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-23_No-02_Jan-23-2023
In this 8020Info Water Cooler, we consider what makes for a great strategist, how to lead like a steward, using clarity committees, questions to consider before promoting someone, and negotiating interdependent strategies. Enjoy!
What Makes for a Great Strategist?
How to Lead Like a Steward
Creating a Clearness Committee
Are You an Authentic Leader?
7 Questions to Ask Before Promoting Someone
Negotiating Interdependent Strategies
Reading: Behavioral Economics for Leaders
Reading: ThinkerToys
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Tagged 2023, authenticity, behavioural economics, clear thinking, interdependent strategy, leader, promoting someone, steward, strategist, strategy, ThinkerToys
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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-22_No-01_Jan_3-2022
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at strategy “spines”, rethinking for better decisions, leadership peer groups, hybrid work, and a manifesto method to go from aspirational to actionable leadership statements. Enjoy!
Build a Strategy Spine to Counter Skeptics
Create a Leadership Peer Group in 2022
Write A Manifesto To Drive Change
Get Input to Make Hybrid Work
The List: Goals Beyond Project Completion
Pausing to Rethink in 2022
Reading: From Impressed to Obsessed | Think Again
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Tagged customer experience, goals, hybrid work, leadership manifesto, peer group, rethink, spines, strategy, Think Again
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Vol-21_No-15_Nov_1-2021
ISSUE #350! In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on a strategy development theme to celebrate a special milestone — Issue #350! Below you’ll find some of our most referenced content from over the past 20+ years. Enjoy!
Strategy Is About Making Choices
Mission and Vision Frame Your Strategies
Strategy’s Companion … Change
Implementation Brings Your Strategy to Life
Five Zingers on Stakeholder Engagement
The List: Planning Under Uncertainty
Bringing Values and Identity Into Strategy Development
Reading: The Guru Guide | Strategy Bites Back
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Tagged change, Choices, engagement, Execution, identity, Mission, planning, Stakeholders, strategy, uncertainty, values, vision
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Vol-21_No-14_Oct_11-2021
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at biases towards authority, negativity and proximity, auditing your web content, polishing your daily management micro-habits, and leading when you’re stressed. Enjoy!
Leading When Stressed
Auditing your Web Content
Beware of Authority Bias on your Board
Explore Your Proximity Bias
Micro-Habits of High-Impact Managers
Nesting Strategies in Context
Reading: Beyond Collaboration Overload | Changing Minds
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Tagged biases, digital content, Leading when stressed, micro-habits, strategic context, strategy, tips
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Vol-21_No-2_Feb_01-2021
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on anticipating behaviours in a post-pandemic world, matching leadership styles to organizational cultures, adding science to start-up methods, managing change in low-trust circumstances, and the Law of Triviality. Enjoy!
Clues to Your Post-Pandemic Future
Matching Leadership Styles to Organizations
Is there a Formula for Start-Up Success?
The Truth About Why People Buy
Coping with the Law of Triviality
When Trust Is Low, Take Simple Concrete Action
Essentialism and Data Detective
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Tagged behaviour, change management, Law of Triviality, leadership, post-pandemic, start-up, strategy, trust
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Vol-21_No-1_Jan_11-2021
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we share insights on decision-making, myths about strategy, HR trends, questions for reflection on 2021 goals, building resilience and audience-calibrated communications. Enjoy!
Barack Obama on Decision Making
Five Myths about Strategy
Building Focus and Resilience in 2021
Top HR Trends for 2021
David Allen’s Questions for the New Year
Audience-Centred More Than Ever
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Tagged audience-centred, communications, decision-making, goals, GTD, hr, resilience, strategy, trends
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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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Vol-20_No-12_Aug_31-2020
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on exploring more “why” questions, making it easy to follow your presentations, supporting your sales team, 11 paradoxes that managers must balance, and how COVID can change senior leadership dynamics. Enjoy!
The Eight “Whys”
Four Tips For Easy-To-Follow Presentations
Aiding The Sales Team
Two Questions To Improve Decision-Making
11 Paradoxes Of Management
How COVID Can Cause Cracks In Board Dynamics
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Tagged board dynamics, COVID, decision-making, Eight Whys, leadership, Management Paradoxes, presentations, sales, strategy
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Vol-20_No-11_Aug_10-2020
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we cover six barriers that hamper strategy development, trouble-causing leadership styles, premium pricing, remote work, the psychology of persuasion, and dealing with uncertainty . Enjoy!
Why Your Strategy Isn’t Working
Beware Of These Leadership Styles
Premium Pricing: The Right And Wrong Way
Remote vs. In-Office Work
The Psychology of Influence and Persuasion
Flying In The Face of Uncertainty
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Tagged influence, leadership, premium pricing, psychology of persuasion, remote work, strategy, uncertainty
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