"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Loving Your Enemies," November…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 20, 2020
I'm at a lunch meeting with Malika, a friend and colleague in the academic space. We are talking about a variety of topics when all of sudden, she had that…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 15, 2020
One of the best things about LinkedIn is serendipity. If you are using LinkedIn, the secret to mastering it, is to expand your network, deliberately. When I see interesting phrases,…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 8, 2020
From everyone at The Chief Storyteller®, have a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2020. In honor of 2020, here's an insightful quote from Milton Berle. "If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 1, 2020
My wife was adamant. "You have to verify the Maya Angelou quote." I was adamant. "It's not necessary. It's quoted in multiple places." She responded in her always insightful way,…
Ira KoretskyDecember 18, 2019
To all our veterans, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Our CEO, Ira Koretsky, is a United States Army veteran...he served in health IT as both a Chief Information Officer…
Ira KoretskyNovember 11, 2019
Did you know Godzilla turned 65 today? He was created and owned by Toho in Japan. From the Toho website: Godzilla first appeared in Toho’s “Godzilla” (1954), a classic monster…
Ira KoretskyNovember 3, 2019
Recently, I wrote an article on my favorite public speaking, presentation, and storytelling exercise. It is called 1-2-5-10 TM. In the article, I walk you through how to develop a…
Ira KoretskyOctober 24, 2019
Here is a touching, powerful story about a dad. It has lots of story elements and figures of speech that improve the impact. King's (his story) Better Tomorrow MessageTM, "Cherish…
Ira KoretskySeptember 18, 2019