Hearth: Our Internal Wiki
Hearth: Our Internal Wiki
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Here at the Stories Incorporated office, we love hearing about other companies’ internal websites. They can take the form of wikis, or weekly CEO vlogs, or a professional social networking intranet. We’ve talked before how important internal communication is — it sets the tone for
Culturography through Internal Communications
Culturography through Internal Communications
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A Peek Inside: Interning at Stories Incorporated
A Peek Inside: Interning at Stories Incorporated
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Reading Time: 4 minutes You know how the stereotypical intern experience is characterized by boredom in the form of data entry, coffee runs, and a heavy dose of Reddit, all of which is mostly ignored by management? Well. The stereotypical intern hasn’t interned at Stories Incorporated. Turns out that
That’s great in practice, but how does it work in theory?: A brief overview of management vs. systems approaches
That’s great in practice, but how does it work in theory?: A brief overview of management vs. systems approaches
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Hi all, Pam here! I’m your friendly neighborhood Stories Incorporated communications intern this summer! I’m in the middle of my master’s degree at Georgetown — the program is called Communication, Culture, and Technology, and I learned a ton my first year that I’d love to
Veterans’ Affairs Chief Resignation: The Necessity of Core Value Buy-In
Veterans’ Affairs Chief Resignation: The Necessity of Core Value Buy-In
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Reading Time: 3 minutes This past Friday, Veterans’ Affairs Chief Eric Shinseki resigned over the systemic conspiracy to hide excessive wait times for vets seeking medical care. Contrary to appearances of a leadership resignation, the issue in this case was more of an honest leader’s inability to affect change
Why Humans Love Origin Stories
Why Humans Love Origin Stories
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Reading Time: 2 minutes It turns out that our brains are wired to love consuming stories. Interestingly, origin stories or creation myths—whether about a superhero or a business—have additional ingredients that make them particularly engaging to humans. 1) A Cause for an Already-Known Effect According to Leo Widrich, co-founder