7: Tell To Win

Bookclub

16 Dec

Dima and Slava talk about book "Tell to Win" by Peter Guber and tell their own stories about the role storytelling plays in their lives.

"Tell to Win" by Peter Guber
Structured decision making for choosing a school
Chapters in the audiobook do not line up with chapters in the paper book
What is a story? Is everything a story?
Key parts of the story: challenge, struggle, resolution
Hero's journey
Stories and storytelling, the process
Case studies are usually dry. That is because they miss the "struggle" part of the story
A-ha moment from the book: "Demonstrate vulnerability; it isn’t a liability, it’s an asset."
Stories need heroes, but Slava disagrees that a location can be hero
Dima likes the idea of stories taking a life of its their own
"Board of directors" story
Both Slava and Dima like telling stories and think they are very valuable for communication
Can one learn to be a great story teller?
Pyramid of proficiency

In the next episode we will discuss learning with a mysterious guest.

8: How we learn