Storytellers play with time and space. They imagine that rules don't apply to them. Where others see obstacles, they see possibilities. Adams imagines his life unfolding in other galaxies, where anything is possible. When he doesn't know what to do about a business problem, he tells a science-fiction story about it.
Storytellers know how to find characters to work with.
They look for people who will stretch their imaginative capacities. If, on the other hand, you always hire people who are bigger than you are, we shall become a company of giants. Storytellers respect history. That's how they maintain their sanity - and locate themselves in time and space. History repeats itself, so storytellers see their future embedded in tales of the past.