Leadership
Leadership by Storytelling
True-life stories that make the practice of leadership tangible.
Speaking / From the books
Bring a story
into the room.
A leadership question often starts with someone’s experience. Tom’s books offer stories and practical ideas to bring into the conversation.
By Dr. Tom DePaoli / Leadership
Servant Leadership Stories
Start with
taking care of people.
Get to know the ideas in Servant Leadership Stories before planning a conversation with Tom. The presentation introduces a book about trust, empathy, and the responsibility of leading people. Consider the questions your audience is already asking, then explore the reading guide. When you get in touch, share the subject, audience, and format you have in mind.
Subjects & their reading companions
What would your
audience recognize?
Before or after the conversation
Keep the reading
close to the subject.
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Servant Leadership Stories
Stories about trust, empathy, and taking care of your people.
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Boogeyman Leadership
Recognizing harmful leadership and workplace bullying.
For event organizers
Tell Tom about
your audience.
Share the event, the people attending, the question you want to explore, your location, and proposed dates. Audience, format, availability, and fees are agreed directly.
A place to begin
Leadership speaking with a book to read alongside it
For an event organizer, the writing offers a practical way to explore a subject before discussing an invitation. Choose a book connected to the audience’s work, then bring a specific question to Tom.
Match the subject to the audience
Leadership by Storytelling is a starting point for trust and leadership discussions. Purchasing teams can begin with Common Sense Purchasing; teams working through change can explore the business fable Jayson and the Corporate Argonauts.
Explore furtherPrepare an event inquiry
Include the audience, subject, location, proposed dates and the format you have in mind. The book presentations introduce the writing; event format, availability and fees are discussed directly with Tom.
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