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Holiday Compliance Policies to Sweeten the Holiday Season

HR Digest

Depending on what you are celebrating at work and how wild your team is about to be with the decorations, holiday safety can promise a stress-free experience instead of spending it putting out small fires and tripping over stray balloons. Holiday compliance figures into every aspect of holiday planning.

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The Irresistible Power of Storytelling as a Strategic Business Tool

Harvard Business Review

Neuroeconomist Paul Zak ’s research indicates that our brains produce the stress hormone cortisol during the tense moments in a story, which allows us to focus, while the cute factor of the animals releases oxytocin, the feel-good chemical that promotes connection and empathy. Storytelling evokes a strong neurological response.