Leadership
Leadership by Storytelling
Why real experiences belong in the leadership conversation.
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Stories, change, and the people doing the work. These introductions lead to Tom’s original articles and the books that explore related subjects.
By Dr. Tom DePaoli / Leadership
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People & change
Change Management
A practical perspective on helping organizations change.
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Supply chain
A New Way to Look at Paying Procurement
Looking beyond familiar practices to the people doing the work.
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Leadership.
Change.
The next decision.
All fourteen titles Leadership
Leadership by Storytelling
True-life stories that make the practice of leadership tangible.
Leadership
Jayson and the Corporate Argonauts
A business fable about the journey of transformation.
Presentation · 4:32Purchasing
Common Sense Purchasing — New Edition
Practical lessons in purchasing, negotiation, and supplier relationships.
Presentation · 4:29Business Consulting Wows!
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The Business Consulting Wows! presentation introduces practical business lessons about the people, relationships, and processes behind the work. Watch with a question from your own experience in mind, then explore the book’s reading guide. The articles on this page offer another way into Tom’s writing, whether you are thinking about leadership, change, or the next purchasing decision.
More original writing is available in Tom’s article archive.
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These selected introductions connect Tom’s original articles with related books. Read the complete article at its source, then use the reading companions to keep exploring a leadership, change-management or procurement question.
From a story to a leadership question
The storytelling introduction pairs with Leadership by Storytelling. Consider which experience you remember most clearly, what it taught you, and how you would explain that lesson to someone joining your team.
Explore furtherFrom an article to your own work
The change-management and procurement introductions offer other routes into the writing. Each links to the original article and a relevant book, so the next step is easy to find without treating a short introduction as the complete piece.
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