070 – Prof. Christensen gets the job done

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070 – Prof. Christensen gets the job done

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Aug 10, 2020

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What job does your customer hire your product to do? In this week’s episode, hear how Professor Clayton Christensen’s market research revolutionised the McDonalds milkshake.
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Aug 10, 2020

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Welcome to our podcast, Anecdotally Speaking. Each week we tell a business story, talk about why it works and discuss where you might tell it at work. Our aim is to help you build your story repertoire.

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011 – High viz role modelling: They say what a leader walks past without saying anything becomes the norm. by Anecdotally Speaking
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004 – Can’t see the bathroom from the grout: This story reminds us to appreciate the positive and not focus on the negative. by Anecdotally Speaking
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001 – An unexpected visitor from Mars: For leaders and seller to be better business storytellers by Anecdotally Speaking
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006 – Accidentally winding up a bank: How a leader of a law firm dealt with one of his lawyers accidently winding up a bank by Anecdotally Speaking
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009 – Jackie Stewart in the pits: Jackie Stewart and Charles Masefield take a tour of Grand Prix pits to see what great teamwork looks and feels like. by Anecdotally Speaking
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007 – Saving the Citicorp skyscraper: A story for engineers and how they averted a disaster in Manhattan by Anecdotally Speaking
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002 – World’s worst first day on the job: Disaster strikes, 4000 planes are landed. How do respond successfully to something like that again? The answer is not about writing procedures. by Anecdotally Speaking
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028 – Hot Brazilians futsal weapon: Instead of seeing a pattern of excellence and just noticing it, top leaders investigate how the pattern formed and work out ways to recreate it. by Anecdotally Speaking
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054 – Looking upstream for causes of downstream problems: Shawn and Mark consider the role of parables in business storytelling, sharing an example which highlights the need to tackle issues at their source. by Anecdotally Speaking
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008 – Gillian is a dancer: Don’t be too quick to judge. They might just be a square peg in a round hole. by Anecdotally Speaking
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018 – Are you married?: How a short anecdote can have impact if you tell it in an unexpected way, and the topic is possible death or injury. by Anecdotally Speaking
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017 – All about apocryphal stories: How to tell an apocryphal story that makes a business point by Anecdotally Speaking
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014 – It ain’t what you do: We've all heard it - actions speak louder than words by Anecdotally Speaking
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013 – Travel connections: Sometimes being a leader means putting your employees or team members first. by Anecdotally Speaking
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010 – Bright spots: A story to give you insight on a new way to tackle change. by Anecdotally Speaking
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012 – Harley Davidson promise: How Harley Davidson embeds its organisational values by Anecdotally Speaking
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003 – Pick one great strategy: How to create your story bank and a story about how focus can have a tremendous ripple effect by Anecdotally Speaking
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022 – Saving Rubles with mutual Mars: It's one thing to talk about your business values, but another to demonstrate them through action. Mars lived it's mutuality principle with a bold move opposite to competitors. by Anecdotally Speaking
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005 – The street corner experiment: We are influenced by what we can see others doing. This experiment story illustrates how it works. by Anecdotally Speaking
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033 – Nixon on the poverty line: Is poverty a lack of character or a lack of cash? This story could change your mind. by Anecdotally Speaking
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023 – Industrial design with child’s play: What is the point in informing your design by observing the customer's experience? Greater satisfaction and less sedation! by Anecdotally Speaking
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016 – Tips for strawberry flavour: Lots of companies have ‘brand stories’. by Anecdotally Speaking
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015 – Empty bunks in tall ships: Persistence is key. by Anecdotally Speaking
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040 – Moving forward on a backwards bike: As easy as riding a bike? Karen Stanton will bet you can’t ride this bike. by Anecdotally Speaking
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048 – Healthcare PhDs road test strategy risk: When developing a strategy, it’s essential to talk to as many people as you can from different parts of your organisation. As this story suggests, you’re likely to find something you hadn’t considered. by Anecdotally Speaking
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024 – U2 can protect your tribe: Being one of the biggest groups in the world is built on unconditional support. U2 show us how. by Anecdotally Speaking
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019 – Three feet away from the gold seam: How we can use lessons from the past as examples today by Anecdotally Speaking
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026 – Henry Ford did that?: What do you do when you have high turnover? Henry Ford's solution made his shareholders angry. by Anecdotally Speaking
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035 – Spotify bugs bite back: People tend to be resistant to change. So, what is the best way to keep people interested in a new product? This story suggests finding a balance between new and familiar features is the answer. by Anecdotally Speaking
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031 – Charles Masefield on humility and productivity: Sir Charles Masefield describes the series of events by which, under his leadership, BAE Systems’ worst performing factory became their best. by Anecdotally Speaking
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202 – Efficiency versus cost cutting: Reducing waste increases the efficiency of raw material use. But can we all agree that scraping mould off food product prior to packaging may be a little beyond the pale? - Shawn and Mark discuss the relevance of this story to: understanding the diffe... by Anecdotally Speaking
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070 – Prof. Christensen gets the job done

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