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-22_No-12_Aug-22-2022
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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Tagged Anticipatory Organization, board roles, change projects, experiments, focus, Ideas, new employees, onboarding, policy management, Second Brain, what matters most
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Vol-22_No-08_May_30-2022
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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Tagged avoiding distractions, focus, marketing, persuasion, problem statement, regret, stakeholder engagement, strategy, to-do list
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Vol-21_No-9_June_28-2021
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at setting priorities for non-profits, managing up, the big fat hippo in advertising, the myth of using body language to assess credibility, five habits for human connection and seven key ingredients for building trust.
Setting Priorities for Non-profits
The Big Fat Hippo in Advertising
Teach Your Employees How to Manage Up
The Myth of Body Language as a Credibility Assessor
The Five Habits of Human Connection
Brené Brown’s BRAVING Elements of Trust
Reading: Digital Body Language | Focus (Playing to Win or Not to Lose)
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Tagged advertising, body language, connection, conversation, focus, managing, motivation, priority-setting, trust
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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
Reading: Time Smart
Reading: The Catalyst — How To Change Anyone’s Mind
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