My new online friend Thaler Pekar turned me on to Re-Shirt, a site that sells used t-shirts and the stories that go with them. Here’s a fuller explanation from the site: The Re-Shirt is different from its used compatriots in that it has a story to tell. It all starts … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Q&A with a Story Guru: Karen Gilliam, PhD, Part 1
I came across Karen Gilliam, PhD, unexpectedly while researching another storytelling guru who agreed to respond to a Q&A. I was instantly attracted to her practice and philosophy, and she graciously agreed to respond to this 21st in a series of Q&As. This is also the last Q&A of Phase … Continue reading
Mental-Health Survivor Stories Sought
Marjorie Lloyd is interested in survivor stories of people who have experienced mental illness and their careers. On Worldwide Story Work, she writes: My research is on how to involve people more in their mental health care and consequent empowerment. There are few survivor stories in mental health, and so … Continue reading
Stories Needed About Expertise in Organizations
Matt Moore and Patrick Lambe have initiated a new narrative project focused on how experience and expertise get used and valued in organizations. They’re collecting stories/anecdotes from a wide range of people about how their experience/expertise is valued and accessed, and any associated issues or happy feelings. The aim is … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annette Simmons, Part 4
See a photo of Annette, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Editor’s note: You’ll note that Annette’s response was written before the election. She actually submitted it a long time ago — during the summer of 2008 — but somehow … Continue reading
Gators-Are-National-Champs Wordle
Still on a high (despite feeling slightly flu-ish) from last night’s college football national championship game, from which the Florida Gators emerged triumphant. Here’s this week’s word cloud/tag cloud based on A Storied Career.
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annette Simmons, Part 3
See a photo of Annette, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A and Part 2. Q&A with Annette Simmons (Question 4): Q: In your most recent book, Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins, you talk about how organizations need both story and metrics, analysis, and objective … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary to SMITH and Good News about the Alligator
A couple of followups on publications I’ve blogged about in the past: A couple of days late, but happy anniversary to SMITH magazine, which celebrated its third anniversary on “National Smith Day,” a day to celebrate Smiths, famous and not, on Jan. 6. SMITH is celebrating with a new book … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Annette Simmons, Part 2
See a photo of Annette, a link to her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Late-breaking bio news: I’ve just learned that Annette’s The Story Factor has been included as one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, a book to be published by Penguin in February. … Continue reading
Author Offering Free Copy of Her Tribute to Departed Sister: Sixty-Five Roses Memoir
Heather Summerhayes Cariou, whose memoir I blogged about not long ago, has made a very kind offer to send a copy of her book, Sixtyfive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir to a reader of A Storied Career. If you’d like to be the lucky recipient, simply write a sentence in the … Continue reading