Plenty to share this week. I got through more podcasts and articles this week than I have in a while. Good ones too.
Enjoy.
A few themes emerged this week.
The first stemming from the end of The Obstacle is the Way, see below, where Tim Ferriss interviews Ryan Holiday about the book. That lead me to Ryan’s site, to his newsletter, and to the articles you see here. Continue reading “Handpicked: Speed Reading is not the goal, Inception levels, and Rule for Conflict”
Intentional networks have shared purpose. They use network principles to design how they make decisions and coordinate projects. And they show up in the world in different ways than traditional, top-down authority structures
Continue reading “Handpicked: Interns Get Fired and A Fungus Network”
It has been a while since my last handpicked post as life got really busy for week or two.
Here is a collection of articles, podcasts, and even videos I have consumed over the last two weeks.
“You could be the best observer in the world but if you can’t communicate what it is that you see, it doesn’t do you any good.”
Last night facilitated the monthly Brisbane Business Analysts Meetup on Storytelling.
Why?
Well the more I learn about organisational story telling, the more I think it is a useful tool for a Business Analyst. I wanted to share this thought, and my experience learning about storytelling, with my peers.
Below is the script I wrote in preparation for the talk. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the talk was not recorded.
I veered off script immediately, as I knew I would. I embellished the talk with additional anecdotes and stories throughout. These are not captured here … as …. well … I can’t remember what they were … the impulse to tell a story welled up inside by and a story snuck out …
However, the structure of the talk below holds, and the key messages I wanted the audience to walk away are included.
Continue reading “Tell Me About A Time When … I Presented on Storytelling to the Brisbane BA Meetup”
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