Year | # | Title | # | Moral | Year | Created | Modified | Place | DocType | Ready? | Gender | Category | Questions | |
| 388 | The Young Navigator | | Translate into your audiences' frames of reference | 1962 | 09/23/2016 | 10/27/2023 | West Babylon | Story | Yes | Female | Communication | 1) has this new situation happened before? 2) Is this like someth | |
| 305 | Lima Beans | | Culture is the folklore | 1962 | 07/20/2011 | 06/20/2023 | West Babylon | Story | Yes | Female | Stories,Corporate Culture | 1) What family stories get retold at the holidays (or weddings?)
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| 2 | We're Going to Be Great Writers | | Positive expectations are powerful | 1965 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | Smithtown | Story | Yes | Male | People Mgmt | 1) Does your manager believe you can succeed at whatever you do? | |
| 1 | First Impressions | | First impressions are lasting | 1967 | 11/20/2016 | 02/13/2023 | Smithtown | Story | Yes | Male | People Mgmt | 1) Was the teacher excessive in his approach to the first day? Wh | |
| 3 | Draw a Picture | | When it comes to strategy, a picture is worth a thousand words | 1969 | 11/20/2016 | 02/13/2023 | Smithtown | Story | Yes | Male | Strategy | 1) Can you draw a one-page picture to represent your company's or | |
| 4 | You Can Be Anything You Want To Be | | Have faith in your employees | 1970 | 11/20/2016 | 02/13/2023 | Smithtown | Story | Yes | Female | People Mgmt | 1) Who believed in you the most? What difference did it make? 2) | |
| 382 | I love to draw planes | | Do what you love before the next step on the success ladder | 1974 | 08/20/2016 | 05/26/2020 | Drew | Story | Yes | Male | Values,Leadership,Careers | 1. What are the things you do that give you energy, that make you | |
| 112 | Talking your way through to the answer | | Dialog often clarifies thinking better than thinking alone | 1975 | 04/10/2006 | 11/29/2023 | Drew | Story | Yes | Male | Strategy,Process Mgmt,Conversation | 1. Have you been part of an engaging conversation that clarified | |
| 461 | The Winter Coat | | The folklore and humor of an organization often communicates its culture | 1977 | 04/27/2017 | 09/15/2022 | FBC | Story | Yes | Male | Culture | 1. What stories are repeated at your organization? What is their | |
| 5 | Assemble the Components | | Assembly is easier and faster than creating from scratch | 1978 | 02/27/2006 | 10/19/2023 | FBC | Story | Yes | Male | Project Mgmt | 1) How can you break large problems into smaller parts? 2) In wha | |
| 6 | Leave your Signature | | Style matters; leave your signature | 1979 | 02/27/2006 | 10/19/2023 | FBC | Story | Yes | Male | Change Mgmt,People Mgmt,Quality | 1) What elements of style have you left imprinted on your work? O | |
| 8 | Time, Process and People | | The tighter the time frame the less concern for process and people | 1981 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | Leadership | 1) Can you point to examples where tight deadlines lost the team? | |
| 7 | Technology Without the Technology | | Speak technology in nontechnical terms | 1981 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Male | Communication,Metaphor | 1) Can you recall a time when you were asked to play a role of tr | |
| 9 | The Lego's Lesson | | Leadership is situational | 1981 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | Leadership,People Mgmt,Training | 1) What experiences can you point to where deadlines impacted the | |
| 10 | The Conservation of Typing | | Don't forget that computing is about taking work out of the system! | 1982 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Male | Project Mgmt | 1) How can you take work out of your latest project? 2) What piec | |
| 460 | The Bell Ringer | | Sometimes a personal quality is a better indicator than experience | 1982 | 04/17/2017 | 01/03/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | Sales,Persistence | 1. Who in your organization (past or present) has a bell-ringer p | |
| 11 | Letting Go | | Delegating means delegating ownership and letting go | 1982 | 10/07/2018 | 03/01/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Male | People Mgmt | 1) If you know the answers, how do you communicate criticism? (hi | |
| 143 | Bowling and Curtains | | With a good scoreboard, you don't need feedback from a manager | 1983 | 05/08/2006 | 03/29/2024 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | People Mgmt,Measurement | 1) How close is the game of bowling to doing projects or other wo | |
| 12 | What's the Next Step? | | People work harder, and take pride in, achieving new levels, even if "in place" | 1983 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | People Mgmt | 1) What are the ways to avoid the feeling of stagnating, dead-end | |
| 416 | Double the Estimate | | If project time is difficult to estimate, make it time-fixed | 1983 | 10/27/2016 | 09/27/2022 | DBC | Story | Yes | Female | Project Mgmt | 1) What are the methods you have used for estimating a project? W | |
| 220 | Playing with toys | | A sense of play is more adult than you think | 1984 | 09/24/2007 | 09/27/2022 | IDC | Story | Yes | Male | People Mgmt | 1) How would you create an outside-the-box interview experience? | |
| 13 | Build the Throwaway | | Build a prototype to meet a basic need; embellish later | 1984 | 02/27/2006 | 11/20/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | Project Mgmt,Innovation | 1) Michael Schrage , MIT Professor, says that "Effective prototyp | |
| 454 | The Parade | | In the midst of a crisis, try to remain calm and improvise where you need to. | 1984 | 02/27/2017 | 12/20/2021 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | Crisis,Improv | 1) What types of crisis have you or your family or friends been i | |
| 14 | The Wine Bet | | An audacious goal is powerful | 1985 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Male | People Mgmt | 1) When are the times your team rose to the challenge of an audac | |
| 15 | Counting the Simple | | Increasing client contact with good, helpful people, increases sales | 1985 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | Measurement | 1) What metrics do you use to track success? 2) How do theses mea | |
| 81 | A Red-Button Party | | When you find a problem, celebrate: it's an opportunity to ratchet up the quality | 1985 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Male | Change Mgmt,People Mgmt,Quality | 1) When a problem is discovered in your company or department, wh | |
| 84 | Teaching an employee to fish | | Teach a worker how to fish and they don't need a hand-out. | 1985 | 02/27/2006 | 11/20/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Male | Leadership,People Mgmt | 1. Do you know someone on your team or in your organization who h | |
| 536 | The Grenade | | Don't take the hand grenade problem; give it back | 1985 | 09/08/2022 | 06/15/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | Leadership,People Mgmt | | |
| 85 | House Calls For Kids Shoes | | Exceptional service becomes legendary, it gets retold and retold and retold. | 1986 | 02/27/2006 | 10/27/2023 | DBC | Story | Yes | Female | Service | 1) Are there any businesses or services for which you are a custo | |
| 16 | Taking the Wrong Job | | Doing something you don't like to do is not a way to move up | 1986 | 02/27/2006 | 02/13/2023 | IDC | Story | Yes | Female | People Mgmt | 1) What parts of your job do you like the most? the least? 2) Wha | |