From round the campfire to the back row of the cinema, humans love stories. Why do we all love stories so much?

Because we’re human! But recently, you may have heard tales about storytelling for business. What is storytelling for business, and how does it work?

GUESTS:

MAT GROOM, comic book writer

GABRIELLE DOLAN, international keynote speaker and best-selling author of six books

ARIELLE BODENSTEIN is a storyteller and For The People branding agency

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We've all had one. The micro manager. The underminer. The credit stealer. The blame shifter.  Even the shouter.

So how do so many people end up being bad bosses, what makes them bad bosses – and can bad bosses ever get better?

GUESTS:

LYNDAL HUGHES is Managing Director of Q5 Australia and has over 25 years’ experience implementing complex transformations.

LEESA TONGOULIDIS has over three decades of experience in human resources and organisational development, of TeamTalks.

BIRTHE NOHRDEN is the director and founder of TeamTalks.

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Australians like to think they are laidback larrikins, however Aussies are among the hardest working people in the world. Despite flexible work we are working more, with 13% of Aussies working overtime – that’s not far off the 15% of Japanese workers.

So why are we putting in so much overtime? ELIZA LITTLETON from Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work and DR GABRIELLA TAVELLA from the University of New South Wales explain.

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