#415 – October 27, 2025 Lessons for Leaders: From Tense Talks to Turnarounds Hello, fellow strategists! In this edition of our 8020Info Water Cooler, we’re sharing insights to help you zero in on what matters, navigate tricky conversations, and appreciate the hidden limitations of AI companions. There’s also the McKinsey 7-S Strategic Framework and other […]
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#414 – October 5, 2025 Dealing with Drift, Stutter, and Isolation Hello, fellow strategists! Leaders often feel stuck or adrift, trapped by old patterns, roles, or structures. In this edition, we explore how to design your senior team strategically, foster trusted inside influencers, and create connected workplaces. These ideas can help your people stop stuttering
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#413 – September 15, 2025 Humans In the Loop Hello, fellow strategists! In this edition we focus on the oversized role certain individuals play in outcomes — whether that is bringing human originality to design when working with AI, managing crisis communications, streamlining the range of your products and services, or super-facilitating your team for
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#412 – August 24, 2025 Getting to the Heart of What Matters Hello, fellow strategists! In this edition we focus on getting straight to the heart of matters — strategically trimming off-target activities, discovering the core purpose for your life, coping with the “hyperactive hive mind”, separating the promise of AI from the hype, and
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#411 – August 3, 2025 Explaining Strategy, Engaging Attention Hello, fellow strategists! We all know that even the best strategies fall flat without clear, credible communication. In this issue, we explore how a single, well-designed slide can engage stakeholders with greater strategic impact, why attention (not just reach) drives results, how trust beats polish in
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#410 – July 13, 2025 Strategies Focused on Doing Less Hello, fellow strategists! Crafting effective strategy often means making tough calls — not just about what to pursue, but also what to stop, avoid, ignore or decline. In this issue, we delve into the power of doing less but better: from applying subtractive thinking in
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#409 – June 22, 2025 Strategic Fit and Spicy Situations Hello, fellow strategists! In this issue we look at seven factors that influence strategic fit, negotiating tricky situations, tapping into your team’s experience, and pressures to adjust your online marketing. We also bring you some beautiful questions to ask and other insights to help you
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#408 – June 2, 2025 Consider Lean Strategy-Making Hello, fellow strategists! In this issue we look at lean strategy-making processes, recruiting to a team, writing AI prompts (and avoiding “slop”), listening as a leadership tool, along with other insights to help you succeed with an 80:20 focus on priorities. Quick Takes Off-Court Lessons for Leadership
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#407 – May 19, 2025 Cultivating Conflict Resilience … Hello, fellow strategists! In this issue we look at conflict resilience and listening, catalytic questions, why employees quit, and policy for digital security, along with other insights, tools and frameworks to help you achieve success with your strategies. Quick Takes Cultivate Conflict Resilience Through Listening
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#406 – May 4, 2025 Finding Your Path Hello, fellow strategists! Here are some insights, frameworks and tools to help you make better strategic decisions … for this issue we were intrigued by ways to make better predictions, insights from a tireless female CEO, operational imperatives, how AI could become your marketing agency, and finding your path forward
