Author / Moya Sayer-Jones
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Have You Ever Asked this Question?
Some years back, I was meeting with the exec team and board members of a disability organisation. There were about 12 of us. Iâd been gathering stories from the founders and staff for their 40th anniversary and on this day, I was going to share some of what I’d discovered. I’d chosen a range of stories…
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How To Share Personal Stories at Work
Firecrackers for the Brain: A list of things that fuelled our creativity and inspired us. đ§¨Â  Uncomfortable about sharing personal stories at work? This month, I watched one of my LinkedIn posts snowball, reaping thousands of new views. It was a simple personal story about digging out my old briefcase to take on my…
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It’s Time to Let your Millennials Roam Free
Last Friday, I was watching 25 year old Lisabel, packing up her desk ready to take off, on a three month adventure, to the other side of the world. After 2 years of COVID and bushfires and floods and closed borders here in Australia, she was ready and raring to go. As we bid farewell,…
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Inclusion Starts with a Toasted Sandwich
January 1999. Five people walk into a bar. Well, actually it wasnât a barâŚ. It was a Sydney beach cafe called Stella Blu⌠but itâs still a great start to this story. Steven and John Bennett were multi-year winners of the prestigious Prime Ministerâs Employer of the Year Awards. They were determined that their trophies should…
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Creating a future story
I was 41 weeks pregnant when I nabbed my first job writing for television. I remember waddling into the Executive Producerâs office and seeing him quickly look from me to the spindly chair I was heading towards. He was a polite guy and tried to hide his amazement. (Note: he didnât hide it very well.)…
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A Shout Out to the Work Husbands & Wives
Does it sound weird to say how much I miss my work husband? I donât want to sound ungrateful ⌠or even disloyal⌠to my everlasting, 24 hour kitchen sink partner, Ross. After all, he is the father of our kids and in the new WFH lockdown regimen, I guess he might qualify as a…
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A simple team engagement indicator
âMoya, youâve absolutely got to get a life!â  That’s what I guess you could be thinking when I admit that I spend a lot of time thinking about what actually constitutes âengagementâ at work. I mean, it’s sort of funnyâŚand sort of tragic too. But maybe you donât think itâs so crazy, after all. Maybe, like…
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Coaching with Story: Find the Forward Metaphor
When someone is stuck, finding a forward metaphor and coaching with story can often be both liberating and revelatory. Here’s an example that involves a beautiful town and an even more beautiful Italian policeman. Try it in your coaching or supervision. The woman was quietly exhausted by her struggle to move on after her organisation…
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No story without a listener
It was a small training session. The group was learning a new process to record the stories of their programs for practice evaluation. One woman looked flustered, anxious. âEvery morning I wake up and think, âHow much longer can I keep this up?â It was like she said it to herself but out loud. âI…
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Best story ideas from around the world
Monday fireworks for the brain. Straight from my brain to yours. This is a deliriously fab selection of the best creative story ideas and advice from around the globe. Apologies that I didnât post last week. I meant to honestly but I was swimming in stories playing out all around me. So, I was breathing…
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Old Story to New Story: See the change
There were about 15 women, all ages and backgrounds, heads down in a St Vincent de Paul Thrift shop. I was doing my usual scan through the racks looking for a 60âs or 70âs style gemâŚone that wouldnât make me look like I was there the first time. The radio was on, as it often…
