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Valuable HR lessons can be found in the most unlikely places—even childhood stories.
Just ask Pat Wadors, former chief people officer at software company UKG. She told HR Brew that fairytales and folklore have helped her make sense of her world and work.
In her forthcoming book, Unlock Your Leadership Story: How to Build Understanding and Motivate Teams Using Fables and Folktales, she shares the HR lessons that people leaders can learn from stories. Wadors gave HR Brew a sneak peek during a recent conversation.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
What motivated you to write this book?
I never imagined writing