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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Engagement, Leadership and Power of Storytelling Last week, I had a short conversation with one of my colleagues in HR about the all important topic of employee engagement. Great presenters tell great stories, anecdotes and experiences that truly engage the audience. My daughter is 3.5

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Automation Won’t Replace People as Your Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

That’s an important truth to assert in an era when smart machines are taking over so many tasks that were in the past human contributions, including not only manual but increasingly knowledge work. In our highly competitive economy, managers may be too easily seduced by the apparent advantages of automation.

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Win 2 Tickets to PLAY DEAD in NYC

Women on Business

Co-writer TODD ROBBINS (“Dark Deceptions&# ) stars as the audience’s storytelling guide on an evening exploring death, darkness, and deception. Magician, comedian and dark arts expert TELLER (Penn & Teller), is the director and other co-writer.

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How Vineyard Vines Uses Analytics to Win Over Customers

Harvard Business Review

The science of storytelling and brand performance. This means that they simply do not have the human resources to perform the onerous data analysis and behavioral segmentation needed to inform true one-to-one marketing. ” Of course, this type of real-time, one-to-one marketing is easier said than done. Insight Center.

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Eight Ways to Communicate Your Strategy More Effectively

Harvard Business Review

You'll also want to integrate these messages with your training and your human resource initiatives to connect them with employee development & performance metrics. Most executives recognize how important their employee audience is. Recognize and reward individuals and teams who come up with smart solutions and positive change.