Creating and implementing an HR storytelling diversity and inclusion strategy is mission-critical. Especially for employee and client retention: Today, Tomorrow and in the Future. First, because Today’s Internet of Things (IoT), Fourth Industrial Revolution workplaces are extremely complex. Next, these workplaces are a dynamic intersection of people, processes, software and hardware. Then, it is very… [Continue Reading]
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Why Idealized Storytelling creates Decision Making Skepticism
Idealized storytelling creates perfect story scenarios in which products, services, programs are placed. Not surprisingly, these stories always seem to have fairy-tale outcomes, where everyone lives happily ever after. Mostly, due to the outcomes created by our products, services and programs. Then, the next step in your business development process is that you ask decision… [Continue Reading]
Very Compelling Storytelling embraces Risk and Opportunity
Moving your stories into the Very Compelling Storytelling category is a scary proposition, isn’t it? Sort of like standing in rush-hour traffic during a polar vortex. Very compelling storytelling moves you the biggest one millimeter beyond your storytelling comfort level as you can move. Because the most compelling stories are about how you embrace both… [Continue Reading]
Leverage Provocative Business Storytelling to drive Client Success
Developing your provocative business storytelling acumen moves you one millimeter (or more) beyond sounding like everyone else. Because business stories easily sound too safe, too sanitized and too perfect. Talking about achieving fairy-tale outcomes after surmounting monumental, emergency business challenges. Except that the greatest business challenges which many of our clients face come in smaller… [Continue Reading]
Why hide the Authentic You from Your Professional Stories?
When your Authentic You is not part of the professional stories you tell, your stories are less-than-believable. As a result, the folks listening to your stories are left with no conclusion and one question: SO WHAT? Because instead of authenticity, you tell: Products and services, features and benefits stories. You tell traditional-sounding, buying-and-selling or STEM-based… [Continue Reading]
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