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Indranil Chakraborty (IC)
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Stories have impact. When we use them in our business conversations, they make our messages clear and memorable. We are all great storytellers, but we can't be a one-story wonder. This podcast is designed to help you build your story collection.

  1. Episode 145 – The Dunning-Kruger Effect – Unskilled, and unaware of it

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    Episode 145 – The Dunning-Kruger Effect – Unskilled, and unaware of it

    Send a text What if you're too incompetent to realise your incompetence? We explore this in today's story. We now live in a world where crafting a question takes much longer than getting an answer. You type a prompt and get a polished answer. If it all ended there then all would be good. But it doesn't. You often walk away feeling like you have learnt something, you are now more knowledgable. But have you really? Or are we borrowing someone else's fluency and calling it your own. I often ask myself, when using Al to generate an answer, whether I am falling into the Dunning-Kruger trap. In today's story | talk about the Dunning-Kruger effect - a cognitive bias where people who are very bad at something are often too bad at it to realise they are bad at it. To know that you're making mistakes, you need enough knowledge to recognise what a mistake looks like. The everyday version of this is that friend who took one economics class and now has strong opinions about monetary policy, while your friend with an actual holds a PhD in economics says "it's complicated" to everything. The issue isn't Al itself, it's how we engage with it. Learning to recognise the distance between feeling knowledgeable and actually being knowledgeable, maybe one of the most valuable skills we can develop, especially in this age of Al. For more #storiesatwork do have a look the  playlists of stories on our website - https://bit.ly/SW_Stories  Your friends and family can join our WhatsApp group to get copies of our videos. https://bit.ly/SW_WA_11 Our website has a video version of this story. https://storyworks.in/storybanks/ Follow me on LinkedIn -->linkedin.com/in/i-am-ic

    7 min
  2. Episode 144 – Upstream

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    Episode 144 – Upstream

    Send a text Have you been in a situation where after tirelessly trying to address a crisis you realised that you were addressing the symptoms rather than the problem itself? In today’s episode I will move away from my usual approach of sharing a real story to sharing a parable that has a significant lesson for both business and life. I first read this story in the book ‘Upstream’ by Dan Heath. Dan Heath along with his brother Chip wrote my all-time favourite book on communication - ‘Made to Stick.’ Listen here… For more #storiesatwork do subscribe to our YouTube channel which has two playlists - #StoryBank https://bit.ly/WStoryB and #LeaderSpeak https://bit.ly/WLeaderS You can also join our WhatsApp group to get copies of our videos. https://bit.ly/SW_WA_11 Our website has a video version of this story. https://storyworks.in/storybanks/ Follow me on LinkedIn -->linkedin.com/in/i-am-ic

    3 min
  3. Episode 143 – The Woodcutter – When to sharpen the Axe

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    Episode 143 – The Woodcutter – When to sharpen the Axe

    Send a text Have you ever been under so much pressure that time available seemed to be inadequate? What was your solution? For many people, the answer will be to work longer and harder. But is that always the right answer. Isn’t that mistaking effort for result. Listen on…… For more #storiesatwork do subscribe to our YouTube channel which has two playlists - #StoryBank https://bit.ly/WStoryB and #LeaderSpeak https://bit.ly/WLeaderS You can also join our WhatsApp group to get a copy of this video. https://bit.ly/SW_WA_11 Our website has a video version of this story. https://storyworks.in/storybanks/ Follow me on LinkedIn -->linkedin.com/in/i-am-ic

    4 min
  4. Episode 142 - The Two Monks

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    Episode 142 - The Two Monks

    Send a text Sometimes we end up holding onto things for far longer than they need to be held on to. And it may need an outsider looking in to identify that.  This story talks about one such perspective that can be used when one needs to show another how it is of no use holding on when moving on is the right way forward. Listen on. For more #storiesatwork do subscribe to our YouTube channel which has two playlists -  #StoryBank https://bit.ly/WStoryB and  #LeaderSpeak https://bit.ly/WLeaderS You can also join our WhatsApp group to get copies of our videos. https://bit.ly/SW_WA_11 Our website has a video version of this story. https://storyworks.in/storybanks/ Follow me on LinkedIn -->linkedin.com/in/i-am-ic

    4 min
  5. Episode 141 - The Zipper Trap - Explain It, Please

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    Episode 141 - The Zipper Trap - Explain It, Please

    Send a text “Is this really the same guy I shared lunch with in school? How did he turn out this way? Is he really so rabid? Why is he so stupid?”.  Have you read WhatsApp messages on a school group and reacted in this manner. Their views feel so far removed from yours that it’s hard to reconcile the person with the opinion. And if you bothered to question that person’s point of view, he too would probably feel the same about you.  Today’s story will perhaps give us an insight into a better question to ask, instead of “how on earth can you support this”. We will learn how sometimes, the right question doesn’t deepen disagreement. It dissolves it. For more #storiesatwork do have a look the  playlists of stories on our website - https://bit.ly/SW_Stories  Your friends and family can join our WhatsApp group to get copies of our videos. https://bit.ly/SW_WA_11 Our website has a video version of this story. https://storyworks.in/storybanks/ Follow me on LinkedIn -->linkedin.com/in/i-am-ic

    8 min
  6. Episode 140 - Blind Faith - The Dangers of Outsourcing Judgement

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    Episode 140 - Blind Faith - The Dangers of Outsourcing Judgement

    Send a text Have you ever blindly followed Google Maps... only to end up somewhere you definitely shouldn't be? I have. That tiny frustration reveals a much larger pattern in business: we increasingly hand over judgment to external “advisors” — data dashboards, predictive models, algorithms, and now AI systems. They’re often remarkably accurate. That’s exactly why they’re dangerous. When tools are consistently right, we gradually stop questioning assumptions, challenging blind spots, or cross-checking with reality. We trade active thinking for comfortable certainty. Then — when conditions shift and the tool fails — the fallout is massive. Not because the tool was broken, but because no one was paying attention anymore. Across eras and industries, the same trap repeats: leaders delegate too much critical thinking, mistaking reliable forecasts for infallible truth. The real leadership edge today? Staying mentally engaged.  Relentlessly asking: “Does this still hold up?” “What are we not seeing?” “What happens if the pattern breaks?” In today’s episode, I unpack three striking real-world examples that drive this point home. For more #storiesatwork do have a look the  playlists of stories on our website - https://bit.ly/SW_Stories  Your friends and family can join our WhatsApp group to get copies of our videos. https://bit.ly/SW_WA_11 Our website has a video version of this story. https://storyworks.in/storybanks/ Follow me on LinkedIn -->linkedin.com/in/i-am-ic

    6 min
  7. Episode 139 - Are Humans Rational? Dice, Discount & Dishoom

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    Episode 139 - Are Humans Rational? Dice, Discount & Dishoom

    Send a text Answer this question with a yes or a no - Do you believe that intelligent human beings usually take rational decisions? Most business strategies are built on a quiet assumption: that customers behave rationally. For example, we believe that if we make something cheaper, faster, or more efficient, people will naturally choose it. But real life rarely works that way. Human beings don’t experience value like spreadsheets do. We experience it emotionally, socially, and psychologically. This week’s story explores a powerful idea from behavioural economics: the difference between economic value and psychological value. Two offers can be mathematically identical, yet one feels irresistible while the other feels dull. One gets ignored. The other becomes a story people retell. The takeaway is that in a world obsessed with data and rational optimisation, the most powerful lever for growth might just be human psychology itself. For more #storiesatwork do have a look the  playlists of stories on our website - https://bit.ly/SW_Stories  Your friends and family can join our WhatsApp group to get copies of our videos. https://bit.ly/SW_WA_11 Our website has a video version of this story. https://storyworks.in/storybanks/ Follow me on LinkedIn -->linkedin.com/in/i-am-ic

    6 min
  8. Episode 138 - The Dancing Boxer - Mastering What Others Ignore

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    Episode 138 - The Dancing Boxer - Mastering What Others Ignore

    Send a text Many professionals spend their entire career sharpening the same set of skill. Because it is initially rewarded because it gets the job done, many double down on what has already made them successful. That is why many eventually plateau. But as the famous saying goes, what got you here won’t get you there.  Today’s story is a reminder that breakthrough performance and exponential growth rarely comes from going deeper into your own domain. It often comes from stepping completely outside it. For more #storiesatwork do have a look the  playlists of stories on our website - https://bit.ly/SW_Stories  Your friends and family can join our WhatsApp group to get copies of our videos. https://bit.ly/SW_WA_11 Our website has a video version of this story. https://storyworks.in/storybanks/ Follow me on LinkedIn -->linkedin.com/in/i-am-ic

    4 min
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Stories have impact. When we use them in our business conversations, they make our messages clear and memorable. We are all great storytellers, but we can't be a one-story wonder. This podcast is designed to help you build your story collection.

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  • Creator
    Indranil Chakraborty (IC)
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    144
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