29. The Art of Storytelling with Gabrielle Dolan

In this episode, Gabrielle Dolan joins us to talk about authentic leadership and how you can connect with customers and engage employees through magnetic storytelling. Gabrielle Dolan is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and educator on real communication and business storytelling. Her clients include the Obama Foundation, Telstra, EY, Accenture VISA, Australia Post, National Australia Bank, Amazon, and Vodafone just to name drop a few. Gabrielle is the best-selling author of six books including Real Communication: How to be you and lead true, a finalist in the Australian Business Leadership Book Awards 2019. Bringing humanity to the way business people communicate isn’t just a career, it’s a calling. Her dedication to the industry was recognized when Gabrielle was awarded the 2020 Communicator of the Year by the International Association of Business Communicators Asia Pacific region. Main Takeaways: ● How Authentic Leadership Makes Leaders More Effective ● The Superpowers of Storytelling ● The 5 Stories That Companies Should Consider Sharing Key Quote: “In business, we try to communicate through logic, facts, and figures. And of course, you need the facts and figures, but all logic does is inform people. It doesn't influence people. And so you've got to think about what stories you can share that will tap into emotion because as humans, we're emotional beings.” - Gabrielle Dolan Be sure to check out full show notes at https://innovationmeetsleadership.com/resources or click "Episode Website" below. Connect with Gabrielle Website: https://wwwgabrielledolan.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielledolan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GabrielleDolan1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabrielledolan.1/ These are proven solutions to advance your leadership and innovation process. Check out our website  innovationmeetsleadership.com or connect with us on Instagram or Facebook @innovationmeetsleadership Don't forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review. Let’s go transform something!