Storytelling in Team Building

Storytelling could be a powerful tool of team building that helps team members to reflect upon their own experiences and to change their attitudes, priorities, and behaviors. Listening to the stories of other team members, they gain new insights into their personal lives. Storytelling can also increase trust and respect among the team members. It inspires the willingness to look not only at one’s own needs but to become more open to the different interests of others. The teams have to pay more attention to trust building because trust is a critical dimension of the knowledge management in teams. Therefore, an experienced coach can provide a valuable service in the development of executive teams.