Saybrook in Harvard Business Review
Four research-driven strategies that next-gen leaders can use to harness their family story to their own purposes.
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- May 24
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When Sally Met Sally: How A Founder's Forgotten Story Relaunched a Beauty Brand
An interview with Jeremy Lowenstein, who used the tale of an extraordinary woman to revitalize a famed nail care brand.
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- Mar 16
- 1 min
The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: What's New, and What's Not
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- Feb 16
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Making Black History Month Matter
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- Jan 19
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ChatGPT should prompt a conversation about how best to marry humanistic skills with AI’s capabilities for the benefit of humankind.
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- Jan 12
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In Memoriam: James G. Lowenstein
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- Sep 2, 2022
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The Road Not Traveled
Far from wallowing in regret, asking “what might have been?” can open up a powerful mode of learning and analysis.
Arielle Gorin
- Jun 14, 2022
- 4 min
When Nostalgia Becomes Dangerous—and What to Do About It
The best way to combat the corrosive effects of nostalgia is not to block out the past; it's to engage with the past in a thoughtful way.
Arielle Gorin
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Ideal Worker: How to Get Beyond Fake Stories
How do we recognize false or unhelpful stories and start telling ourselves a different story?
Arielle Gorin
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Can Keeping a Journal Make You a Better Leader?
Structured reflection is a powerful problem-solving tool both for CEOs and the organizations they lead.
Arielle Gorin
- Mar 24, 2022
- 2 min
The Answer to Ancestor Trouble
Families benefit from understanding and reckoning with difficult pasts rather than suppressing them.
Arielle Gorin
- Mar 17, 2022
- 1 min
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Arielle Gorin, John Seaman
- Nov 17, 2021
- 6 min
Together Apart: Using Narrative to Reinforce Culture, At Home or In the Office
In an era of remote or hybrid work, organizational narrative is the key to building a resilient and sustainable culture.
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- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
Storytelling Through Architecture: Lessons for Nonprofits
See how nonprofits of any size can leverage the immersive power of their physical spaces to communicate mission, values, and vision.
John Seaman, Arielle Gorin
- Sep 8, 2021
- 6 min
Stories That Work: How Strategic Narratives Can Transform Purpose, Brand, and Reputation
See what three leading brands gained by tapping into the power of their own strategic narrative—and what another one lost when it did not.
Arielle Gorin
- Jun 17, 2021
- 1 min
The Stories We Tell
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Arielle Gorin
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
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- Apr 28, 2021
- 1 min
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