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Honorary Research Fellow, Monash University

Shawn is the Founding Director of Anecdote, a firm that helps companies harness the natural power of stories to bring their strategies to life.

He spends much of his time running consulting engagements for clients like AXA, BHP Billiton, NAB, Department of Defence, Shell Oil, AstraZeneca, The Treasury, and IBM Australia. His main focus is on embedding values, translating vision statements into actions and helping strategies stick, all by putting stories to work.

He is a sought after speaker and workshop facilitator and has worked with clients around the world, most recently in Singapore, Malaysia and London. Shawn is part of the NAB Academy where he teaches storytelling for business leaders. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at Monash University.

Experience

  • 2004–present
    Founder and Director, Anecdote
  • 2009–present
    Honorary Research Fellow, Monash University

Education

  • 1988 
    Australian National University, Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Research Areas

  • Business Information Management (Incl. Records, Knowledge And Information Management, And Intelligence) (150301)
  • Anthropology Not Elsewhere Classified (160199)