As part of the International Women’s Day activities, communication specialists shared how personal and collective storytelling can strengthen professional visibility, collaboration, and new forms of leadership within work teams.
The stories we tell about ourselves can influence the way we work, collaborate, and lead.
Under this premise, the talk “Narratives that Inspire: The Power of Our Stories in Personal and Professional Life” was held on Friday, March 6, in the context of International Women’s Day.
The session was moderated by Daniela Carranza, Communication Analyst, and featured two guest speakers with extensive experience in the field of communications: Ninfa Aurora Romero Medellín, Manager of the Telecommunications Museum, and Liliana García, Commercial and Marketing Director of Liga ACE.
The purpose of the discussion was to reflect on how the stories we tell and consume influence our decisions, opportunities, and organizational culture. The speakers explored themes related to personal and collective narratives, and how these shape the way people work, lead, collaborate, and perceive themselves.
The talk also encouraged an inclusive space for listening and reflection, emphasizing that everyone has stories to tell and patterns worth examining. As highlighted during the session, “changing the stories we tell ourselves can change behaviors and, eventually, transform the culture of teams and organizations.”
Liliana and Ninfa shared tools for standing out in an environment saturated with content, while also explaining how the stories we tell influence collaboration, leadership, and decision-making. They also highlighted the connection between personal narratives and the construction of organizational culture.
Toward the end of the discussion, the speakers noted that even a seemingly positive narrative can become a limitation if it is not authentic or aligned with a person’s values and identity. Recognizing these narratives requires an exercise of introspection and personal honesty, where signals such as emotional discomfort or a lack of coherence between what is said and what is truly felt may emerge.
They also emphasized the power of language in shaping new possibilities. Small shifts in how we express ourselves—such as replacing limiting phrases with expressions like “not yet”—can create space for learning and growth, recognizing that skills and processes develop over time.
Finally, both specialists reminded the audience that perfect stories are not necessary; what truly matters are honest and meaningful ones.
Consciously choosing the narratives we share can influence our personal decisions while also contributing to transforming the culture of teams and organizations.
In essence, Narratives that Inspire reminded us that every personal story is a tool for transformation: it can open new possibilities, encourage more human conversations, and strengthen cultures where leadership is built through authenticity.
By consciously choosing the stories we tell—and those we decide to leave behind—we also shape how we connect, collaborate, and grow within our teams.
Because when an organization listens to itself through the voices of its people, it discovers new ways to move forward together.
