CV and Story
What's the difference between your CV and your story? Imagine that your CV is like an X-ray. It shows the 'bare bones' of the body, but not the flesh, muscle, tissue, and ligaments; in other words, the components that hold and move together as a real person. You can use Storypathing™ to provide the connections in your life: it makes you a kind of animated CV. And when you [...]
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Flash! Although they may behave according to algorithms, people themselves are not algorithms. For this reason and because business is ultimately people, interpersonal communication is a distinctive value-added to any business. In partnership with the Narrative Research Group and using a method called StoryPathing™, I work with clients to refine interpersonal communication skills that enrich both work and the work environment and help to navigate the professional ecosystem with [...]
‘Strengths & Weaknesses’ Doesn’t Capture the Nuances of Interaction & Synergy
'Strengths & Weaknesses' Doesn't Capture the Nuances of Interaction & Synergy An acquaintance who heads a department at a small company was talking to me the other day. Her department had recently experienced turn over and she mentioned the toll in time/energy/attention that meetings and email chains required just to integrate her team. It’s challenging for a group to work together effectively, particularly when, as my friend shared [...]
The Beauty of Imperfection
The Beauty of Imperfection In the course of my reading I have recently encountered references to the Japanese art forms "Wabi Sabi" and "Kintsugi". I had to look both of these up. What I found was that both of these traditions value what can be described as 'imperfection', 'impermanence', and 'brokenness'; in short, what we might describe as 'wear and tear'. Wabi Sabi and Kintsugi operate on an [...]
