At the end of Chapter 5, I mention that I draw on many theoretical perspectives in my thinking about the ManyStory Approach. In this post I give a brief overview of some of those I am aware of (I am sure there are others). Each brief paragraph contains a link to a more detailed and specific post on each topic, for those who want more detail. NLP (Neuro Lingustic Programming) is also interested in how we make sense of the world, and is, I understand, the origin of the mantra ‘

The work on leadership by Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee (see The New Leaders) is interesting in the context of a ManyStory approach. Using their framework of Emotional Intelligence they identify 6 leadership styles. Four are positive, and two are very risky. In my analysis, the positive ones work well because they engage with the stories of those being led - and the risky ones are risky precisely because they don’t. So how does that work? The most strongly positive, in terms o