Never make a point without telling a story

Yesterday I cried. A grown man at the cinema on a Sunday afternoon.

Yes, I cry at movies, I love to get drawn into a story. This one was beautifully told and spoke deeply to me at multiple levels. I then went on Twitter to share and both the writer and director of the film retweeted what I had to say.

Lovely, and at the same time perhaps too few of us choose to share the power that stories have for us, with such a wondrous movie perhaps my tweet should be one of many, not one of a few that they saw they could then share on the opening weekend.

Storytelling is part of who we are as humans, we should honour it.

It is also key to leadership, yet far too few leaders really embrace it.

I love storytellers and also telling. I take every opportunity to learn more about the art of storytelling myself, also often sharing this quote from my mentor Ed to my clients.

“Never make a point without telling a story,