This is a story, or perhaps, more correctly, a cautionary tale, about a very successful expatriate and the highly respected, much-envied western company for which he worked. It is a story that made...
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Tell me if you’ve heard this one before – you’re on a project that was thrust on your stakeholder groups from high above. They were insufficiently consulted during the problem definition phase, and they are now questioning everything during implementation. These stakeholders can’t get the project to be outright cancelled, but they can cause it to be ultimately unsuccessful if they don’t commit to putting their time and energy into ensuring that the solution being developed is appropriately used.
Sound familiar? It sure does to me!
So what is a leader, manager, consultant to do? Add stories into the mix.
I like this article because it directly addresses the difficulties of project management, enrolling people to your cause, and how stories can be one of the remedies applied.
The author includes 3 steps to shift the situation and get your projects back on track. If you are stuck -- read this.
And if you consult with others, tuck this list in your back pocket to keep your clients & project on track.
Read the full article here: http://www.batimes.com/articles/the-power-of-story-in-business-analysis.html ;
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it ; Via Karen Dietz 
Karen Dietz's comment,
June 23, 2012 12:39 PM
Glad you like it Jan! Thanks for the comment. Have a great weekend :)
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Great story, a must read for future expat leaders and managers
Every leaders, especially expat executives, should first listen, gather facts and identify people who have different opinions. Then the most difficult part of the expat executive job is to influence people both ways to make the best decisions including local parameters and global vision.
Unfortunately even Harvard Business School is credited for the decline of SONY : Read more about it in my blog :
Why White Men Can’t Lead ?
http://zestnzen.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/why-white-men-cant-lead/