{"product_id":"the-power-of-the-tale-isbn-9780470842270","title":"The Power of the Tale","description":"\" . . . I thoroughly endorse the book. . . Fairtlough is an excellent thinker.\"\u003cbr\u003e Napier Collyns\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Takes Arie de Geus's thinking forward . . I have no hesitation in recommending it for publication.\"\u003cbr\u003e Gill Ringland\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The most important aspect is the potential to legitimise the use of storytelling in a business environment . . and help management think outside the box.\"\u003cbr\u003e Arie de Geus\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Story-telling is one of the best ways for individuals, groups, organizations and societies to learn. Skill in story-telling and in other narrative activities allows us to understand complexity, live with uncertainty, communicate well and increase personal and organizational effectiveness. As organizations move away from old-fashioned command and control, they will increasingly need the bonds of shared stories, which create shared language, shared visions and shared values.Eine der besten Lernmethoden für Einzelpersonen, Gruppen, Organisationen und auch Gesellschaften ist das Geschichtenerzählen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The Power of the Tale\" beschreibt, wie man mit Geschichten und anderen Erzähltechniken komplexe Sachverhalte besser verständlich macht, besser miteinander kommuniziert und auch die persönliche und geschäftliche Effektivität steigern kann.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Geschichtenerzählen als Schlüssel zu mehr Erfolg im Unternehmen durch gesteigertes Wir-Gefühl und gemeinsame Sprache, Visionen und Werte.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mit umfangreichem Beispielmaterial aus unterschiedlichsten Situationen für Einzelpersonen, Gruppen und organisatorisches Lernen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Enthält Übungsaufgaben und Techniken für gutes Geschichtenerzählen.  Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 Stories in Action\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Resistance to story-telling\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How story-telling works its magic\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Types of narrative\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ways of creating stories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Story-telling skills\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Seven histories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The rest of the book\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What readers will get from the book\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2 M4 Technology -\u003cbr\u003e Stories for Truth and Trust\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Communication\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This chapter\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A theory of truth and trust\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Practices and stories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Accept vulnerability\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Seek empathy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Seek transparency\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Promote dialogue\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Avoid groupthink\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Support truthful politics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3 AutoCorp -\u003cbr\u003e Learning\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Individual learning\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e AutoCorp: the past\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e AutoCorp: stories for the future\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A training tale\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A coaching tale\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A mentoring tale\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A cautionary tale about not learning\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4 Themis -\u003cbr\u003e Using Stories in a Professional Development Community\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lyn's story\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Perspectives and practices\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The history of Themis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A note on written stories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5 Matters of Life and Death -\u003cbr\u003e Using stories in the National Health Service\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Value conflicts\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Embracing error\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trusting your judgement\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A positive approach to dilemmas\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stories about stories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Barchester District\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Complexity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6 AutoCorp -\u003cbr\u003e Evolving\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Facilitating change\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Coping with complexity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Another virtuous circle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e AutoCorp's change programme\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ambiguity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Self-organising change at AutoCorp\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An experiment in self-organisation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7 LIFT -\u003cbr\u003e Stories for Innovation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The London International Festival of Theatre\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Imagination, vision and stories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stimulating your imagination\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Making connections\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The right space to tell the tale\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Boundary spanning\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Building an organisation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Expanding the vision\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Renewing the vision\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8 Kenya -\u003cbr\u003e Scenarios for a Country's Future\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Mont Fleur scenarios\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The benefits of scenarios\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kenya\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Story-telling and scenarios\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mount Kenya Safari Club\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The research workshop\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Detoxifying the mind\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Further workshops -\u003cbr\u003e Lake Baringo, Mombasa and Amboseli\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The scenarios\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Influence of the scenario project\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9 Thinking about Stories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Story characteristics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stories in organisations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stories and learning\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stories and society\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10 Tools and Techniques for Story Use\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A note on ethics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter format\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Story-telling frameworks and starting points\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Workshop games and activities\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developing your own skills\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A note on story-telling and organisational research\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11 The Future of Story-telling in Organisations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Key points from the seven histories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What we learned while writing this book\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Story-telling and complexity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Respect for other people\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Art and emotion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Negative possibilities\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Story-telling and sustainability\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Further Reading and Resources\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index of Stories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subject and Author Index  \".... the approach allows management teams to think constructively, help personal development and can be used to explain complex issues.\" (People Management, 21 March 2002)   \u003cp\u003e\"…definitely a book to recommend to those with curiosity…\" (Journal For The Association Management \u0026amp; Development (Organisations \u0026amp; People)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"…The Power of The Tale is itself full of entertaining stories. The authors hope you will be entertained by the stories they tell, because while stories will aid your organisation’s performance, they should also be fun!…\" (Management Abstracts)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"…an interesting and thought-provoking book, which I am sure will encourage many to attempt the story-telling technique…\" (Personnel Review, Vol.32, No.3, 2003)\u003c\/p\u003e  JULIE ALLAN is a chartered occupational psychologist in private practice, whose work is focused on supporting sustainable individual and organisational development. She draws on a wide range of whole-system approaches, including gestalt and complexity, to help individuals address both strategic thinking and behavioural change. With a prior career in writing and publishing with the BBC, she is particularly interested in communication and applied creativity, and has recognised and put to use the vital role played by storytelling across all her working involvement, as well as in general life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GERARD FAIRTLOUGH is a biochemist with 25 years' experience at Shell. Later he was founder and CEO of biopharmaceutical company Celltech, and has helped set up several other businesses in biotechnology and IT. Gerard has been specialist advisor to the House of Commons Select Committee for Science and Technology, advisor to the LIFT Business\/Arts Forum and is widely published in the areas of organisation learning and innovation. He is currently a director of Xenova Group plc and Chair of the Advisory Panel of SPRU at Sussex University.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e BARBARA HEINZEN is a geographer and freelance consultant in long range scenario planning and policy analysis. She specialises in working with organisations to help identify the driving forces of change in developing and restructuring societies. Barbara has worked with a variety of major multinational companies and public and voluntary organisations in Europe, Asia and Africa on both commercial and public policy issues. Like Gerard, she is an advisor to the LIFT Business Arts Forum, but also co-founded BEAD, Business Exchange on AIDS and Development, and is a Senior Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.  Storytelling has held a central place in all societies, all cultures and across all time but if you thought that only designated storytellers could tell stories, think again. Storytelling is now acknowledged as a rigorous approach, increasingly valued in business and public policy for its ability to offer fresh insights, raise awareness, enhance creativity and deal with complexity and uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book takes the everyday stories of life in a variety of organisations and suggests, not only why they are vital, but also how to start telling stories that could make a difference in a working environment. Based around seven diverse settings, the book weaves a picture of life in these places through telling stories of them and about them. Some of the accounts are fictionalised but their truth is clear - they describe situations, and characters, we have all met at some time in our working lives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But this is not simply a book of stories. Bringing together an intriguing, and eclectic selection of stories, theories and exercises, the authors provide a practical and stimulating way of doing things differently. If you have ever despaired of overheads and numbers and searched for a better way to communicate important information, this book is for you. Whatever else you do, don't make heavy weather of it. Stories are best when they're lightly held and told for the fun of it.  'This book - full of stories about storytelling - contains some remarkable, real life examples of how story-telling in organisations leads to learning and dilemma resolution and how it makes possible the realisation of a vision.' Arie de Geus, Former Head of Group Planning, Royal Dutch\/Shell Group and author of The Living Company\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'The real power of narrative is that the threads can be interwoven to create ferocious antagonisms, happy endings and elegant syntheses. This is a book for all who would enthral others with their enterprise.' Charles Hampden-Turner, The Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge. Co-author of Riding the Waves of Culture and Building Cross-Cultural Competence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Tales, of the sort described in this book, are a powerful antidote to the overly analytical culture that afflicts many organisations today. Like many of the best business ideas, telling stories is both old and new. This book develops a new way to use stories to create the elusive competitive edge - a must for managers in our increasingly complex world.' DeAnne Julius, Former Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A gift to story-lovers. After an hour or so, one is entirely engrossed by this delightful book. Full of rich stories, narratives and ideas, it will appeal to the scholar, the student and the practitioner, the story-teller and the listener.' 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