We learn most from failures. So, we must share failure stories. But here is a mistake we make repeatedly whilst sharing failure stories of others, unknowingly, we blame the failure ‚Å£ ‚Å£ You did not study, you did not get the results ‚Å£ ‚Å£ You did not work hard, you did not get the job ‚Å£ ‚Å£ You did not exercise, you became obese ‚Å£ ‚Å£ You did not look at the market trends, you made a bad acquisition...

"Anjali, our incident report is filled with information on small accidents that happen everyday. People only pay attention to big accidents .As a result, small accidents occur in high frequency. It's this low consequence nature of small accidents that prohibit people from paying attention but these small accidents put together create high consequences."‚Å£ ‚Å£ This is what a factory safety officer...

I am working with a digital team of a leading MNC on making sure data we present is not dry and wrapped with a compelling story. The slide or the visual we are working with shows the trend of increase in PC demand over the last 6 months in their organisation. The presenter comes in front of the room and says, "can you imagine a situation when you don't have a PC to work with?" As soon as the...

Everyone wants quick tips and techniques. Subject matter experts are invited to events to teach quick tips and techniques. I am several times introduced as someone who can give quick tips and techniques on Storytelling. But here is the reality, quick tips and techniques are not the key differentiator between loser and winners. So when someone says to you publish a blog on Tuesday, that quick tip...

Notification, you are added to a WhatsApp Group. WhatsApp groups have become a common way for teams to communicate. And being added to a WhatsApp group often gives us a sense of belonging. It fulfills one of the strongest human desires, to belong. However, a group can never be a team because quiet often it overlooks inclusion.And when inclusion is ignored, you may be in the group but not as a...

In Asian culture, a high premium is traditionally put on being right . The best way to avoid being wrong is to not say anything at all. And anyone who puts a premium on being right will hesitate to subscribe to storytelling. Why? Because for business professionals it is relatively still a new way of communicating in Asia. And anything new, without enough data on success is risky. A few years ago...