Your Inner Cassette Tape

“I find it helpful and more visceral to think about our personal narratives as a cassette tape—a tape that’s playing in our head that we’re constantly writing, rewriting, and adjusting.”

Building One Authentic Narrative Across Multiple Worlds

“A serial CEO I worked with wanted one narrative that connected his private equity, board roles, and yoga community. The result was an authentic narrative rooted in his true self that could be lensed across different audiences.”

Proximity Blinds Us to Our Own Stories

"We’re so close to our own narrative and stories that we don’t see the broader picture… if you’re building with Lego, you might not see that there’s a gigantic pile of Lego behind you."

Changing the Inputs to Shift the Narrative and Change the Outcome

“If you continue to put in the same inputs, things likely won’t change… One of the positive inputs I changed was I got into fly fishing, and that was part of changing those inputs to shift not only the narrative but the outcomes.”

The Power of Raw Storytelling

"Our stories are not always the really clean, really curated story that makes us look good, but that raw story that has the power to shift the future."

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Host: Vince Chan | Guest: Chris Hare

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