Comments on: Tell New Stories to Make the Lean Change http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2007/10/21/845/ The magazine for the project age Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:23:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: James http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2007/10/21/845/#comment-19733 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:37:18 +0000 http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/2007/10/21/845/#comment-19733 I like the idea of telling memorable stories. In my line of business (professional project management training) it's important to get the balance right: endless war stories.. or high value examples of how to succeed in a difficult situation. I guess the question we should all ask ourselves before telling a story (in a professionall environment) is to think it thru first: why am i telling this story? Who is my audience? Have I tried this type of story before? did I test it in a trusted audience environment first. Lastly, the worst stories are ones you come up with on the spot - only the gifted can ad-lib. If your credibility or a sale hangs on it - don't even think about telling the story untested. James www.meta-conseils.com I like the idea of telling memorable stories. In my line of business (professional project management training) it’s important to get the balance right: endless war stories.. or high value examples of how to succeed in a difficult situation.

I guess the question we should all ask ourselves before telling a story (in a professionall environment) is to think it thru first: why am i telling this story? Who is my audience? Have I tried this type of story before? did I test it in a trusted audience environment first.

Lastly, the worst stories are ones you come up with on the spot - only the gifted can ad-lib. If your credibility or a sale hangs on it - don’t even think about telling the story untested.

James
www.meta-conseils.com

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