Narativ Leadership Story Talks
Leadership Story Talks is a podcast hosted by Jerome Deroy, CEO of Narativ, and Julienne Ryan, business author, communication and HR specialist, and frequent Narativ training contributor.In each episode, Jerome and Jules discuss the practices that engage, motivate, develop, retain, and attract people to businesses, whether these are your customers or your employees. Their principles and tools are based on real world stories that leverage listening and storytelling to become a better leader and management professional.
Episodes
108 episodes
Leadership Story Talks | Connecting Through Circles with Cecilia Loving & Gina Leow
“You can even have circles where there’s no talking whatsoever, but just the simple and full act of listening and being present for one another.”In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Cecilia Loving and Gina Leow, two leaders in di...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss the Path from Story to Outcome
In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss the work of disability advocate Katherine Carol with her daughter Mikelle and the...
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Leadership Story Talks | Navigating Change with Curtis Bateman
"The journey of change is important. And the goal isn't to eliminate that journey"In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan welcome back Curtis Bateman, best-selling co-author of "Change: How to T...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Our Shared Humanity
In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss a collaborative book project,
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11:49
Leadership Story Talks | Stories of Shared Humanity with Kelly Marley
Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan speak with Kelly Markey, an eight-time international bestselling author and passionate advocate for social justice and equality. Kelly's book, "Life of Jayandra," won the top book of the year award in 2024 for...
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Leadership Story Talks | Giving a Voice to the Disabled Community Through Storytelling with Katherine Carol
In this episode of Leadership Story Talks, Jerome and Julienne welcome Katherine Carol, a recognized expert by the US Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. Katherine shares her extensive career in helping individuals with...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Walls
In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss walls - real and imagined - after their discussion with
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss The 100th Episode Live Stream
After last weeks very successful Leadership Story Talks 100th episode, Jerome and Julienne talk about the power of the stories told by nine of their returning guests.#leadership #storytelling #listeningListen to the 100th episod...
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Leadership Story Talks 100th Episode | LIVEstream on YouTube
For our 100th episode, Leadership Story Talks was streamed LIVE on Youtube. Jerome & Julienne invited nine previous guests to tell a personal story based on a person or event that shaped who they are today. The guests in this ex...
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Leadership Story Talks | Running into Walls and AI Ethics with Laura Miller
“Walls don't always look like what you think they do. Sometimes walls look like a no. Sometimes walls look like a oh heck no (...) and sometimes walls just look like we haven't been able to imagine it a different way (...) But once you start ge...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss The Business of Story
In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss the 'business of story' after their discussion with Park Howel from The ...
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Leadership Story Talks | Storytelling in Business with Park Howell
"Why does this one work? And why is this one an utter failure? Well, it turned out this one actually had a story structure of set up, problem, and resolution to it, and told a story intuitively"In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk t...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Caring Bosses & AI
In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss showing how much you care - when and how - and also AI in the workplace after the...
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Leadership Story Talks | AI, Humans & The Workplace with Cesar Keller
"I love the saying "no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care. It doesn't matter how wise and knowledgeable your boss is, if they don't show that they care about you, and caring is the main condition to create trust."...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Difficult Conversations
In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss those difficult conversations brought up in a story told by
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Leadership Story Talks | Navigating Difficult Conversations with Todd Davis
"If we realize, wait a minute, I can reduce the pain, and actually I can make progress if I focus first and foremost on balancing my needs and theirs, and if I get real clear on that balance of what we call courage and consideration."In ...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Pay Equity
In this series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss pay equity from their talk with Sally Loftis of
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Leadership Story Talks | Pay Equity with Sally Loftis
"Are you engaging people who are just trying to survive day to day and pay their bills? Or do you engage with people who have the capacity to dream and innovate for your company, because those day-to-day concerns are taken care of?"In th...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Listening to Our Ancestors
In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss learning from our ancestors from their talk with Craig Delarge in
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Leadership Story Talks | Mental Health in the Age of Digital Technology with Craig Delarge
"May we have a level of wisdom and literacy and will and purpose that allows us to rise to the occasion of using our technologies to keep ourselves and our children healthy."In this episode, Jerome and Julienne talk to Craig DeLarge. Cra...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Listening With People
In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss listening with people from their talk with Corine Jansen in
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Leadership Story Talks | Listening With People with Corine Jansen
"We should take more time for self-awareness and reflection to become aware of our instruments. How do we resonate with people with different views or different morals? Am I really curious to know the other, or just to get an answer?"In ...
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Leadership Story Talks | It's Always About People
In this new series of shorter podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.When you're managing a project with multiple tasks and you're trying to complete the project, it's easy ...
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Leadership Story Talks | Speaking the Language of Project Management with Kory Kogan
"Every single person in the organization should understand the language of something (...), a leader should understand the language of project management, so they understand the foibles of it and the inspiration of it when they are assigning it...
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Leadership Story Talks | Jerome & Julienne Discuss Giving Everyone a Voice
In this new series of short podcasts, Jerome and Julienne discuss issues brought up by one of their Leadership Story Talks guests.In this episode they discuss giving everyone a voice, mentioned by Workplace Wellness Expert Erica Reed in...
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