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Maybe the Team Isn’t Misaligned

Maybe they’re misunderstood.

Perhaps you’re not dealing with skill gaps.
You’re dealing with story gaps.

Most teams operate with layers of unspoken assumptions.

Each person on your team shows up with decades of lived experience and spends the better part of their days working toward shared goals, yet they barely scratch the surface of their deeper motivations in conversation.

And so:

  • Meetings feel tense.
  • Performance talks fall flat.
  • Collaboration hits invisible walls.

When I lead CultureTalk Team Storytelling Workshops, I see it shift in real time.

One team member shares a personal story and suddenly, heads turn.
Someone simply states: “𝙉𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖.”

In that moment, the room resets. The energy changes. Real connection begins.

Story isn’t soft—it’s a strategic unlock.

Because when teams hear each other’s lived experiences, everything changes:

  • Coaching becomes more personalized.
  • Conflict gets diffused with empathy.
  • Succession planning becomes more grounded
  • Assignments get matched to real motivation

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Story isn’t soft—it’s a strategic unlock.

And it doesn’t take months. Just a few hours of guided story work can shift years of misunderstanding.

I bet you’ve seen the impact of story in your work, too. I’d love to hear your experiences….please share!

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