See a photo of Mike, a link to his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2 of this Q&A, and Part 3. Q&A with Mike Wittenstein (Question 4): Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be? … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
Using Story to “Ride the Current”
A couple of weeks ago, I “attended” another one of Terrence Gargiulo’s fantastic webinars. As I’ve written before, these webinars are always so well done. So professional. None of the technical glitches and fumbling around I so often see in other webinars — and trust me, I’ve attended a lot … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Mike Wittenstein, Part 3
See a photo of Mike, a link to his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2 of this Q&A. Q&A with Mike Wittenstein (Question 3): Q: What future trends or directions to do foresee for story/storytelling/narrative? What’s next for the discipline? What future aspirations do you personally … Continue reading
Toward Friendlier Workplace Communities through Storytelling
As I told my new “discovery,” Andree Iffrig, I’m amazed that after nearly four years of combing the Internet for storytelling materials, I had never before come across Andree’s work. Andree has agreed to respond to a Q&A, so I’m hoping to learn more about what sounds like a fascinating … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Mike Wittenstein, Part 2
See a photo of Mike, a link to his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Mike Wittenstein (Question 2): Q: The culture is abuzz about Web 2.0 and social media. To what extent do you participate in social media (such as through LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Mike Wittenstein, Part 1
When I came across Mike Wittenstein’s site Storyminers, I knew I wanted to learn more about how he captures customer-experience stories. The Q&A with Mike will appear over the next five days. Bio: Mike, a seasoned marketing/branding/operations/strategy execution veteran with more than 20 years of experience at both large and … Continue reading
My Plagiarism Story: What Would You Do?
Late last year, I discovered that someone had written and distributed a press release that used some of my work in it without giving me credit, a not-uncommon occurrence when a large body of one’s work appears online. The press release was picked up and published by at least 10 … Continue reading
Why Did This Blog Post (sadly, not one of mine) Generate Book-Deal Offers and Thousands of Views?
Seth Kahan posted to the WorkingStories e-list of the Golden Fleece group wondering why the blog entry he posted on his Fast Company Expert Blog, Leading Change, on Feb. 12 generated a request for a book proposal, an offer of representation by a literary agent who wants to shop a … Continue reading
It’s World Storytelling Day!
It would be a little difficult to fully celebrate World Storytelling Day on A Storied Career in the spirit intended — given that it is a celebration of the art of oral storytelling. Here’s how the World Storytelling Day site describes the event: World Storytelling Day is a global celebration … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Susan Luke, Part 5
See a photo of Susan, a link to her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Susan Luke (Question 5): Q: Does the current economic crisis make it harder or easier to get buy-in to the importance of “understanding the strategic value … Continue reading