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john zimmer, co-founder of lyft, story of sticking to your own conviction

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Stick to Your Own Convictions Story from John Zimmer, Lyft

I serendipitously discovered this excellent story from John Zimmer, co-founder of Lyft. I discovered his on-the-precipice-of-shutting-down story in Inc. Magazine. Against the odds, against industry expectations, against trusted advice, John…

Ira KoretskyAugust 4, 2021

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The Culture Map Book – “Silent Bo” Opening Story

Margaret, one of my storytelling and public speaking coaching clients recommend I read The Culture Map (Amazon affiliate). As she is an executive with teams around the world, our conversations,…

Ira KoretskyMarch 31, 2021

black background, near silhoutte of a man juggling three oranges, representing the challenges of project management, from our MCA Chicago Leaders to the Power of Story workshop webinar

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Think Like a Juggler – MCA Chicago Story

A few weeks ago, I presented our Leaders STORY (Leaders to the Power of Story) workshop as a webinar to the Construction Education Institute® of the Mechanical Contractors Association of…

Ira KoretskyFebruary 24, 2021

screen capture of TEDx speaker, Paul Osincup, giving "Leading with Laughter" talk

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Paul Osincup Story from TEDx – Leading with Laughter

I was talking about using humor in the workplace (e.g., presentations, public speaking, storytelling, training, recruiting, and sales) to one of my students after class (I teach public speaking and…

Ira KoretskyOctober 14, 2020

screen capture of brene brene brown raising her hand in her power of vulnerability presentation at RSA,

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Brene Brown, Power of Vulnerability – Wonderful Story with a Great Message

Here's a wonderful story from Brene Brown from her Power of Vulnerability presentation at RSA (see below for video). It has a great Better Tomorrow Message TM. It has a…

Ira KoretskyJune 23, 2020

beat the odds - new college graduate Brittany, in US Army uniform, with graduation cap

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Beat the Odds – Story Example

The other day I was on LinkedIn reading my feed. I saw an interesting picture. It was a picture of a US Army soldier with a graduation cap. Combined with…

Ira KoretskyJune 10, 2020

1888 photo of cowboy in the west, story of Goldrush Jack, and secret to asking questions

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The Secret? Ask Questions. A Story about Goldrush Jack

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

high school basketball coach inspiring team to not dribble, and to pass - win as a team - personal story

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Pass. Pass. Pass. – Teamwork Story

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

hands typing on old school typewriter, "Best dad ever" to underscore message for business story of importance of his dad

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Cherish Your 1, 2, 3 – Story

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

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Jeffrey Hayzlett, Think Big, Act Bigger, Be a Clock Changer Story

Jeffrey Hayzlett (personal site) was the keynote speaker at a Vistage Summit I attended. I really loved his "Be a Clock Changer" story. After his keynote presentation, I waited patiently…

Ira KoretskyAugust 15, 2018

Story Examples Archives - The Chief Storyteller

Stick to Your Own Convictions Story from John Zimmer, Lyft

The Culture Map Book – “Silent Bo” Opening Story

Think Like a Juggler – MCA Chicago Story

Paul Osincup Story from TEDx – Leading with Laughter

Brene Brown, Power of Vulnerability – Wonderful Story with a Great Message

Beat the Odds – Story Example

The Secret? Ask Questions. A Story about Goldrush Jack

Pass. Pass. Pass. – Teamwork Story

Cherish Your 1, 2, 3 – Story

Jeffrey Hayzlett, Think Big, Act Bigger, Be a Clock Changer Story

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