In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at five types of work personalities to consider when recruiting, plus the secrets of charisma, befriending Google rankings, hybrid work challenges, a checklist for effective email design, and planning with strategic foresight. Enjoy!
Five Personas Behind The Great Attrition
Charisma: Lessons from RFK and Research
Befriending Google’s Page Ranking
Managers are Suffering in Hybrid
A Litmus Test for Email Design
Considering the Tools of Strategic Foresight
Reading: How to have Difficult Conversations about Race
Reading: On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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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-16_Nov-14-2022
November 13th, 2022
Vol-22_No-15_Oct-24-2022
October 23rd, 2022
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at the importance of friends at work, onboarding and accountability, using doubts productively, six skills your team needs and tips from marketing cookware. Enjoy!
The Importance of Work Friends
Understanding (and Improving) Accountability
How to Become a Productive Doubter
Tips from Marketing Cookware
The Model: Six Skills Your Team Needs
A Renewed Focus on Onboarding
Reading: IdeaFlow: The Only Business Metric That Matters
Reading: The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date
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Vol-22_No-14_Oct-1-2022
September 28th, 2022
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we go from funnels to flywheels to neuroscience, from optics to decision rights through to six leadership dimensions and how to use meetings to develop your team. Enjoy!
From Funnels to Flywheels
Neuroscience Lessons to Incorporate into Life
Include Leadership Development in Meetings
It’s the Decision, Not the Optics that Counts
Six Dimensions of Leadership
Decision Rights: DARE may be better than RACI
Reading: Getting Along | Information Anxiety
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Vol-22_No-13_Sept-12-2022
September 11th, 2022
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look into losses that can go hand in hand with new strategies, seven rules of power, the impact of identities, pitfalls when presenting bulleted lists, and the importance of authority, warmth and energy in achieving success. Enjoy!
Own Up to Losses Linked to New Strategies
Presenting Bulleted Lists Effectively
The Power of AWE
People Pushing Off-Topic Narratives
The List: The Seven Rules of Power
Reflecting on Our Identities
Reading: Both/And Thinking
Reading: Maxims for Thinking Analytically
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Vol-22_No-12_Aug-22-2022
August 21st, 2022
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at “voice cultivation” to keep ideas alive in your organization, a way to focus on what matters most, policy expiration dates, conversations to pursue after onboarding, framing initiatives as experiments and balancing three board roles. Enjoy!
Keeping Ideas Alive
How to Keep Focused on What Matters Most
Give your Policies Expiration Dates
Conversations to Pursue after Onboarding
The Model: Framing Initiatives as Experiments
Finding Balance Among Three Board Roles
Reading: Building a Second Brain
Reading: The Anticipatory Organization.
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