In this 8020Info Water Cooler we step up “the ladder of responsibility” for decision-making, put employee complaints in categories, pose questions to ask before hiring someone you know socially, offer tips for marketing, reading and dealing with turnover, and counsel you to consider context. Enjoy!
The Ladder of Responsibility for Choices
Handling Four Types of Employee Complaints
Make Someone Happy
A Tip to Counter Team Turnover
The List: Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Friend
Consider the Context
Reading: Grow Your Spine and Manage Abrasive Leadership Behaviour
Reading: Rules for Radicals
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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-23_No-08_May-29-2023
May 28th, 2023
Vol-23_No-07_May-08-2023
May 7th, 2023
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at ways to develop leaders, team communications, asking questions during change projects, funding frameworks, safety for workplace productivity and pitfalls for strategy implementation. Enjoy!
Leadership Development that Works
How Great Teams Communicate
Initiate Change through Questions
A Practical Step to Improve Workplace Safety
The List: 10 Funding Models
Barriers to Strategy Implementation
Reading: The Anxious Achiever
Reading: Mastery
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Vol-23_No-06_Apr-17-2023
April 16th, 2023
In this edition we look at eight elements of strategic success, getting feedback, things you can’t teach people, standing up for what’s right, benchmarking, board recruitment and what we’re reading. Enjoy!
Eight Elements of Strategic Success
How Leaders Can Encourage Feedback
Two Things You Can’t Teach People
The Power of Benchmarking
The List: 10 Ways to Stand Up for What’s Right
Cultivating and Recruiting a Great Board
Reading: Real-Time Leadership
Reading: Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity & Become Extraordinary.
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Vol-23_No-05_Mar-27-2023
March 26th, 2023
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at how to enhance psychological safety, dysfunctions of non-profit boards, hybrid schedules, tips for good design, the Cynefin Framework for strategy-making, how to vaccinate against misinformation, and what we’re reading. Enjoy!
Enhance Psychological Safety in Your Meetings
Competencies Needed to Fix Board Dysfunction
Hints for Co-ordinating Hybrid Schedules
The Anatomy of Good Design
The Cynefin Model: Match Strategy to Conditions
Can You Vaccinate Against Fake News?
Reading: Tomorrowmind
Reading: Six Simple Rules: How to Manage Complexity Without Getting Complicated
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Vol-23_No-04_Mar-06-2023
March 5th, 2023
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at discovering fresh ideas for strategy-making, interviewing for values, getting to the point, trimming presentations, using storytelling to develop shared meaning in your organization, and 10 things to remember about people. Enjoy!
Discover Fresh Ideas for Your Strategy
Crafting an Interview Question on Values
Do Your Presentations Make Eyes Glaze Over?
The Importance of Sharing the Narrative
The List: 10 Things to Remember About People
Getting Straight to the Point
Reading: Intentional Leadership
Reading: Magic Words
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