Leaders try to inspire teams by telling stories about other teams succeeding. Yet a lot of those stories have been told so often audiences tune them out. Your audience won’t see your ideas are fresh when your stories are stale. Here are some of the best stories to tell your team (and one to avoid).

Explore each holiday's origin story. It will lend you immunity to the marketing mania and you might enjoy the season even more as you incorporate the real backstories.