Why storytelling is more trustworthy than presenting data | Karen Eber | TEDxPurdueU

Karen is a leadership consultant who is extremely passionate about storytelling. Her mission is to help people understand that their companies/groups will perform better and be more empathetic if their leaders learn to use storytelling as a manner of leading rather than simply supplying data or unclear, cold orders. Karen Eber develops leaders and shapes culture one story at a time. Karen brings 20 years of experience driving global talent development for individuals, teams, and organizations in the Fortune 500. She uses stories to point out key moments from everyday life to help leaders be aware of how to respond versus react. She builds new ideas and thinking with pragmatic approaches that influence and inspire action in leaders and organizations.

Karen is the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Eber Leadership Group. Karen brings deep expertise from global roles where she led Culture and Executive Development and was as a Chief Learning Officer in companies like General Electric, Deloitte and HP. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx