Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas

Do we run because we’re scared, or are we scared because we run?

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What’s your story?

Cynthia Forstmann, co-founder of allegory studios, took us through storytelling that connects people at a deep, emotionally charged level. She calls these archetypes and she challenged us to discover what archetypes were active in our organizations. Starting with a mini culture audit, she asked us 10 questions about our organizations. She asked us to go [...]

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Bob Kelleher helps us sustain organizations

Bob Kelleher, Chief Engagement Officer of the Employee Engagement Group, shared 13 key work force trends that will challenge organization sustainability.  The war for talent is not over! The average worker’s tenure is 3.5 years but the Gen-Y workers average only 20 months. Over the next 15 years, the demand for employees worldwide will rise [...]

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Friday sessions sustain interest

Good morning from Philly. Today’s program is expected to continue with challenging conversations about what will sustain organizations of the future, creating exciting and engaging programs, communicating financial results so employees understand, a case study from Campbell soup who have above world-class engagement scores and finally, what’s ahead. Stay tuned for a recap of The Sustainable [...]

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Mario Mousso explains the Art of Woo

Mario Mousso, co-author of The Art of Woo, faculty member at Wharton, and founder of Moussa Consulting wrapped up day two of conference, speaking to us about persuasion. A critical part of persuasion is self-awareness and situational awareness, which he illustrated through a personal story about his kids.

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Tapping Collective Intelligence

Mary Boone got our afternoon sessions under way with an extended interactive workshop on “Tapping Collective Intelligence.”  Mary in president of Boone Associates and an award-winning communication consultant and writer. Mary sees a paradigm shift in progress in the communication world — from the Information Age to the Collaboration Age.  ”This change is taking us [...]

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SharePoint Case Study: Pitney Bowes

“Internal communication has to be a part of the conversation when IT is making decisions about what tools will be used to communicate with employees.”

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Jason Dorsey, Gen-Y Guy, Opens Day Two of Conference

Jason Dorsey, also know as “The Gen Y Guy,” kicked off day two with his typical animated flair. We caught up with him after his presentation to get a few summary thoughts.

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Engagement, the Intuit way

In this morning’s second session, Terilyn Monroe showed us how one company is looking to take its employees beyond engagement, all the way to inspiration. Terilyn is Director, Global Employee Engagement at Intuit, a supplier of financial software for consumers. Intuit knows that high commitment and high performance by employees are critical to success. But [...]

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Communicator as Catalyst-in-Chief: Making Your Multigenerational Workforce A Competitive Advantage

“Gen Y is not tech savvy; we’re tech dependent. It has come at a cost — our communication skills.”

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