Well-told stories capture the imagination, inspire the soul, awaken the spirit. Well-crafted stories can also cast a dark shadow, embed prejudices, invoke enmity. Like dynamite, a well-devised story requires careful handling, great attention to detail, accurate...
I recently learned of a leader of an organization who fell in disgrace. I should have felt compassion, but all I felt was contempt. I knew too much. I’d heard one too many stories of the misappropriation of funds and the over-reporting of the non-profit’s...