The concept of career-as-narrative is not new. Scholars like Larry Cochran and Kerr Inkson, both of whom I mention in this article, have written extensively about the notion. Now life strategist Walter Akana has taken the concept to a new level in a terrific blog post entitled The Job Interview … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Discovering the Stories in Girls’ Diary Entries
I made several attempts to keep a diary when I was young, but none of them lasted. My most interesting effort was in junior high, when I fashioned my diary (a spiral-bound notebook) into a sort of newsletter with an audience of — who? I don’t quite remember if I … Continue reading
Marketing Schools with Stories
A fitting followup to my recent Q&A with David Willows is another conversation with Willows — by blogger Lorrie Jackson. This one focuses on the recently released book Willows co-edited, Effective Marketing, Communications and Development in International Schools. As Jackson notes: One of the threads that unites each contribution to … Continue reading
(Probably) The Last Word on Google Search Stories
I’ve posted about Google Search Stories here and here, so I don’t want to belabor the subject (especially since the “story” quality is questionable with this fun tool). But the wonderful site Women’s Memoirs ran a Google Search Story contest, the winners of which I felt were worth sharing. Words … Continue reading
Madelyn Blair Shows Us How to Ride the Current
I’m not sure how I managed to miss the release (in March) of Madelyn Blair‘s new book, Riding the Current. A year before the book’s publication, Madelyn talked about some of the ground-breaking content in a webinar I attended, presented by Terrence Gargiulo. Here’s the book’s premise (and promise), as … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: Making a Living from Transformative Language Arts
See a photo of Caryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Question 5: Q: How can people make a living from TLA (Transformative Language Arts), and do your graduates use TLA to make a living? A: We have about … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: What’s the True Story of Who You Are and Why You’re Alive?
See a photo of Caryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Question 4: Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be? A: Use whatever you’re reading, writing, living, and … Continue reading
More on Strategy as Story: Stories Are an Important Conduit in Creating New Organizational Mindsets
Sometimes when I get an especially meaty comment on this blog, I publish is as a blog entry since comments don’t appear very prominently on A Storied Career. Such is the case with this comment by Paul Stewart of New Zealand’s On Brand Partners, who commented on my entry about … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: Myth as a Dominant Cultural Narrative
See a photo of Caryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Question 3: Q: How important is it to you and your work to function within the framework of a particular definition of “story?” (i.e., What is a story?) What definition do … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg: We Need to Create Stories that Bring Us Home to Ourselves and to What Truly Matters
See a photo of Caryn, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Question 2: Q: The storytelling movement seems to be growing explosively. Why now? What is it about this moment in human history and culture that makes storytelling so resonant with so many people … Continue reading