Reading Time: 4 minutesScott Thompson, co-founder of Stories Inc., invites us to see that our employee stories are content assets. Creating something with lasting value from scratch can be difficult, whether it’s a piece of art, a book, a film, or, yes, even a piece of employer brand
Reading Time: 4 minutesStories Inc. co-founder Scott Thompson explains why non-cookie-cutter mission statements and culture content help candidates self-select into or out of your unique company mission. I heard a podcast interview with Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and creator of WordPress, and I loved his take on
Reading Time: 3 minutesNo matter how hard you try, you just can’t figure out how to get your current team members to write Glassdoor reviews for your company. Which means that the reviews that are up there tend to be weighted more toward people who have left the
Reading Time: 5 minutesStitch Fix’s early focus on creating value for all stakeholders, especially its vendor partners, benefitted Stitch Fix in a very tangible way when the pandemic hit. For CEO Katrina Lake, it’s one of many examples that validates her belief that stakeholder value is shareholder value.
Reading Time: 8 minutesAmidst all the uncertainty and anxiety the COVID-19 crisis has brought to our world, these companies took actions that support their corporate values. Here are companies living their values during COVID-19. How companies care for their people during a crisis is a true test. Indeed,
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn case you hadn’t yet read enough about the Gamestop drama, I wanted to focus on one aspect of the story: its lesson on the importance for companies to align everything with mission. Last week, Robinhood had to temporarily limit trading of Gamestop and other
Reading Time: 8 minutesOne goal that leaders, cultural stewards, talent acquisition professionals and recruitment marketers all have in common: we all want to create workplaces where people can do their best, most incredible work. The key is to provide alignment for your current and future team members. First,
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt the start of 2020, we tried to write the best recruitment marketing blogs possible. We wrote about best practices for creating culture content for candidates. We wrote about what makes a compelling employee story. And we wrote about how to uncover and capture employee
Reading Time: 4 minutesUnder Hammurabi’s Code in ancient Mesopotamia, if a house caved in and killed its inhabitants, then the builder of that house would face the death penalty. It’s a pretty harsh thought, but you can’t deny that it probably did a good job of incentivizing home
Reading Time: 7 minutesScott Thompson shares the impact of Tony Hsieh on modern business, customer interactions, and Stories Inc. And, he honors Hsieh’s memory. I was shocked and saddened to hear that Tony Hsieh passed away at the age of 46 this past weekend. Hsieh has always been
Reading Time: 7 minutesNot only do we capture stories of thanks from team members at our clients’ organizations, we also love gratitude-fueled stories from our own team! The Stories Inc. team members are a thankful crew, and they’re skilled storytellers. Together, we have been through a lot in
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Stories Inc. team is safely capturing employee stories at our client sites, outside storyteller homes, and virtually — wherever work is happening! The health and well-being of storytellers and staff are of utmost importance. So, we have carefully adapted our processes to reduce the