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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on exploring more “why” questions, making it easy to follow your presentations, supporting your sales team, 11 paradoxes that managers must balance, and how COVID can change senior leadership dynamics. Enjoy!
The Eight “Whys”
Four Tips For Easy-To-Follow Presentations
Aiding The Sales Team
Two Questions To Improve Decision-Making
11 Paradoxes Of Management
How COVID Can Cause Cracks In Board Dynamics
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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we cover six barriers that hamper strategy development, trouble-causing leadership styles, premium pricing, remote work, the psychology of persuasion, and dealing with uncertainty . Enjoy!
Why Your Strategy Isn’t Working
Beware Of These Leadership Styles
Premium Pricing: The Right And Wrong Way
Remote vs. In-Office Work
The Psychology of Influence and Persuasion
Flying In The Face of Uncertainty
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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on the journey involved in learning about racism, improving how your organization listens, employee burnout, the case for content marketing, and recovering your momentum. Enjoy!
Racism: The Learning Journey
How An Organization Listens
The Costs Of Being A Caring Manager
The Biggest Myth About Employee Burnout
Making A Case For Content Marketing
Recovering Your Momentum
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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on the elastic tension between your leadership vision and current reality, plus tips on reducing Zoom fatigue, communicating in high-stress situations, and whether it’s time to reconsider your brand positioning. Enjoy!
Rubber Band Leadership
Five Ways To Combat Zoom Fatigue
Selling In A Pandemic
Two Mantras For Our Times
Do You Need A New Brand Category?
Communicating in High-Stress Situations
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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on managing fears and issues without a playbook, practices that build resiliency, motivation when working from home, and figuring out what’s next. Don’t miss our checklist of mental biases that can warp your planning as you adapt to the pandemic. Enjoy!
The Two Fronts Of Every Crisis
Motivating A Remote Team
Three Resiliency Practices
The COVID 3T Playbook
The List: What’s Next?
Thinking Straight in a Topsy-Turvy World
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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on making decisions in turbulent times, using simple rules and triage approaches for fast action, facilitating online video conferences, and classifying opponents to change. Enjoy!
Rules for Making Decisions In These Times
Understanding Your Opponents To Change
How To Be At Peace With Your Work
Recognition AND Appreciation
Triage In Turbulent Times
Online Facilitation Tips
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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at how expertise may derail your decision-making, using praise, managing marketing gambles, the rule of three, plus tips for podcasting and crisis communications. Enjoy!
Are You Blinded By Your Expertise?
The Gambler And The Marketer
Applying The Rule Of Three
Praise Better Than Correcting Failures
The Business Podcast Primer
Crisis Communications
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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on using momentum strategically, digging below symptoms to deal with real problems, tips for precision emails, a trigger for better brainstorming, and testing whether values are driving your strategy. Enjoy!
Moving Beyond Surface Symptoms
Writing Email With Military Precision
Embarrassment And Successful Brainstorming
Momentum As A Management Strategy
Eleven Time-Management Mistakes
Are Your Values Strategic?
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