The effect of single stories can be devastating. Any single story has the potential to be insensitive, naïve, and even demoralizing. The goal is to stay curious and discover the untold layer buried beneath.

Love Chimamanda TED talk she brings up the danger of listening to only one side of a story, the impact, understanding, decision making all are attached to what we listen. A great example of how coaches/leaders/managers/parents need to be aware of single stories as this can become biases and affect how we listen to our clients.

How do you tame your biases?

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story