Business
Storytelling experts often say that we need to make sure our stories for change have an enemy or a bad guy in them – because it's easier to get people to fight against something than to get them to fight for something. But what do we lose, when that becomes the way we spend our entire life? Our humanity. If we want people to change, we have to first discover our shared values – what we want more of – and rally them around that. And that's what I talk about in this episode, with author and journalist Andrea Collier. Andrea has written countless articles and stories for publications like O the Oprah Magazine, Woman’s Day, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and The Greater Good, Plus, she's authored two books - Still With Me... A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss and, the Black Woman's Guide to Black Men's Health. She also tells stories on platforms like the Moth and Contently. In this conversation, Andrea shares what she's learned about telling stories to move people, to affect the way they show up in the world. By tapping into her lived experience as a Black writer, mother, wife, daughter, and change-maker, she's able to help leaders learn how to be more authentic in their work and in the stories they tell. See some of her work here, and follow her on Twitter and Facebook.