Anecdotally Speaking

by Shawn Callahan & Mark Schenk

Welcome to our podcast, Anecdotally Speaking. Each week we tell a business story, talk about why it works and discuss where you might tell it at work. Our aim is to help you build your story repertoire.

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286 – Please Demote Me – Satya Nadella

In 286 of Anecdotally Speaking, learn a remarkable story of leadership, humility and what it means to truly put the organisation first. In this episod...

12h 10m

•Mar 16, 2026

105 – A rose by any other clinical name (Rerun)

Often we dismiss signals that we should interpret. Listen to hear how one woman’s sense of smell established a new field of medicine. In this … The po...

•Mar 9, 2026

285 – Building Empires – Forrest Mars

In Episode 285 of Anecdotally Speaking, discover how Forrest Mars rolled up his sleeves to learn from the factory floor and built a global empire. … T...

15h 17m

•Mar 2, 2026

284 – The Meaning You Choose – Tsutomu Yamaguchi

In Episode 284 of Anecdotally Speaking, discover how the story you tell yourself shapes resilience, leadership and meaning at work. In this episode, M...

18h 08m

•Feb 23, 2026

283 – What Data Can’t Tell You – New Coke

In Episode 283 of Anecdotally Speaking, discover how at times data can reveal preferences but not what people truly care about. In Episode 283 of … Th...

16h 29m

•Feb 16, 2026

282 – Can You See Tahiti? – Polynesian Voyaging Society

In Episode 282 of Anecdotally Speaking, discover what ancient Polynesian navigation teaches us about vision, leadership, and organisational alignment....

16h 18m

•Feb 9, 2026