Biweekly 7: Tell To Win

📺 Watch this episode on YouTube (https://youtu.be/k1xrwaKxV-A) Dima and Slava talk about book "Tell to Win" by Peter Guber and tell their own stories about the role storytelling plays in their lives. * "Tell to Win" (https://www.peterguber.com/leadership/telltowin/) by Peter Guber * Structured decision making for choosing a school * Chapters in the audiobook do not line up (https://www.reddit.com/r/audible/comments/7unce0/comment/dtmned8/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) with chapters in the paper book * What is a story? Is everything a story? * Key parts of the story: challenge, struggle, resolution * Hero's journey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey) * Stories and storytelling, the process * Case studies are usually dry. That is because they miss the "struggle" part of the story * A-ha moment from the book: "Demonstrate vulnerability; it isn’t a liability, it’s an asset." * Stories need heroes, but Slava disagrees that a location can be hero * Dima likes the idea of stories taking a life of its their own * "Board of directors" story (https://www.peterguber.com/steven-spielberg/) * Both Slava and Dima like telling stories and think they are very valuable for communication * Can one learn to be a great story teller? * Pyramid of proficiency In the next episode we will discuss learning with a mysterious guest.