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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO

A love of narrative is a constant factor of the human state; scientists put it down to a feel-good hormone called oxytocin, but whatever the reason, who among us can resist a rich story, engagingly told and amply illustrated? Why tell stories? Often, CIOs use stories as a form of Esperanto or a translation layer. “I

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Alms is a social app focused on real-world impact and positive change

TechCrunch

For a startup called Alms , the answer is a social network that focuses on users’ well-being through participation in creator-led challenges in areas like personal growth, sustainability, and others with positive impacts. And “impact” would wrap in things like activism, volunteering, local community, and more.

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Conversations With Leaders: Wes Davis

CoachStation

Different industries require subtle differences in style and how leaders impact their teams and results. His story is an interesting one, with Wes focusing much of his time and development on the topic of leadership within engineering, rather than simply learning and applying the technical aspects.

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How To Run Effective Scrum Meetings

Xebia

You can do this by giving people turns in speaking, summarizing everything people have said and regularly introducing your own topics and insights. You can do this by letting on-topic discussions flow, get people involved and keeping your opinions (often) to yourself. Where is the team in that? The second is by becoming a guide.

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Present like a Pro with Jacqueline Farrington

Let's Grow Leaders

Connecting online or in person is an essential skill for anyone driven to make an impact. You’ll learn to make the most of your voice, body, and language; incorporate stories for emotional impact; build connection and rapport; work with visuals; deal with questions; present with others; and cope with the unexpected.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Lunchbox’s $50 million Series B deck

TechCrunch

In this post, I’m taking a look at the deck the company used to raise its $50 million round and bring on board an impressive cadre of investors. Result: 3rd party killer — impact slide. This deck is a master class in how a company can carve out its story and show off how it shows up. Illustrate the impact.

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The tech behind Artifact, the newly launched news aggregator from Instagram’s co-founders

TechCrunch

Fixing a broken news ecosystem Image Credits: jayk7 (opens in a new window) / Getty Images The other consideration that prompted the founders’ interest in news, more specifically, was the potential impact if the app succeeded. They wanted to work on a startup they felt the world needed, Systrom says.