I am honored and proud of the award from Manage HR Magazine as one of the "Top 10 Emerging Executive Coaching Companies for 2022." Manage HR Magazine is one of…
Ira KoretskyOctober 2, 2022
This year, I am changing things up a bit for Super Bowl commercials. Typically, I list my favorite Super Bowl 2022 commercials with commentary about the effectiveness of each commercial's…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 14, 2022
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
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
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 ™. It has a…
Ira KoretskyJune 23, 2020
A friend sent me a few brain-funny jokes. The one about parents, a child, and the circus joke, really tickled my funny bone. I found a few variations on the…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 19, 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
I was on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) website reading an article on leadership. The fun and also illustrative image below first caught my eye. Then the article title grabbed…
Ira KoretskyJune 27, 2019
How much do you self-reflect? As an organization and as an individual? At The Chief Storyteller®, we firmly believe both are necessary for growth and success. What can we do…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 9, 2019