Coaching For Leaders

Leaders often hear about influence through storytelling, but don't know where to start. Here are four stories to tell and how to get started.   Guest: David Hutchens DavidHutchens.com Author of the Upcoming Book: Circle of the 9 Muses: A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators Storytelling is utilized for influence “It’s more important to tell a strategic story, to tell the right story, even if you don’t tell it particularly well.” -David Hutchens The starting point of telling stories is permission Storytelling is a skill that nobody really has to learn since it’s our natural language Leaders needs to give themselves permission to tell a story in their organization The 4 stories leaders need to tell Who we are stories - what it means to be us Think about the stories parents and caregivers told you when you were young about what it was like growing up for them When we do this, we impart information about what we believe and who we are today Every organization and team has an origin story Da