Telling Stories // Business Skills

Episode 21: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry Speakers: Allyson Stewart-Allen and Ian Rodwell What if leadership begins with a story rather than a spreadsheet? In this episode, Allyson Stewart-Allen, founder of International Marketing Partners, broadcaster and author of ‘Working with Americans’, joins Ian Rodwell to explore how storytelling, authenticity and an understanding of what motivates and inspires us can foster more effective leaders. Allyson shares her leadership lifeline approach, a simple values card exercise as well as her ‘best mistake’, and discusses why, in an increasingly AI-driven and virtual world, curiosity, empathy and vulnerability matter more than ever. To watch all episodes in The Linklaters Ideas Foundry, visit our website.