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Long-term employees, regardless of their job title, become “walking encyclopedias” of organizational information, job tips, short-cuts, political/personal hot potatoes to avoid, historical alliances, technology trial and error, and understanding of how and why things are as they are. When these workers leave an organization, a critical piece of history leaves with them. Losing tacit knowledge […]

I’ve been reading about story today, specifically Kathy Hansen’s blog, A Storied Career, an absolute treasure trove of information about story and the role of story in our lives and careers. One of the charms of this topic for me is that I find it impossible to read about story and not constantly apply […]

Every once in a while you come across a book that is extraordinary—it offers new insight, has some credibility or research behind it, and provides practical “here’s how to do it” advice. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (New York: Random House, 2007) is one […]

Annette Simmons, author of numerous books, including The Story Factor, has a new title called Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact. In this book, Simmons provides a guide to developing personal stories to cover any scenario we are likely to encounter in […]

… let’s talk about “readers.” I’m referring to potential employers reading about job applicants on the Internet–specifically in social networking environments. Facebook and MySpace are popular for online socializing and sharing perhaps more information than you might in a “job interview story.” I’ve heard of people posting online that they lie in job interviews. And […]