Tag: Storytelling

The Art of Storytelling

The second in my series on public narrative form the HLSS event in Portugal. The elements of a good story are universal and simple. The challenge is to develop complexities and beauty within each element. Let us begin with what for the purpose of our public narrative process is the most important element… The Moral …

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The Power of Narrative

Recently I had the pleasure of travelling to Portugal to teach on a Healthcare Leadership School and exploring my passion for narrative as a leadership philosophy and methodology. Here is the first in a series of posts about this experience! A crash course in using public narrative to translate values and inspire change We delivered …

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Stories of Us: How telling stories can change the world

(Excerpt from my recent webinar for Faculty of Medical Leadership & Management) Storytelling is a powerful tool for change. Throughout history stories have been used to translate values and inspire action, to bring people together, bind communities. My story starts with my first call to medicine, one of my earliest memories, enhanced over the years …

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