486: Three Stories to Tell During Uncertainty, with David Hutchens
Coaching for Leaders
Dave Stachowiak
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
David Hutchens: The Storytelling Leader
David Hutchens help leaders find and tell their stories. Stephen M.R. Covey says, “David has the ability to convey key messages in a way that is both simple and profound.”
He has taught the Storytelling Leader program all over the world at some of the most influential organizations — and he’s written many books, including most recently the Circle of the 9 Muses* and The Leadership Story Deck*. He is the co-creator with Susan Gerke of the GO Team program.
In this conversation, David and I explore the importance of storytelling, especially during uncertain times. David teaches us the framework of the kinds of stories leaders can tell for continuity, novelty, and transition. Leaders can use one of all of these frameworks to help connect and inspire during difficult times.
Key Points
The continuity story highlights identity, values, and founding principles — things that will never change.
Example:
- What’s a time we held our values, even though it came with a cost?
The novelty story shows what is new and focuses attention on innovation and possibility.
Example:
- What’s a time you saw something valuable that we don’t have here? But imagine if we did.
The transition story dives in on change and learning — and illuminates a journey of shared progress.
Examples:
- What’s a time you saw someone make a personally courageous decision to change?
- We tried something, it didn’t work, and we learned something valuable.
- Here’s a time we solved a tough problem.
Resources Mentioned
- GO Team program
- Leadership Story Deck* by David Hutchens
- Circle of the 9 Muses: A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators and Meaning Makers* by David Hutchens
- David’s email: David@DavidHutchens.com
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- How Storytelling Helps You Lead, with Sandie Morgan (episode 51)
- The Four Critical Stories Leaders Need For Influence, with David Hutchens (episode 148)
- Practical Storytelling That Isn’t Awkward, with David Hutchens (episode 228)
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| 0:00.0 | Stories are the language of leaders. Those stories become even more important when times are difficult. |
| 0:06.5 | On this episode, David Hutchins returns to teach us three stories to tell in the midst of uncertainty. |
| 0:12.8 | This is coaching for leaders episode 486. |
| 0:16.8 | Produced by Innovate Learning, |
| 0:19.3 | Maximizing Human Potential. using human potential. Greetings to you from Orange County, California. |
| 0:29.0 | This is coaching for leaders and I'm your host Dave Stahovia. |
| 0:33.0 | Leaders aren't born. |
| 0:35.0 | They're made. |
| 0:36.0 | And this weekly show helps you discover leadership wisdom |
| 0:39.0 | through insightful conversations. |
| 0:41.0 | Most of us have heard about the importance of leaders being able to |
| 0:46.8 | tell stories. How does that change though in the midst of a crisis today we're |
| 0:52.4 | going to look at how we tell stories during a time of |
| 0:56.8 | uncertainty and I am so glad to have back on the show today David Hutchins David helps |
| 1:02.4 | leaders find and tell their stories. |
| 1:05.0 | Stephen M. R. Covey says David has the ability to convey key messages |
| 1:10.0 | in a way that is both simple and profound. |
| 1:13.3 | He has taught the storytelling leader program all over the world |
| 1:16.9 | at some of the most influential organizations |
| 1:19.2 | and he's written many books including most recently the Circle of the Nine Muses and the Leadership Story Deck. |
| 1:26.0 | He's been with us twice before here on the podcast and works also with longtime guest and friend |
| 1:30.1 | of the show, Susan Gerky, on their Go Team program. David, I am so glad to have you back with us. |
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