The role of storytelling in leadership

The Context Of Things

Here’s an interesting post I found this AM on “4 Stories Great Leaders Tell,” and here’s a good quote:

The Impact of a Story: A 10-year, 100,000-person study conducted throughout the U.S. and Canada by the O.C. Tanner Institute and HealthStream confirms that recognition and appreciation tops the list of things employees say they want most from their employers. According to the study, 79% of employees who quit their jobs cite a lack of appreciation as a key reason for leaving. And of the people who report the highest morale at work, 94.4% agree their managers are effective at recognizing them—telling a story about the great work they’ve done.

Most of the information here isn’t necessarily new and different. I’ve written about all this kind of stuff before. Most managers don’t understand conventional motivation ideas, no. That’s a mix of being clueless, not caring, not thinking their job is to…

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