Gartner ThinkCast19 Mar 2019

181: Make Business Personal

Here's THE winning formula for your career: "Act 1, introduce your hero and put him in a tree. Act 2, set fire to the tree. Act 3, get him out of the tree." Yeah, there's a story behind that quote, which is only fitting, because we're going to talk about how storytelling can open new doors for you and your organization (1:42). We also see how work-life balance could shift in the future with Tamara McCleary (20:57), and assert ourselves with Leadership Power Language (43:57).

HIGHLIGHTED LINKS

Webinar: Storytelling for Success

Webinar: The Future of Work (with Tamara McCleary)

Webinar: The Gartner 2019 CIO Resolutions

Report: Gartner's Essential Guide to Marketing Personalization

THE CONVERSATION RUNDOWN

0:00 -- Introduction

1:42 -- Ed Gabrys: You Must Tell Stories

2:09 -- Aren't stories too soft?

4:51 -- Is it a matter of semantics?

7:23 -- Can you tell too many stories?

8:14 -- When a story doesn't work

10:11 -- Stories for employees

14:01 -- Can we all be storytellers?

17:18 -- A powerful story in six words

19:21 -- Upcoming Gartner Webinars

20:57 -- Tamara McCleary: Are you ready for the future of work?

21:58 -- The future of work-life balance

27:58 -- AI for the other guy

30:14 -- Gartner Conferences calendar

31:32 -- Tamara McCleary: Why will AI create more free time?

40:57 -- Gartner ThinkCast Deeper Thinking

42:15 -- Ahead on Gartner ThinkCast

43:57 -- Tina Nunno: Leadership Power Language

44:16 -- Impact of digital culture on IT leaders

46:27 -- Enterprise biases you must curtail

49:51 -- Effective leadership power language

52:38 -- Closing Thoughts

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