Category Archives: Story Practitioners

See a photo of Andree, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 . Q&A with Andrée Iffrig, Question 6: Q: In the workbook for Find Your Voice at Work: The Power of Storytelling in the Workplace, you caution against “Victim Narratives.” Can you … Continue reading →

See a photo of Andree, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Andrée Iffrig, Question 4: Q: In your article, Narrating Stories in Organizations, you assert that such digital activities as email, texting, and social networking sites have contributed to an “impoverished social environment.” Do … Continue reading →

See a photo of Andree, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Andrée Iffrig, Question 3: Q: The objective, reportorial way you describe these peer-learning groups in “Finding Meaning in HR” (an article published in HRIA Journal in Winter 2008) reminds me of the “visiting anthropologist” role … Continue reading →

  See a photo of Rob, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Rob Sullivan, Question 5: Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be? A: If you haven’t … Continue reading →

See a photo of Rob, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Rob Sullivan, Question 4: Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came about through a story or storytelling act? A: It isn’t a coincidence that most of my favorite … Continue reading →

See a photo of Rob, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Rob Sullivan, Question 3: Q: What people or entities have been most influential to you in your story work and why? A: From a speaking perspective, the person whose storytelling work I admire … Continue reading →

See a photo of Rob, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Rob Sullivan, Question 2: Q: You state on your Web site: “the experiences that employers would find most compelling are almost never included in the résumé. Worse yet, these experiences are rarely mentioned in the … Continue reading →

I could not be more excited to present this Q&A with Rob Sullivan because I think of him as my doppelganger in terms of using storytelling in the job search; we are twins separated at birth — except I think he’s probably quite a bit younger than I am. In … Continue reading →

See a photo of Katie, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Katie Snapp, Question 4: Q: Boiling down your approach to its simplest terms sounds like “change your story, change your life.” However, you seem to possess unusually solid knowledge … Continue reading →