Posts by Esther Choy
Challenging Job Interview Questions: 4 Simple Tips You Need To Know
Have you ever been to a conference or networking event where you spend the entire time conversing with colleagues, but leave feeling alone — like you actually haven’t connected with anyone? For hiring managers, this is what a day of asking job interview questions often feels like. When people feel they need to put their…
Read More3 Practical Guidelines For Writing A Better LinkedIn ‘About’ Section
LinkedIn has become a routine way to learn about a new business contact and share news and insights. But your LinkedIn profile doesn’t need to be routine. Colleagues, potential clients and employers head to LinkedIn to learn about who you are. They may look for facts about where you’ve worked and what skills you have,…
Read MoreAuthentic Stories: See What happens When AI Helps You Discover Leadership Stories
Leadership Story Lab recently launched ella AI, a leadership storytelling tool, to help business leaders discover and structure meaningful stories to create powerful moments. Unlike chatGPT and other AI tools, ella AI is trained exclusively on our proven business storytelling methods. Instead of generating generic answers that risk diluting your voice and watering down your…
Read MoreStorytelling Wins In The Age Of AI: 3 Valuable Communication Tools
“Tech changes the way we live,” shared Shahid Hussain, a Group Product Manager, working on voice input and dictation on Android at Google. He recalled his own adolescent experiences that are familiar to many of us — the awkwardness and loneliness of being a teen. He believes if he had had access to AI then,…
Read MoreHow To Increase Happiness: Ask Questions, Make Connections.
We may be missing opportunities to cultivate our happiness everyday. Have you ever wanted to start a conversation with a stranger on your train commute or write a thank you to a colleague for going out of their way to help you meet your deadline? But you hesitate, because you wondered if it’d be awkward.…
Read MoreHelpful Feedback Turns Good Stories Into Fantastic Ones. Here’s How.
“Feedback is a gift,” says Morgan in an episode of the comedy series Nobody Wants This set in Los Angeles. “So lay it on.” While this character is looking for feedback on dating relationships, she captures a higher truth applicable to all of us. Honest feedback is a gift. Feedback helps us understand the world…
Read MoreQuick Checklist: What You Need To Know For Your Performance Review
Performance reviews are nerve-wracking for everyone. Career decisions and remuneration may hang in the balance. You want your manager to see your past year’s accomplishments the way you see them. So the question becomes: How do you prepare for your annual review? The answer to this question is “storytelling”—if you take the time to apply storytelling…
Read MoreHow To Engage Your Audience: 3 Ways To Build Suspense
Think of the last time you couldn’t put down a book, or when you found yourself watching another episode of a show when you should have been in bed an hour ago. What happened? Your discipline isn’t lacking a tune up. It’s because suspense was at work — engaging, you, the audience. You wanted to…
Read MoreLeadership Storytelling 101: What All Leaders Need To Know
With back-to-school supply lists in hand and the smell of pumpkin lattes in the air, it’s time to brush up on basic leadership storytelling tools. Whether you are an experienced leader or new to the role, these storytelling tools will help you lead your team more effectively. You can use them to improve your everyday…
Read MoreGenuine Executive Presence: 3 Surprising Steps To Actually Develop It
In her book Executive Presence, Sylvia Ann Hewlett argues that executive presence is defined by three pillars: How you act, speak, and look. She gives concrete tips on how to achieve executive presence, including, “minimize signs of age and downplay any infirmity.” Executive presence is often described as an intangible quality like “grace under fire” expressed…
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