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Dima and Slava talk about book "Tell to Win" by Peter Guber and tell their own stories about the role storytelling plays in their lives.
* "Tell to Win" (https://www.peterguber.com/leadership/telltowin/) by Peter Guber
* Structured decision making for choosing a school
* Chapters in the audiobook do not line up (https://www.reddit.com/r/audible/comments/7unce0/comment/dtmned8/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) with chapters in the paper book
* What is a story? Is everything a story?
* Key parts of the story: challenge, struggle, resolution
* Hero's journey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey)
* Stories and storytelling, the process
* Case studies are usually dry. That is because they miss the "struggle" part of the story
* A-ha moment from the book: "Demonstrate vulnerability; it isn’t a liability, it’s an asset."
* Stories need heroes, but Slava disagrees that a location can be hero
* Dima likes the idea of stories taking a life of its their own
* "Board of directors" story (https://www.peterguber.com/steven-spielberg/)
* Both Slava and Dima like telling stories and think they are very valuable for communication
* Can one learn to be a great story teller?
* Pyramid of proficiency
In the next episode we will discuss learning with a mysterious guest.
