In this episode of THE TALENT DEVELOPMENT HOT SEAT, Kelly Dozois joins Andy for a conversation about hope and humanity and using storytelling for influence. She’s been a consultant and leadership and organizational instruction designer for over 20 years, working with companies like Apple and Cargill to develop highly interactive, discovery-based learning programs.

Kelly Dozois is also an expert on leadership, influence, communication, storytelling, and inclusive leadership. She is also a solution partner with Advantage Performance Group. She’s the founder and creator of Ocean Beach Consulting, and before that, she was Vice President of Human Resources Development for Gap Inc., where she was responsible for the development of 160,000 employees worldwide and the executive development of senior management. She has been traveling part-time and working from her 24-foot Sprinter van since February 2021, observing, experiencing, and listening to stories.

In this interview, you’ll hear:

1. What prompted Kelly Dozois to begin traveling in her van and what she’s learning from the experience.
2. Why telling our stories and listening to others’ stories can significantly shift the relationship container, which can shift the work that we do together.
3. How she learned to engage in conversation with strangers because she was traveling solo and the conversations that stuck with her.
4. Why some people have a very optimistic outlook on life versus a more pessimistic outlook and how you can adjust your perspective.
5. How stories create connection and why that’s so important for businesses.
6. The reason stories guide our lives and how that happens.
7. How you can begin to change your internal voice to realize that you do have an interesting story to tell.
8. Kelly Dozois’s tips for leveraging storytelling lessons to influence positive change around us in our workplaces.
9. Her advice for using storytelling in talent development and creating better leaders.
10. Why crafting a good story has to have authenticity and vulnerability in the storytelling.

Connect with Andy Storch here:

andystorch.com

linkedin.com/in/andystorch

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Connect with Kelly Dozois:

linkedin.com/in/kelly-dozois-40146a5

oceanb.com

instagram.com/ontheroadwithhope

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