8020Info specializes in strategic planning, public consultation/ research, & marketing communications.
8020Info specializes in strategic planning, public consultation/ research, & marketing communications.
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Vol-21_No-3_Feb_22-2021
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we share insights for assessing and dealing with burnout, conflict, remote teams, the discomfort of bold plans for change, and anticipating customer needs. Enjoy!
Burnout and the Pandemic
How to Build Culture on a Remote Team
Great Businesses Anticipate
How to Handle Arguments
Questions to Self-Assess Burnout
Aim for confidence in your plans, not comfort
Reading: Conflicted and Never Split the Difference
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Tagged Burnout, change, negotiations, pandemic, planning, Remote teams
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Vol-21_No-2_Feb_01-2021
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on anticipating behaviours in a post-pandemic world, matching leadership styles to organizational cultures, adding science to start-up methods, managing change in low-trust circumstances, and the Law of Triviality. Enjoy!
Clues to Your Post-Pandemic Future
Matching Leadership Styles to Organizations
Is there a Formula for Start-Up Success?
The Truth About Why People Buy
Coping with the Law of Triviality
When Trust Is Low, Take Simple Concrete Action
Essentialism and Data Detective
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Tagged behaviour, change management, Law of Triviality, leadership, post-pandemic, start-up, strategy, trust
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Vol-21_No-1_Jan_11-2021
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we share insights on decision-making, myths about strategy, HR trends, questions for reflection on 2021 goals, building resilience and audience-calibrated communications. Enjoy!
Barack Obama on Decision Making
Five Myths about Strategy
Building Focus and Resilience in 2021
Top HR Trends for 2021
David Allen’s Questions for the New Year
Audience-Centred More Than Ever
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Tagged audience-centred, communications, decision-making, goals, GTD, hr, resilience, strategy, trends
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Vol-20_No-17_Dec_14-2020
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at the value of a “frictionless mind”, ways to pitch a game-changing idea, steps to rest, reflect and refocus after this pandemic year, improve virtual engagement and performance reviews, plus our annual year-end shout-out. Enjoy!
Three Steps to Find Meaning From 2020
A “Frictionless Mind” Helped in 2020
Improving Your Virtual Engagement
Grace & Accountability in Performance Reviews
7 Ways to Sell a Game-Changing Idea
What We’re Reading
Our 2020 Year-End Shout Out
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Tagged 2020, frictionless mind, pandemic, performance, pitching ideas, reflect, refocus, shout-out, virtual engagement
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Vol-20_No-16_Nov_23-2020
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on pandemic leadership styles, taming Zoom, job impact statements, email marketing tips, 10 commandments for empowerment, and reducing unforeseen surprises in a complex operating environment. Enjoy!
The Best Pandemic Leadership Style
The Three Rules of Zoom
The Value of Job Impact Statements
Improving your Email Marketing
The 10 Commandments of Empowerment
System Surprises and Unintended Consequences
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Tagged complex systems, email marketing, empowerment, job impact statements, leadership styles, pandemic, unintended consequences, Zoom
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Vol-20_No-15_Nov_02-2020
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on reconciling tough decisions with ethics, the value of heart in your leadership, things to know when delivering bad news, amplifying your level of influence, and pressures on governance during the pandemic. Enjoy!
A Framework for Tough Decisions
Heart and Humanity: The Pandemic Superpower
Website Redesign: Getting it Right
Four Things to Avoid When Delivering Bad News
The List: Amplifying Your Level of Influence
Pandemic Pressure Points for Governance
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Tagged Bad News, Books, decision-making, Difficult Conversations, ethics, governance, Heart, influence, leadership, pandemic, Personal Brand, Website Redesign
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Vol-20_No-14_Oct_12-2020
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we cover myths and barriers to change, a creative “chaotic marketing” technique, the power of belonging, attention and focus, and eight archetypes of tension-suffused dilemmas. Enjoy!
Four Myths about Change Initiatives
Molokai Advertising (“chaotic marketing” technique)
The Power of Belonging
A Secret to Leading Work-From-Home Teams
The List: Eight Archetypes of Dilemmas
Focus as Strategy
What We’re Reading
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Vol-20_No-13_Sept_21-2020
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on recovery from the hit on fundraising, selling in a difficult economy, leadership on equity issues, tips on dealing with big new problems, and how we tend to react to expectations (plus a bonus on what we’re reading). Enjoy!
Non-Profit Fundraising Guide for 2020
Sales in a Difficult Economy
Don’t Be Afraid to Be Bold on Equity
Three Conversations to Have with your Team
The Four Tendencies
Don’t Get Stuck on Change
What We’re Reading: Into the Uncharted
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Tagged change, Equity, Fundraising, Inc., sales, team, The Catalyst, The Four Tendencies, What We're Reading
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Vol-20_No-12_Aug_31-2020
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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Tagged board dynamics, COVID, decision-making, Eight Whys, leadership, Management Paradoxes, presentations, sales, strategy
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Vol-20_No-11_Aug_10-2020
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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Tagged influence, leadership, premium pricing, psychology of persuasion, remote work, strategy, uncertainty
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