Circle of the 9 Muses

What's Inside

Circle of the 9 Muses contains dozens of tools and processes with nearly endless variations that can enable your work as a leader. As a field guide, Circle of the 9 Muses isn't meant to be read in order from front to back (although if that sounds like fun to you, then go for it). Instead, pick a tool or chapter or process that looks interesting to you. Each provides links to multiple other tools in the book, so you'll quickly forge your own unique path through these pages. Here's a peek at what you will find inside.

The Fundamentals

You may wish to begin your explorations here. These are the processes and disciplines that are foundational to much of the material throughout this book.

A lot of leaders ask, “Which stories should I tell?” Tell these. This is a simple construct for helping leaders think about the kinds of stories they should be strategically finding and sharing in order to build their own leadership and develop the organization.

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When you place people in circles to tell stories to one another, it's like summoning the Greeks' nine muses who bring gifts of wisdom and knowledge. A story circle is a timeless construct of human interaction, but in organizational settings it requires some purposeful planning. Here's how to create a successful story ...