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Paul Smith

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http://www.leadwithastory.com/

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Business & Investing, Leadership, Business Communication

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July 2012

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PAUL SMITH is director of Consumer & Communications Research at The Procter & Gamble Company and a highly rated leadership and communications trainer for P&G’s management training colleges. He is the author of Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince, and Inspire.

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	Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire 3.84 avg rating — 1,412 ratings — published 2012 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale by Paul Smith (Goodreads Author), Mike Weinberg (Foreword) 3.97 avg rating — 455 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell (Ignite Reads Book 0) 3.80 avg rating — 413 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parenting with a Story: Real-Life Lessons in Character for Parents and Children to Share 4.20 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Days With Kenny Tedford: Life Through the Eyes of a Child Trapped in a Partially Blind & Deaf Man’s Body 4.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	10 Stories Great Leaders Tell: A Workbook and Study Guide Companion liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leadership and Management for HR Professionals by Keith Porter, Paul Smith (Goodreads Author), Roger Fagg really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“While CEO of P&G, John Pepper was once asked in an interview which skill or characteristic was most important to look for when hiring new employees. Was it leadership? Analytical ability? Problem solving? Collaboration? Strategic thinking? Or something else? His answer was integrity. He explained, “All the rest, we can teach them after they get here.”
― Paul Smith, Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire

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“We generally don’t tell our personal stories at work because we work with strangers. They remain strangers because we don’t tell our personal stories. You have to break the cycle.”
― Paul Smith, Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire

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“David Hutchens summarizes this idea nicely in the pithy phrase, “it’s not manipulation when there is participation.”
― Paul Smith, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale

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