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People I Love: Malcolm X

Malcolm X was a man of passion- strong and eloquent and on a journey of self-discovery during his last year of life. Christine Cavanaugh-Simmons was a young teenage girl, drawn to his search for truth and his ability to live into the story that he wanted for himself.

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The Power of Counter Narrative

Two stories shape our lives: the stories we tell about ourselves, and the master social narrative that defines our relationships and roles within society. When people in marginalized groups offer what’s known as a “counter narrative,” they open up new worlds of possibility for themselves and others in their group.

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Who am I?

People want leaders that they can trust. That trust is built when they see that the person is someone they can relate to, someone they can put their faith in, someone they understand- a person who lets their vulnerability show. How do you become that leader? By looking back at the stories that got you to where you are.

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A Long and Winding Path

From a difficult girlhood in Oakland, CA, to extraordinary success as a narrative coach, Chris has walked the walk and helped a lot of folks.

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The World of Words and the Importance of Narrative

The stories we tell ourselves—and others—can hold us back or propel us to new achievement. That’s why business executives increasingly are discovering the power of tapping into their own life stories.

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The Narrative Process and the Transformative Power of Stories

Through a guided narrative process, management consultant and president of CCS Consulting Inc. can help executives discover their stories, re-author parts of those stories that are holding them back, and then share them effectively with their teams.

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Re-Authoring: A Key Aspect of Narrative Intelligence

The heart of narrative therapy and coaching is “re-authoring,” also known as “creating a counter-narrative.” The premise of this approach is that a life doesn’t have just one story, it has many, and healthy choices can be made among them—a patient or client can re-think, revamp, restructure the story of his or her life.

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Executives Need Perspective to Bring Positive Change to Organizations

As leaders get farther from where the real work of their organizations is being done, their understanding of what is happening on the ground diminishes and their language becomes more abstract. If executives hope to implement positive change in their organizations, they need to have a firm understanding of what life is like for lower-level employees.

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My Story is My Path

Resources for all those called to leadership who understand the power of words and stories to shape their futures from one of the nation’s preeminent narrative coaches, Christine Cavanaugh-Simmons of CCS Consulting Inc.

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