#428 – August 3, 2026 Decisions Are Judged Twice Hello, fellow strategists! We tend to judge our decisions by their reasoning. Everyone else judges them by how they were handled. This edition looks at the difference: at ordinary, well-intentioned habits that drain trust; why a chart naming a decision-maker often misses who actually […]
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#427 – July 13, 2026 Discerning the Best from the Rest Hello, fellow strategists! Judgment is the resource we need most these days — not the capacity to produce, but the capacity of taste, discerning the essential from the excess, the best from the merely adequate, the important from the merely uncomfortable. This edition
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#426 – June 22, 2026 Attention as a Leadership Strength Hello, fellow strategists! Good leadership depends on good thinking, which in turn depends on how we manage our attention. This edition looks inward before it looks outward: at the mental disciplines that help us stay clear under pressure, the communication habits that help our
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#423 – April 19, 2026 Time for a New Playbook? Hello, fellow strategists! The most costly mistakes in strategy often aren’t errors of effort — they’re errors of fit and focus. Using the wrong framework, trusting the wrong signal, or pushing analysis past the point where it stops helping. In this edition, we look at
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#421 – March 8, 2026 Making Your Next Move Hello, fellow strategists! Strategy often comes down to making better judgments when the path ahead is unclear: deciding when to persist and when to pivot, discerning which signals matter, and tweaking how everyday choices shape outcomes. In this edition, we explore filters for deciding whether to
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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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#403 – March 16, 2025 [6 Minute Read] Blind Spots and Decision-Making Pitfalls In periods of change and chaos, it’s a good time to reflect on our blind spots and decision-making pitfalls. Here are some insights, frameworks and check-ins to help you achieve greater success with your strategies. Quick Takes: Common Causes of Bad Decisions:
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[READING TIME: 8 MINUTES] In this 8020Info Water Cooler, we look into the mindset of a changemaker, pitfalls of binary choices, qualities of a wise leader, the life cycle of an organization, and improving presentations. We’re also celebrating a milestone — Edition #400. Enjoy! 1. The Keys to a Changemaker Mindset Change consultant Greg Satell
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[READING TIME: 8 MINUTES] In this 8020Info Water Cooler, we look at using dilemmas to build culture, the impact of surroundings on behaviour, ways to use AI as a helper, the need for managers to communicate, the VECTOR framework for top performance, and the myriad species of problems. Enjoy! 1. Focus on Dilemmas to Build
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[READING TIME: 8 MINUTES] In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at the impact of cognitive biases on decision-making, hybrid work challenges, breaking down long-term projects, using personality boxes for hiring assessments, and the complex matter of succession. Enjoy! 1. More Cognitive Biases That Can Distort Our Choices We think our decisions are logical and
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