Anecdotally Speaking

By Shawn Callahan & Mark Schenk

Welcome to our podcast, Anecdotally Speaking. Each week we tell a business story, talk about why it works and discuss where you might tell it at work. Our aim is to help you build your story repertoir... more

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February 11, 2018 006 – Accidentally winding up a bank
The way leaders react in times of high stress is a good measure of their character. Today's story is one of those times. Find out what happened here:
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11min
February 04, 2018 005 – The street corner experiment
A story type we love here at Anecdote is a story about a scientific experiment. Our new podcast looks at the story of a street corner study and its results.
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14min
January 28, 2018 004 – Can’t see the bathroom from the grout
This week’s episode features a small story that’s versatile and really delivers. It’s about a bathroom renovation of all things. Check it out here:
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13min
January 21, 2018 003 – Pick one great strategy
Today's story is about how a CEO helped his company focus on one big thing and in the process helped everyone get an enormous amount of good work done.
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23min
January 19, 2018 002 – World’s worst first day on the job
In this podcast Shawn and Mark share and discuss a terrific business story about the worst possible first day on the job. Check it out here:
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17min
January 19, 2018 002 – World’s worst first day on the job
We’re reading The Power of Moments by Dan and Chip Heath and they talk about creating memorable first days. This episode features a story with a very memorable first day which you wouldn’t wish on anyone. And wrapped up in the story are insights about confidence, decision-making, the role of social networks and the limits of process and procedures. A terrific business story to share.

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As a thank you to anyone who leaves a rating or review we will send you a digital version of Putting Stories to Work. Just send us an email to [email protected]. We hope it inspires you to find and tell great stories at work.

We would also love to hear your comments and questions. Just pop them in the comments section below.

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Our story for today was sourced from: Margaret J. Wheatley. 2003. Leadership and the Power of Chaos. Presentation at Leadership & Learning: A Design Media Discussion Forum. 27 June. San Francisco.
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January 17, 2018 001 – An unexpected visitor from Mars
Welcome to our new podcast. Each week Mark and I will introduce a new story you could potentially tell at work, then we will describe why it works.
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14min
January 17, 2018 001 – An unexpected visitor from Mars
Each week Mark Schenk and I will introduce a new story you could potentially tell at work, then we will describe why it works and share some ideas of how it might be used in a business setting. By the end of year you will have about 50 stories you can tell.

Our first story is about the past chairperson of Mars Inc., Victoria Mars. We work with Mars a lot and get to hear many great leadership stories. I hope you enjoy it and have a go at telling it at work.
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14min

FAQs about Anecdotally Speaking:

How many episodes does Anecdotally Speaking have?

The podcast currently has 268 episodes available.

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