communications
Is Saying “Thank You” a Daily Ritual?
Is saying “Thank You” a daily ritual? Simple rituals matter. Saying “Thank you” is one of those activities. Who has
Julienne Ryan
December 2, 2024
listening skills
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
being authentic
What Makes You Unique? What Story are You Telling Yourself and Others?
In this interview, Narativ Inc. founder Murray Nossel discusses legacy stories, the power of stories about failure, and how to relate to your listeners in such a way that they connect with you and your subject matter
A gold mine of knowledge and information to apply to your messages.
Julienne Ryan
August 20, 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
communications
Five Simple Employee Engagement Tips You Can Implement Tomorrow
This article outlines five simple and free steps we can take to improve our engagement at work.
Julienne Ryan
September 21, 2022
communications
Reenergize Your Communications By Taking A Pause
When we start to get “verklempt” (very emotional in Queens dialect and Yiddish), my guidance to us is simple: engage in “The power of doing just one thing to reenergize and connect.” The exercise is as simple as it sounds: Pause, regroup, find a positive action, and reach out.
Julienne Ryan
August 2, 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
business storytelling
Story Share Your Way to a Fresh Perspective and Maybe a New View.
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to get a fresh perspective. I know this far too well because I’m short. I’ve experienced a lifetime of shortness, and as a result, I’ve spent considerable amounts of time trying to see what others could view so easily. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy teaching the art of story sharing because it allows the participants to gain a fresh perspective about themselves and others.
Julienne Ryan
June 2, 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