Introducing – The Narrative
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Happy summer my friends.
I’m excited to share something new with you today.
Welcome to The Narrative: a newsletter for leaders in hypergrowth
Provide you a new communications playbook for the age of disruption
Explore from the perspective of Silicon Valley tech and innovation
Get an inside view into the most influential platforms and systems on the planet
Discuss the unique opportunities and challenges of building the future
Give you with insights for becoming the leader you want to be
Being a leader is all about getting your story straight. Especially in the face of uncertainty.
15 years ago, I was leading storytelling workshops for entrepreneurs and creatives.
Today, Storied works with execs and teams at Google, Facebook, and Shopify—solving at the biggest level of complexity. High-stakes stuff:
Corporate investment. Internal comms. Scaling culture.
“Ambiguous problem spaces” is my middle name.
It’s been a wild ride to say the least…
Especially the last few years with the exponential changes we’ve all experienced.
Storied is now a team of 8 full-time employees; Here’s a glimpse: a day in the life.
Half our team is distributed. Half our team is here in L.A.—the Storytelling Capital of the World. We’re West Coast-centric, yet global in mindset and culture.
Here's what you can expect
The Narrative is meant to be something fresh in your inbox.
A short yet provocative read
For how to communicate like a leader
That will inspire you. Intrigue you. Empower you
Something you can put into practice in your day to day work
You’ll receive specific strategies for how to influence, motivate, and persuade.
How to get buy-in for your ideas. How to turn data into a story. Most importantly, how to humanize your work.
We’re currently living in existential times. A real crisis of meaning.
Hypergrowth is a full-contact sport. Your job as a leader is to narrate the journey.
Help people make sense and meaning of things, especially in the face of constant disruption. Personal anecdotes are great. But what your people also need is discourse. A point of view. Optimism. A way to look at the world that reassures them, amidst all the unknowns.
Because the stories we tell literally make the world.
Some crazy yet practical topics we'll cover
My promise to you: a fresh take you simply won’t find anywhere else.
Written from an inherently bold, life-affirming, and stoic perspective.
Subjects like —
Narrative as an algorithm for decision-making
First principles for solving complex sh*t
Why values don’t scale: what to do instead
Singing from the same song sheet
Recession-proof your team’s narrative
The All-Hands: 5 ways to humanize your message
Structured thinking: how to influence your boss
Get your point across: to a skeptical audience
The anatomy of belief: clarity, confidence, conviction
Build a mental model and the world will follow
The s-curve of storytelling: hypergrowth explained
How you rebuild the plane while flying it
And more…
More importantly, what topics and questions would you like to see me cover?
Hit reply, and let's keep this conversation going
I know it’s been a while since we probably last connected.
Please reply to this email and let me know how you are doing!
— Michael
P.S. I overthought every word of this for the last 4 weeks. 🤦
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