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Authentic communication: Ten questions for change leaders.
Communication

Authentic communication: Ten questions for change leaders.

I invite leaders of change and transformation programmes to answer these ten essential questions when considering how to communicate more authentically:

Personal stories are more persuasive than facts.
Communication

Personal stories are more persuasive than facts.

A headline from The Guardian yesterday caught my eye: “Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine scepticism.” Of course they are.

The power of persuasion.
Communication

The power of persuasion.

Behind all effective communication is persuasion. The three rhetorical appeals that Aristotle described in the 4th century BCE are just as relevant today.

Storytelling vs. PowerPoint. Which wins?
Communication

Storytelling vs. PowerPoint. Which wins?

Whenever I need to communicate something important, I try to turn it into a story.

Titanic II - Names matter.
Communication

Titanic II - Names matter.

A couple of years ago I joined a company that had previously launched a disastrous change programme called PURE.

Harry Levinson

All change is loss, and all loss requires mourning

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