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Seduced by Wisdom - A Love Story

Building Personal Strength

I was impressed that her way of telling stories was more entertaining than mine, and I once asked her how she came to be such a good storyteller. Now, fourteen years later, she has abandoned her banking career and writes mystery novels full-time. She replied, “Stories invent themselves, every day.”

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Win Back Trust with Raw, Unscripted, and Real Messaging

Skip Prichard

We view control over our time as more important than “lots of money in the bank” as a sign of success. Most executives have been taught since early in their careers that they can never, under any circumstances, appear to not have all the answers. But longer form storytelling still connects with us on an emotional level.

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What Job Candidates Really Want: Meaningful Work

Harvard Business Review

They used to want high salaries to verify their value and stable career paths to allow them to sleep well at night. Now they want purposeful work and jobs that fit clearly into the larger context of their career. Offer purpose and career context, and the talent will come. What talented people want has changed.

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