Reading Time: 6 minutesAn organization’s core values only have power when – and to the extent that – the humans in and around the organization feel a connection to them. When human values and organizational values overlap for employees, that’s when they are truly connected to their workplace.
Reading Time: 7 minutesCOVID-19 changed the employment world for nurses and other healthcare industry team members, seemingly overnight. However, what has not changed is a critical, long-term need to attract the best nursing talent. Nurse Appreciation Week is May 6-12, and the World Health Organization named 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesStories Inc. launches Virtual Story Sessions, our new service that captures remote employee video content. Capture your employees’ stories in high-definition video and audio, and receive an array of content reflecting virtual workplace cultures and diverse employee experiences. Stories Inc. specializes in capturing distinct workplace
Reading Time: 8 minutesWe can appreciate the work that went into these examples of companies creating content remotely. And that’s because we at Stories have been creating content libraries from virtual interview sessions for our clients non-stop since covid hit. With more team members working remotely, some companies
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: 10 minutesInspired by Simon Sinek’s The Infinite Game and King Arthur Flour’s Covid-19 response, Stories Inc. co-founder and partner Scott Thompson examines leading with an infinite mindset. With many people turning to baking as a source of comfort during the Covid-19 lockdown, King Arthur Flour flew
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Stories Inc. team was collaborating on a blog post about collaboration (hey, we walk our talk) before the coronavirus. The resources and examples we gathered would have been helpful to talent marketers in a pre-pandemic world, but currently are eclipsed by stories of collaboration
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhether your audience is candidates, employees, customers, or all three, talking to your audience in the midst of the pandemic is challenging. Here’s a trick: include employee experience stories to show the impact of company decisions while give your underlying messages emotional and substantive heft.
Reading Time: 9 minutesYour team members have experienced tremendous change throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Employees want to share their stories of working in the pandemic, and these stories are important content for your employer brand. Your employees’ lives and work have changed dramatically in the pandemic. Some are
Reading Time: 5 minutesThere are so many amazing stories happening at workplaces during the pandemic that candidates and team members will want to know about. Capture your employee stories during COVID-19 right now. You can share them with candidates later. One of my favorite writers and thinkers, Tim
Reading Time: 8 minutesHere’s why a COVID-19 information hub is valuable for your candidates, customers, employees, and employer brand. It has now been over a month since COVID-19 was declared a national emergency in the United States. Talent professionals, in just one month you have accomplished a lot.
Reading Time: 7 minutesLast week, the Talent, Leadership, and Marketing Book Club read Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. One quote particularly resonated with the group: “Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.” This quote from Brené was a much-needed reminder that empathy and clarity go hand in hand.