How the present ties to your history

I wrote earlier about the need to document your story and of how important it is to be great at storytelling, but there is more to it than those two aspects.  It is important to tie a direct line of how the great people and efforts of the past tie directly to the great people and efforts of today.  Even if your organization is only a year old, start telling stories related to your past, "Your action reflects perfectly what we were founded to do." or "What you did reminds me of when so and so did X..."

This is not just about putting employee of the month plaques up on the wall, there is research showing that the happiest families are those with strong ties to their family history,

After a while, a surprising theme emerged. The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative.

I would try developing the family narrative at home first and then developing your work narrative...