Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016PsychologyA number of people have expressed an interest in the psychology underlying the ManyStory Approach. I am not a psychologist, but do think...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016Wider ImplicationsIn this blog post, I want to broaden the focus from the exploration of stories in an organisational context, to consider their use in...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016The Power of ArticulationOne of the things I have noticed consistently in my work is the power of articulation. That is, something changes when we talk about...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016Archetypal StoriesOne of the areas I want to think more about is archetypal stories. I suspect that there are many of these - that is stories that are...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016Learning & developmentThe application of a ManyStory Approach to learning and development is very fruitful, as I hope many of the chapters in the book (eg on...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016Story HistoryWorking with the past is an interesting area for a coach or facilitator of change. One has to be careful, as it can lead into quite deep...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016New TeamsIn the book, the chapter on teams focuses on working with teams that already exist. In this post, we will consider newly formed teams....
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016Theoretical linksAt the end of Chapter 5, I mention that I draw on many theoretical perspectives in my thinking about the ManyStory Approach. In this post...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016Coaching YourselfIn the book, I raise the question (at the end of Chapter 4): is it possible to be one’s own coach? I think the short answer is ‘yes,’ and...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016ValuesIn the book, I raise the question about ‘positive values’ (at the end of Chapter 3): what are these values, and how can we claim they are...
Andrew ScottOct 27, 2016Truth?In Shifting Stories, I raise the question (at the end of Chapter 2): is there such a thing as objective reality or objective truth? The...
Andrew ScottOct 26, 2016LeadershipI was going to include a chapter on Leadership in the book, but realised I did not have enough material, or enough ideas, yet. So this...
Andrew ScottSep 30, 2016Emotionally Intelligent LeadershipThe work on leadership by Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee (see The New Leaders) is interesting in the context of a ManyStory approach. Using...
Andrew ScottSep 14, 2016Harvard Negotiating ProjectGetting To Yes, the book on the Harvard approach to negotiating, has long been a favourite of mine. The four key ideas are to separate...
Andrew ScottAug 12, 2016Transactional AnalysisTransactional Analysis is a large and complex set of related ideas, developed initially by Eric Berne. One of the key ideas in...
Andrew ScottAug 12, 2016Time to ThinkSince writing Shifting Stories, I have become increasingly interested in Nancy Kline’s work on the Thinking Environment as described in...
Andrew ScottJul 29, 2016NLPI have long had an interest in NLP, and have gone to various NLP training events, read a number of books and so on. But increasingly,...