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First attention. Then the numbers on conversion to opens, likes, followers, sales, market share, shift in public opinion, boost in name recognition and more. Those are what clients want. Not storytelling per se. As in many law practices (see Paul, Weiss partner Brad Karp's observations in Lawyer Monthly ) and throughout management consulting (see David Duncan in the Harvard Business Review ), AI has made what used to sell and at a premium price a commodity. And, the glut of commercial messaging out there has made it more and more difficult to capture, hold and grow attention. Platforms that rely on storytelling, such as BusinessInsider , frequently are floundering. That venue lost almost 30% of subscribers during the past three years. Somehow they haven't effectively connected the dots between the narrative and how does it move the needle on helping the audience accomplish their objectives.  Telling her story in the memoir "View from the East Wing" hurt,  not helped,...

So important was the role of clergy in this new land that the Puritans established Harvard in 1636 to ensure there would be enough ministers and that they would be well trained.  Currently that role has evolved to be analogous to attempting to steer the doomed Titantic. The church, as an institution, is collapsing. Although more than 60% in America identify themselves as Christians , no longer are many of them going to church. CNN documents: "Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade" Walk into churches still operating and the congregation probably consists of the over-60. About 40 million have left during the past 25 years.  The reasons range from no-time to a deep distrust of institutions. As a tarot reader, I would add that my clients who have walked away from the religion of their childhood complain about the lofty preaching. What they need is not to aspire to be a better human being or change the world. I...