by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 19, 2018
A remarkable new study of top performers finds that great leaders are great communicators. And they are great communicators because they’re great at simplifying. I recently sat down with UC Berkeley management professor and former Harvard Business School professor,...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 9, 2018
UPDATE: The day after Super Bowl LII, USA TODAY ranked the top 5 ads based on feedback from thousands of panelists who voted for their favorite Super Bowl ad. From a list of 65 commercials, Budweiser’s “Stand By You,” came in third, reinforcing the power of...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 4, 2018
Facts and data are not enough to convince people to take action, especially if that action requires getting poked in the arm with a needle to protect themselves from the flu. What does work to change minds is the subject of today’s column. The 2017-2018 flu season is...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 1, 2018
To study narrative is to examine ourselves. We think in story, process our world through the lens of story, and use storytelling to communicate ideas. One prominent economist believes that stories are the heart of human behavior. He says to understand the power of...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jan 26, 2018
In October, 2001, small teams of American soldiers on horseback defeated thousands of Taliban fighters because the soldiers were trained in one critical leadership skill: Persuasion. In a scene from the movie 12 Strong, an Afghan general who linked up with a Special...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jan 22, 2018
A comedian was being courted by both Netflix and HBO. According to this article in The Wall Street Journal, HBO president of programming, Casey Bloys, used a metaphor. Bloys’ pitch to comedian Jerrod Carmichael went like this: “If you have 50 kids, you’re not going to...
