Ep. 51 Storytelling as a People Power Skill with Kindra Hall

Having your values plastered on the office wall is not living by them. Wanting to know how to infuse them into your business so your team embodies them as well? That requires one of our people power skills — storytelling.   The best way to showcase your values is to live by them and tell your personal story around them. Storytelling is an essential skill in leadership.    Last week Kindra shared the science behind storytelling and it led us right into this episode where she breaks down the “how to” of storytelling. If you stay in the mode of  “I’m not a storyteller,” I have bad news folks: Your leadership will suffer.   Storytelling is the key to change. It’s almost impossible to elicit change without a good story. (a true one I might add!)    Kindra broke down what every good story needs and gently reminded us to start paying attention to the stories around us, yes, even the uncomfortable ones!    We spoke about how stories build confidence and connection and how we can start today to gather and tell better stories. If you enjoyed the episode please send me an email and share your story with me! I would love to hear it!   Here’s what we talked about: 2:56 How to find your personal story  05:27 Ways to find connection through story  07:07 How stories build confidence 07:43 Tips for finding your own leadership stories 11:03 The power of asking others in your story  12:20 Recognizing stories in your challenges 14:45 How to tell an effective story   Links: The Story Edge: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400228573/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_ZY7DVCSS8HMBHN905JBZ?linkCode=ml2&tag=jennwhitmer0a-20 The Joyosity Leadership Retreat: Work on your leadership stories with Jenn and other women who are leading. Reset. Reimagine. Revive. https://jennwhitmer.com/joyosity-retreat