Magic and Mouse House: How Storytelling Completes You as a Leader

Overview
The article summarizes Michael's presentation at CTO Craft Con, emphasizing how storytelling can complete a technical leader by building trust, clarifying vision, and fostering team cohesion. It offers practical tips and frameworks for integrating narrative techniques into daily leadership practice.

Key Takeaways

• Storytelling builds trust and alignment within technical teams.
• Leaders can use personal narratives to convey vision and values.
• Structured storytelling frameworks help simplify complex technical concepts.
• Authentic stories improve team engagement and resilience.
• Practicing storytelling regularly enhances communication skills.

Who Would Benefit

• CTOs and technology leaders.
• Engineering managers.
• Senior engineers transitioning to leadership.
• Product leaders.
• Anyone interested in improving communication in tech.

Frameworks and Methodologies

• The Hero's Journey narrative structure.
• Situation-Task-Action-Result (STAR) technique.
• Three-act storytelling model.