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EP031 Oral Stories | Shawn Callahan

May 19, 2021 • Jo Hands & Shawn Callahan • Episode 31

Jo Hands has the brilliant Shawn Callahan in the hot seat this week, and it's time to share stories. Shawn started as a geographer and archaeologist before working in IT with the likes of Oracle, Sybase and IBM. His story-work began in 1999 while at IBM, at the Cynefin Centre, when applying complexity theory to business issues. This is where Shawn discovered the power of small stories, anecdotes, rather than Hollywood inspired story methods.

In 2004 he founded Anecdote, with one clear aim in mind – to use story-work to bring humanity back to organisations.

In the years of pioneering international consulting since then, through Anecdote Shawn has taught leaders and sellers how to be compelling storytellers and collected powerful organisational stories that prompt employees to work out for themselves what needs to change. It is an approach that continues to break new ground.

Anecdote is now in the privileged position of being one of the most experienced and highly regarded story-based communications agency in the world. We operate in 22 countries and 11 languages.

Tune in to hear Shawn's story firsthand...

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Podcast Hosts: James Ciuffetelli & Jo Hands
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