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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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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
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