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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we explore categories for performance evaluation, metrics for remote work, tips on improving diversity practices, structuring FAQ pages and countering the pandemic mood of languishing. Enjoy!
Measuring Remote Work Performance
The Blah you’re Feeling is Languishing
Tips to Better Structure Your FAQ Page
Two Simple Changes to Improve Diversity
Categories for Employee Evaluation
Poker Tips for Playing Your Pandemic Hand
Reading: The Great Mental Models | Better, Simpler Strategy
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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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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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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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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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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on the elastic tension between your leadership vision and current reality, plus tips on reducing Zoom fatigue, communicating in high-stress situations, and whether it’s time to reconsider your brand positioning. Enjoy!
Rubber Band Leadership
Five Ways To Combat Zoom Fatigue
Selling In A Pandemic
Two Mantras For Our Times
Do You Need A New Brand Category?
Communicating in High-Stress Situations
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