The 3 rules of epic storytelling

We are, by our very nature, storytelling creatures. It’s how we’ve been connecting since the Stone Age when we sat around campfires sharing our stories as a way of showing vulnerability and intimacy – and we’re hardwired for it. According to Forbes, storytelling ‘the new strategic imperative of business’. Think ...

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4 Keys to Transform Conflict with Deep Listening

Do you associate impact with finding the right words? According to Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson, there is a far more powerful way to influence. One that requires us to stop speaking – and to start listening deeply. Judy has spent a decade as an activist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

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How to Start a Global Movement – 5 Keys to Epic Storytelling

For most people, breaking into a billion-dollar industry with no money and zero practical experience sounds impossible. Yet that’s exactly what Daniel Flynn and his co-founders did, at age 19, with nothing more than an idea and a naïve dream that they could make a difference. Daniel’s insight was simple: ...

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How Neuroscience Can Help You Be a Better Leader

We’ve all experienced leaders that prefer to command and control – rather than collaborate. After all, that’s been the tried and true method of leadership for decades. Yet, according to neuroscience expert Silvia Damiano, from a brain perspective this approach is always doomed to fail. Silvia has spent a decade ...

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What promises are are going to make to lift your influence in 2018?

Happy New Year everyone. Welcome to 2018. Now with this episode we decided to do something a little bit different and we decided just to keep it really simple. Firstly because it’s Christmas and we wanted a break. Secondly because, if your attention span is anything like mine during this ...

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3 Keys to finding your voice as an influencer

Last week I was talking to a talented CEO over coffee. We were discussing a recent competitor that, despite being smaller and less experienced, was quickly becoming an authority in his marketplace. At which point he said something that struck me as interesting. He said: ‘I know me and my ...

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