In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at inclusive strategic planning, employees you can’t fire, three intelligences, decision trees, smallest viable audiences, and 20 questions for leaders. Enjoy!
The Power of Inclusive Strategic Planning
Firing the “Indispensable” One
The Smallest Viable Audience
Speak to Three Intelligences
20 Questions for Leaders
Whose To-Do List Is It Anyway?
Reading: Navigate the Swirl
Reading: Simple Rules – How to Thrive In A Complex World
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8020Info specializes in strategic planning, public consultation/ research, & marketing communications.
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The 8020Info Water Cooler
Our newsletter is created to keep you abreast of some of the latest news and information of interest to small businesses, non-profits and public sector organizations. Water coolers are often the place where the best ideas are shared and we hope this newsletter — which we publish every three weeks — can serve a similar function in our own communities.
Vol-22_No-09_June 20-2022
June 19th, 2022
Vol-22_No-08_May_30-2022
May 29th, 2022
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at engaging different types of stakeholders, seven distractions to avoid, how to simplify your case to make it more persuasive, what we’re reading, and tips to ensure you’re solving the right problem. Enjoy!
The Engagement Onion
Seven Stupid Distractions to Eliminate
The Simpler Way to Be More Persuasive
Marketing in the Post-Pandemic Era
The List: Solving the Right Problem
Whose To-Do List Is It Anyway?
Reading: Good Strategy Bad Strategy | The Crux
Reading: The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
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Vol-22_No-07_May_09-2022
May 8th, 2022
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at promoting change, encouraging staff, better check-in conversations, T-shape skill sets and knowing when it’s time to pull the plug. Enjoy!
Two Techniques for Promoting Change
Focus Your Check-In Conversations
The One-Minute Manager’s Top Takeaway
Scratch the Degree Requirement
When To Pull the Plug
Consider Hiring “T-Shaped” Leaders
Reading: A New Way to Think
Reading: Range (Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World)
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Vol-22_No-06_Apr_18-2022
April 17th, 2022
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look leadership fears, managing polarized workforces, making human connection, finding meaning in data, and opening the gate blocking customers from your online content. Enjoy!
Five Fears of Leadership
Managing a Polarized Workforce
Five Questions to Build Human Connection
Opening your Information Gate
The Model: Matching Meaning to the Math
Setting Your Team Up for Success
Reading: Corruptible | The Imagination Machine
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