communications
Are you an “Interrupter?”
The neighborhood rooster didn’t get the memo about Daylight Savings Time last week. It’s bad enough that he usually commences
Julienne Ryan
November 10, 2024
listening skills
communications
A Space Story That Always Brings Me Back To The Place I Long To Be.
Our stories can reveal a lot about ourselves and what shaped our perspectives and listening. Here’s one that shaped my
Julienne Ryan
November 4, 2024
communications
Use Your Fork – Your Holiday Conversation Prompt
Simple visual prompts can help you better navigate your interactions with colleagues and family members this Holiday Season.
Julienne Ryan
November 29, 2023
being authentic
Listen More. Talk Less
Why is it so challenging to stay quiet? What is the result of over talking or talking exactly at the moment when it would be so much more beneficial to stay silent?
We recently released an episode of Narativ Inc’s LEADERSHIP STORY TALKS podcast that was all about the power of keeping your mouth shut, with the author Dan Lyons and we got so many great insights from the conversation that we decided to write an article about these.
Dan’s book STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World is filled with strategies that are linked in research and in observations of today’s most effective leaders.
Julienne Ryan
April 9, 2023
communications
“What if We Learned the Art of #Quiet Listening?”
What if we learned the art of #Quiet Listening? We think we know how to listen. But what we are
Julienne Ryan
November 16, 2022
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciate Inquiry – The Art of Acknowledging and Echoing What You Heard
In a nutshell, Appreciative inquiry is the process of hearing and acknowledging another person and the facts and emotions they expressed. However theory is great but here’s a musical prompt to help us appreciate the this theory. Listen as The Louisville Leopard Percussionists model this practice into action as they play Jon Baptiste’s “I need You” at their recent concert.
Julienne Ryan
June 16, 2022
communications
Does it ever feel like your communications are stuck on Quarrelsome Lane?
Quarrelsome Lane in Queens, New York serves as a great reminder about what can happen when we get stuck in a bad communication dynamic. Sometimes we don’t remember why we ended up at this communication impasse and why our behavior choices have us revisiting the same well-trodden route and results.
Julienne Ryan
May 24, 2022
business storytelling
How do you create dialogue in a polarized environment?
How do you create dialogue in a polarized environment? Seems like it’s impossible to have a conversation that at some point will not devolve into a series of opinions that culminate in someone (or more people) leaving in a huff. What are your strategies for listening in such a world?
Consider Socratic Dialogue and follow Sira Abenoza’s work with the Institute for Socratic Dialogue and as a professor at Esade law and business schools in Spain.
Julienne Ryan
May 4, 2022
business storytelling
Are Your Behaviors Winding you up for Communication Fouls and Strikes?
This article is about how using the AccuMatchBI assessment can help you identify the unconscious behaviors that are challenging you.
Julienne Ryan
April 13, 2022
business storytelling
The Art of Dialogue with Sira Abenoza
Our latest STORYTALKS by Narativ is up with Sira Abenoza the founder of the Socratic Dialogue Institute. She talks with Jerome Deroy and Julienne B.
Julienne Ryan
April 13, 2022