Storytelling Is An Art That Allows The Teller

In “The Truth about Stories”, Thomas King, demonstrate connection between the Native storytelling and the authentic world. He examines various themes in the stories such as; oppression, racism, identity and discrimination. He uses the creational stories and implies in to the world today and points out the racism and identity issues the Native people went through and are going through. The surroundings shape individuals’ life and a story plays vital roles. How one tells a story has huge impact on the listeners and readers. King uses sarcastic tone as he tells the current stories of Native people and his experiences. He points out to the events and incidents such as the government apologizing for the colonialism, however, words remains as

The book “Wooden on Leadership” is a revelation of the wisdom of the author in matters of leadership. Through the book, readers are able to acquire the essential facets of practical and theoretical leadership, as the author depicts a chronological method that he applied in ensuring that every person within his circle of influence obtained their goals. It presents the core methods, beliefs, concepts, and essentials that could guide leaders in teaching their teams on how to attain and maintain their competitive advantages (Wooden & Jamison, 2007). Besides, it focuses on heightening the personal success through giving audience to all members within the organizational or team work force.

The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner (2007) is the result of twenty years of research on the factors that influence and create great leadership. Through studies and stories from leaders with various backgrounds throughout the world, the practices and characteristics that create great leadership are delineated. Leadership is viewed not as a group of inherent characteristics, but as learned behavior that anyone can achieve. The goal of Kouzes and Posner’s book is to inspire and educate leaders through transformational leadership. As such, leadership is about mobilizing others to become and do extraordinary things.

To define a storyteller rolls, to share sacred traditions through many ways. One must memorize and retell orally the sacred beliefs from past generations. The accent story or beliefs or being are told through words,music and instruments. In many religions a Story teller can be viewed as one with higher power. One that can see,feel or be in touch in some ways closer to the unknown.Thru many religions the stories by the storytellers explain how and why we are existing. What and where we came from. How the world evolved and what and when took place first. As we all have heard, many many years of religion has worshiped in many different ways. Some use of animals as the supreme being and some use the worlds surrounding them as the old mighty. What

The importance of storytelling is something I wish I knew better before taking this class. If I were able to give future students one important piece of advice about storytelling, it would be to use real life examples. According to the article, through storytelling “They will be able to capture and hold the attention of the audience.” (page 36) Find people and use their stories to promote your idea. I wish in speeches I could have used real life examples to better communicate my point. I think this would have made my pervasive speech more

Heroes and leaders have long had a popular following in literature and in our own imaginations. From Odysseus in ancient Grecian times to May Parker in Spider-man Two, who states, “We need a hero, courageous sacrificing people, setting examples for all of us. I believe there’s a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble” (Raimi, 2004). Organizations need heroes, too. We call them organizational leaders. The study of organizational leadership, then, is really the study of what makes a person a successful hero. Or, what processes, constructs, traits, and dynamics embody the image of a successful leader.

Before writing the book, Smith interviewed more than 70 CEO’s and executives from all over the world to learn when are they telling stories, what kind of stories they are telling and what kind of success they are achieving with it. Smith start the book with the history of storytelling in business world and explains why stories are an effective means of communication, and then goes on to show how stories can be used to address a range of different types of leadership challenges, such as: - Setting a vision for the future - Leading change - Defining the organization’s culture - Inspiring and motivating -Helping people to find passion for

In Tom Peter’s hard copy book, The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence, he provides various methods that contribute to forming a successful leader. One section that was valuable number 25, “You Are Your Story! So Work On it!”. In this section of the book, he discusses the art of storytelling and the impact of a story. The first thing he says in that section of the book is, “He/she who has the best/most compelling/most resonant story wins” because stories elicit emotional responses from the audience. Tom shares the difference between the impact of a presentation versus a story and how stories “move mountains”.

In “Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders” John Baldoni identifies ways in which communication defines leadership. Communications defines leadership by developing and reinforcing the bond of trust, affirming the organizational vision, facilitating a two-way flow or information, creating the impetus for organization effectiveness, and driving results. All of these traits of communication are important for a leader to convey. They allow him or her to inform people, involve everyone, ignite people’s imaginations, and invite participants.

Storytelling is an art that can take many forms. Stories engage people on all different levels and the greatest pathway to tell a good story is the use of emotion. It can also serve as a medium to communicate unsaid emotions. Stories educate and also preserve history by passing it carefully on to the next generation. Each person has a different story. One story is a just as fascinating and unique as the other and at some point in life one gets to realize that no two stories are exactly alike. Telling stories also present a way of understanding one’s life with a deeper understanding and meaning. Stories matter and sometimes all a person wants is a listener or just a way to know they are being heard. Very often, one

This experience greatly informs my leadership style today. I believe that the key to being a leader is helping individuals to recognize and capitalize upon their potential. Individuals often fail to see in themselves what others see. A leader must show team members what they cannot see to enable them to flourish. This is essential to fostering a diverse community, as encouraging individuals’ strengths and differences helps them to express their entire, authentic selves, as opposed to trying to conform to expectations. As a result, teams can become more dynamic, positive, and creative and thus more

The purpose of the study was to determine how people can become an authentic leader. Over the years, studies were conducted to establish the characteristics and personalities of an ideal leader. However, researchers failed to develop a clear idea of an authentic leader. In addition, in the past five years people had developed a deep distrust of leaders. Consequently, after people read Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value by Bill George, they wanted to know how they could become and remain authentic leaders. So, a research team was sent out to answer this question. As a result, researchers concluded that people life stories is what developed them into a great leader.

I aspire to be a well-rounded leader capable of fluidly adapting to situations and effectively using the appropriate leadership tool. To accomplish this goal, I understand that I need to further develop certain aspects of my leadership and learn strategies and skills from leaders with diverse strengths. In actuality, these differences represent the gap between where I am and where I desire to be. Although working outside your natural tendencies is challenging, the reward for gaining these skills is immeasurable when leading

Storytelling actually has a very deep meaning, literacy, and is educating the new generation. We discussed as a class what kind of story had a tremendous impact on your life as an individual. It was a very interesting topic we went through because it showed how the stories we like as a child have a deep meaning. One topic that may have been hard to answer was who your favorite storyteller was; I do not really listen to people reading books unless watching movie or show counts and I doubt anyone in class remembers or have a favorite storyteller, maybe a few.

Many people tell stories to inform others about themselves. Throughout my life people in my family have told me many stories, and behind each story there is a purpose. The stories I was told growing up were about experiences that people in my family have had or things that I have done. These stories mean a lot to me because through these stories different family members reveal many things about themselves. They want me to understand their ideas, beliefs, or feelings about a certain subject. They want people to praise or admire what they have done or accomplished. Funny stories are told to humor or embarrass someone, usually me. Other stories express that we are not alone in the world, and there are other people,