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Storytelling is not just the preserve of children - stories can be used to re-frame and re-size problems and provide useful metaphors for the boardroom, office and individual. Tales for Change includes 50 tales that can be used in a change management context to communicate ideas, aid memorable learning, encourage brainstorming sessions and more.
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About the Author
Margaret Parkin is as an internationally accomplished and highly-respected training and development consultant, best-selling author and executive coach. She is the author of three internationally best-selling books on business storytelling and organisational change, all published by Kogan Page.
Margaret Parkin has over twenty years' experience in learning, development and organisational change. She is founder/Director of Success Stories with a developed world class reputation for innovative and transformational training and coaching. She holds a Masters degree in Education and is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). She has helped scores of organisations, managers and individuals to create their own unique success story. Her clients include: John Lewis Partnership, European Broadcasting Union, First Direct, Funkwerk IT (UK), The National Portrait Gallery, YFM Group, The Pensions Trust, The Musgrave Group and Twinings UK
Margaret Parkin is also a popular, highly entertaining and engaging public speaker. She has addressed conferences, events and organisations around the world - including The American Society for Training and Development, BBC Preput conference (Budapest), La Caixa Bank (Barcelona) The Chartered Management Institute, The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Institute of Leadership and Management. Her articles are regularly featured in professional journals, including People Management and Training Zone.
She also tells lots of stories!
Find out more about Margaret's work at www.success-stories.co.uk
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Chapter 1: Dealing with Change
How Stories Can Help in Dealing with Change
1. The Old Bear and the Young Bear
2. The Mustard Seed
3. The Cat and her Lover
4. Burning the Boats
5. The Cigarette Story
6. King Solomon's Ring
7. Rats in the Maze
8. Perception and Reality
9. The Need for Change
10. Keep Things the Same
Chapter 2: Being Creative
How Stories Can Help in Being Creative
11. The Monk's Room
12. The Old Man in the Market Place
13. Anansi Tricks the Snake
14. James Watt's Story
15. Alice Meets the Queen
16. The Creative Astronomer
17. Throwing your Cap
18. Going from Room to Room
19. A Good Education
20. Daedalus and Icarus
Chapter 3: Leaders and Teams
How Stories Can Help Leaders and Teams Going through Change
21. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
22. Leadership Games
23. The Father and his Sons
24. Gregory's Story
25. Harmony
26. The Bremen Town Musicians
27. Heaven or Hell?
28. Flying the Flag
29. Creative Learning
30. The Wonderful Wizard
Chapter 4: Dealing with Stress
How Stories Can Help in Dealing with the Stress of Change
31. Filling the Jar
32. Carrying the Load
33. Stressful Communication
34. The Two Frogs and the Bucket of Cream
35. The Warrior of Light
36. The Fisherman and his Wife
37. Biological Tales
38. The King and the Jewel
39. The Oak Tree and the Reeds
40. Nasrudin and the Source of Happiness
Chapter 5: Emotional Intelligence
How Stories Can Help Develop Emotional Intelligence
41. The Search for Truth
42. Praise and Complaint
43. The Little Monster that Grew and Grew
44. The Mantra
45. The Fox and the Stork
46. Divided Communication
47. Nasrudin and the Falcon
48. First Impressions
49. The Old Man and his Grandson
50. The Power of Storytelling
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- PublisherKogan Page
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0749441062
- ISBN 13 9780749441067
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages176
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