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Feb 2022
25m 55s

The Positives—and Perils—of Storytelling

Harvard Business Review
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Jonathan Gottschall, a distinguished fellow at Washington & Jefferson College, has researched storytelling and its unique power to inspire. But as he spoke at business conferences and grew aware of the popularity of storytelling in the corporate world, he came to realize just how much stories can also manipulate and destroy. From addressing climate change to ... Show More
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