SERIES TO DATE Lawyers Lagging Behind (#0) Maybe, Don’t Be MacGyver (#1) The Savings Trap (#2) Defining Business Value (#3) Start with Why (#4) The Dept

What else can be said about Steve Jobs that hasn’t been said before. It goes without saying that his passion and creativity is still felt today, and has been heralded as the world's greatest business storyteller.

Seeking to address business needs, in the business’s own language, is more likely to win friends and influence people—i.e., secure the resources required for the legal function to help create, and preserve, business value.

I posit that the most valuable skill that every corporate law department needs in 2021 and beyond is the executive art of the business case….The reasons

Start with Why. Value storytelling is essential (series summarized here). But, as storytellers, we’re not experimenting with the form. We should tell

Tropes around tech utopianism are attractive fictions that promise quick wins and deliver long-term pain, ultimately undermining our efforts at effective

Good value storytelling requires time we don’t have. Yet even if we have the time and do the work, our current chapter might prove unflattering.

Me: Which “genius” decided savings should be a prime objective and metric of success for law departments? Jae: Me: But… Jae: Me: No…like…well,

If you are a company leader hoping to undertake a successful organizational change, you need to make sure your team is onboard and motivated to help make it happen. The following strategies can you help you better understand your employees’ perspectives. Start by creating audience personas that map to key employee segments in your company. Then interview individual employees in each segment to get a sample perspective on typical mindsets, and tailor your communication to match their mood. It’s also important to be as transparent as possible. While you may need to keep some facts private during a transition, the general rule is that the more informed your people are, the more they’ll be able to deal with discomfort. So, learn about your team’s specific fears, and acknowledge them openly. And make sure individuals at all levels feel included. A transformation won’t succeed without broad involvement.

The article discusses the use of the story spine as a means to access unconscious knowledge and understanding. It explores how the story spine can be used in various contexts, such as knowledge management, planning, and strategy development, to enhance creativity, communication, and problem-solving.

This document is about a free storytelling masterclass called "The Nine Principles of Better Stories". It provides a checklist of principles and a website called BETTER STORIES .ORG with educational content, links, courses, reading lists, and more to help people improve their storytelling skills in 2024.