At work, we tell one another stories to build and sustain the informal networks we need to do our jobs properly and to feel part of a community. In the third episode of Foul Whisperings, the relationship between Alison and MacBeth begins to unravel and he turns to the support of his loyal wife.
Sharing stories about our own experience can help us make sense of it. Here is Episode 2 of Foul Whisperings, in which Paul MacBeth gets some unexpected good news. One reason for sharing stories about our own experience is to help us make sense of it. Such reflection is often easier to do with the… Read more »
Here is the first episode of Foul Whisperings. Watch the video below and then read Alison’s account. Finally look at the narrative focus.
The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education has identified “Narratives of Potential” as the focus for this year’s Staff Development Conference in Edinburgh in November. In order to get delegates thinking about this theme in advance of the event itself, we’ve created a story – Foul Whisperings – which will be told in five weekly episodes… Read more »