Narativ Leadership Story Talks

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss walls  - real and imagined - after their discussion with Laura Miller in Episode #99 Next Gen Ethics Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity around your own story and purpose? The Listening Lab is a community for leaders, coach...

After last weeks very successful Leadership Story Talks 100th episode, Jerome and Julienne talk about the power of the stories told by nine of their returning guests. #leadership #storytelling #listening Listen to the 100th episode here ~ bit.ly/NarativWebsite_100  Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity around your own story and purpose? The Listening Lab is a community for leade...

For our 100th episode, Leadership Story Talks was streamed LIVE on Youtube. Jerome & Julienne invited nine previous guests to tell a personal story based on a person or event that shaped who they are today.  The guests in this extended podcast are: 1. Kevin Griffin - singer-songwriter, musician, festival founder LINKS Website Facebook Instagram 2. Anne Bahr Thompson  - Superbrands Branding Lea...

“Walls don't always look like what you think they do. Sometimes walls look like a no. Sometimes walls look like a oh heck no (...) and sometimes walls just look like we haven't been able to imagine it a different way (...) But once you start getting more familiar with walls, you start recognizing which kind you're finding. And then once you understand why the wall is there, you know...

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss the ' business of story ' after their discussion with Park Howel from The Business of Story in Episode #97 Park Howel's website Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity around your own story and purpose? The Liste...

"Why does this one work? And why is this one an utter failure? Well, it turned out this one actually had a story structure of set up, problem, and resolution to it, and told a story intuitively" In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Park Howell, who is known as the world's most industrious storyteller, having grown purpose-driven brands by as much as 600%. He's an Emmy A...

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss showing how much you care - when and how - and also AI in the workplace after their discussion with Cesar Keller from Collective Brains and WORKPLACE21 in Episode #95 Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity around your own stor...

"I love the saying "no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care. It doesn't matter how wise and knowledgeable your boss is, if they don't show that they care about you, and caring is the main condition to create trust." In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Cesar Keller, an influential leader at the intersection of AI and marketing who specializ...

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss those difficult conversations brought up in a story told by Todd Davis of Franklin Covey in Episode #93 Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity around your own story and purpose? The Listening Lab is a community for leaders, co...

"If we realize, wait a minute, I can reduce the pain, and actually I can make progress if I focus first and foremost on balancing my needs and theirs, and if I get real clear on that balance of what we call courage and consideration." In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Todd Davis, a senior consultant and thought leader at Franklin Covey with over 35 years of experience in human...

In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss pay equity from their talk with Sally Loftis of Loftis Partners in Episode #92 Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity around your own story and purpose? The Listening Lab is a community for leaders, coaches, and professionals...

"Are you engaging people who are just trying to survive day to day and pay their bills? Or do you engage with people who have the capacity to dream and innovate for your company, because those day-to-day concerns are taken care of?" In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Sally Loftis. She's the managing director at Loftis Partners, a 100% woman-owned human resource resources c...

In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss learning from our ancestors from their talk with Craig Delarge in Episode #89 Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity around your own story and purpose? The Listening Lab is a community for leaders, coaches, and professiona...

"May we have a level of wisdom and literacy and will and purpose that allows us to rise to the occasion of using our technologies to keep ourselves and our children healthy." In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Craig DeLarge. Craig is a digital healthcare strategist, mental health advocate, and educator at the Digital Mental Health Project, where he produces education and resear...

In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss listening with people from their talk with Corine Jansen in Episode #87 Notes *Learn more about the Global Listening Movement   *Find Corine Jansen on LinkedIn Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity around your own story a...

"We should take more time for self-awareness and reflection to become aware of our instruments. How do we resonate with people with different views or different morals? Am I really curious to know the other, or just to get an answer?" In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Corine Jansen. Corine has over three decades of experience in communications and management across diverse sec...

In this new series of shorter podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. When you're managing a project with multiple tasks and you're trying to complete the project, it's easy to see the project as a series of to-do's and deadlines. Don't forget that it's about people. Use storytelling and listening skills t...

"Every single person in the organization should understand the language of something (...), a leader should understand the language of project management, so they understand the foibles of it and the inspiration of it when they are assigning it to a project manager." In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Kory Kogan. She is FranklinCovey’s Vice President of Content and Senior Consu...

In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss giving everyone a voice, mentioned by Workplace Wellness Expert Erica Reed in Episode #83 Notes *Learn more about Leading Well Solutions *Find Erica Reed on LinkedIn *Learn more about the online course “Leading with Empathy: A Trauma Inform...

"If you don't know what to say and you're afraid of saying the wrong thing, you say nothing. And then you have to have an awareness of what that nothingness is communicating." In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Erica Reed. She's the founder of Leading Well Solutions, and she brings over 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist and workplace wellness expert to...

In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests. In this episode they discuss using intention with attention mentioned by CEO and founder of WriterGirl Christy Pretzinger in Episode #81 Notes * Find Christy Pretzinger on LinkedIn * Learn more about WriterGirl   Experience The Listening Lab Looking for greater clarity...

"When I first started my business, I said to my accountant at the time, if I can't build a business based on kindness, then I'll go back to being a freelance writer." In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Christy Pretzinger, a dynamic, visionary innovator who has transformed the landscape of healthcare content creation as the owner and CEO of WriterGirl. Christy has buil...

“In order for us to be AI literate, we have to be aware of what and how much data we're creating. We have to understand when and how our personal data is being stored, shared, deleted, and sold to a third party. An AI literate citizen is someone who can feel confident that they understand how the data is being used in the products and services that they consume and interact with” In this epis...

“How do we get employers to say that their workers are not risks to be managed but humans worthy of investment and dignity? That is a fundamental shift in the way that benefits are designed and oriented in a lot of contexts.” In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to their first returning guest! Matt Bahl is the Vice President of Market Lead Workplace Financial Health at the Financial Health Ne...

“Every conversation is a fresh performance. And even though we have skill sets we're bringing forward, that person is listening to this for the first time, and they are a new audience, and we have to meet them where they are.” In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Derek McCracken, a New York-based health equity activist who teaches narrative medicine, pedagogy and applied writing for C...