Stories to Tell Your Students

Part I. Formal Workplace Reflection Stories

1. Powerful or Influential?
Joan Marques

2. The “Me” Place
Jerry Biberman

3. Don’t Fix What Ain’t Broken!
Thomas A. Conklin

4. I Bet You Never Had a Cat Thrown at You in Your Job
Gary Stark

5. Being the Boss isn’t Easy
Robert S. Fleming

6. Why Can’t He See?
Jane D. Parent

7. Making the Right Impression, but Padding the Estimates
Nathan S. Hartman, Charles A. Watts

8. Coaching a Newly Promoted Manager
Linda J. Ferguson

9. Does Eating Ice Cream Really Cause Boating Accidents?
Gary Stark

10. Motivation in the Workplace: Knowing Your People
Howard C. Fero

11. Finished Before Ever Beginning
Michael Y. Moon

12. Reducing Social Loafing
Gary Stark

13. The Dual Career Ladder
M. Eileen Higgins

14. Why Didn’t This Program Work?
Robert S. Fleming

15. Alice
Joan Marques

16. Fredrick Taylor and Scientific Management: Alive and Well at James & Smith
Jane D. Parent

17. Uniform Delivery
Jerry Biberman

18. Gaining Greater Cultural Awareness
Thomas A. Conklin

19. Carrying Emotions at Work
Linda J. Ferguson

20. Setting Realistic Goals
Robert S. Fleming

21. Feedback versus Criticism
M. Eileen Higgins

22. Compensation Complaints
Thomas A. Conklin

23. That’s Not My Job!
Robert S. Fleming

24. Losing Now Could Lead to Winning in the Future
Joan Marques

25. Professional Dissatisfaction and the Power of a New Idea
Michelle St Jane

26. Violence in the Workplace
M. Eileen Higgins

27. Charismatic Leader
Jerry Biberman

28. Theories of Motivation
Thomas A. Conklin

29. The Bully in the Workplace
Maria Humphries

30. Inside and Outside Roles
Robert S. Fleming

31. The Impact of a Small Gesture
Joan Marques

32. Mixed Management Messages
Jane D. Parent

33. Is It Ok to Say “That’s Not My Job”?
Gary Stark

34. Partnering for Change
Maria Humphries, Anna Cox

35. Handing Over Responsibility
Robert S. Fleming

36. Training Session Time Management
Virginia F. Fleming

37. What Goes Around Comes Around
Joan Marques

38. The Practicality of Scientific Management
Gary Stark

39. A Failure to Involve Staff
Robert S. Fleming

40. Housewives and Students
Jerry Biberman

41. Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibilities: Real or on Display?
Maria Humphries, Dale Fitzgibbons

42. Put Me in Coach, I’m Ready to Pay
Gary Stark

43. An Assignment Doomed to Fail
Robert S. Fleming

44. Study Director and His Wife
Jerry Biberman

45. If You Build It, You’ll Have To Negotiate
Gary Stark

46. The Last-Minute Performance Evaluation
Robert S. Fleming

Part II. Multicultural Stories

47. Hanuman: Unleashing Hidden Potential
Mala Kapadia

48. Learning from Nature
Chellie Spiller

49. Rude Awakening: A Story of Two Trees
Joan Marques

50. Eklavya: The Archer Par Excellence!
Edwina Pio

51. I Just Want to Bang On the Cans All Day
Gary Stark

52. “FīfīlkaMaka”: Preparing and Sharing the Gifts from the Ocean
Alisi Numia Katoanga, Maria Humphries

53. Okoné and the Hunt
Joan Marques

54. The Power of “Hissssss”
Edwina Pio

55. Powers of Perception
Chellie Spiller

56. The Anti-Hurry-Scurry-Worry Pill
Joan Marques

57. Kiwi Kiwi
Edwina Pio

58. Tāne’s Journey to Retrieve Knowledge
Chellie Spiller

Part III. Fairy Tale-Based Creative Stories

59. The Misunderstood Genius
Joan Marques

60. Sixteen Bean Diversity
Thomas A. Conklin

61. Sam and His Neighbors
Joan Marques

62. The Simple Soul and the Executive
Joan Marques

Part IV. Short Metaphor Stories

63. A Modern Tale Regarding Alcohol and Worms
Satinder Dhiman

64. Avoiding Falling into a Hole
Jerry Biberman

65. A Story about a Sufi and Moths
Varinder Kumar

66. Chinese and Greek Artists and the Restoration of an Old Palace
Satinder Dhiman

67. Treasure under One’s Own House
Jerry Biberman

68. Walking the Talk: A Story about Mahatma Gandhi
Satinder Dhiman

69. Concentration Camp and Commander’s Humanity
Varinder Kumar

70. Be the Change You Want to See in the World: The Leadership Art of Mahatma Gandhi
Satinder Dhiman

71. The Difference between the Window Glass and the Mirror Glass
Satinder Dhiman

72. Real Obstacles are Inside Us!
Varinder Kumar

73. Celebrate Your Diversity: Joys of Noncomparison and the Virtue of Patience
Satinder Dhiman

74. The Joy of Giving Joy to Others: Cultivating Abundance Mentality
Satinder Dhiman

75. Let Your Life Speak: “YOU” May be the Only Scripture Some People Will Ever Read!
Satinder Dhiman

Part V. Two Cases

76. Samaritan House
George G. Klemic

77. Managing Change: A Public Library Moves to New Space and Everything Goes Haywire
Martha M. Mattare

Part VI. Creating and Telling Your Own Story

78. Notes on Storytelling for Leaders and Managers
Donald W. McCormick

Avainsanat: Business and Management, Organization, Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Behavioral/Experimental Economics