#425 – June 1, 2026 Leading Through Uncertainty Hello, fellow strategists! Leading through uncertain times begins with a clear read of the terrain — and the willingness to revise strategy as you go. This edition gathers pieces that help: questions to frame decision-making in uncertain times, growth-limiting habits worth abandoning, what intelligence professionals know […]
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#424 – May 9, 2026 Hearing the Unsaid, Seeing the Overlooked Hello, fellow strategists! Much of what shapes organizational performance happens below the surface — in what people choose not to say, the workarounds quietly adopted, the strategic foundations skipped in the rush to create. This edition examines the cost of silence, AI’s shadow
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#418 – January 5, 2026 Navigating in an Age of Acceleration Hello, fellow strategists! 2026 is already asking more of us — faster decisions, clearer priorities, and better judgment about what truly matters. In this edition, we explore what to hold onto, what to change, and what to let go as we navigate an age
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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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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at different aspects of using AI tools (and where to start), how to stop a habit of being late, why we should write things down, and some tips on why partnering strategies fail. Enjoy!
Where to Start with AI
Rethink Idea Generation in an AI World
Tips to Stop Being Late
Why Write This Down
Where AI Writing Is Weak
Why Partnering Strategies Fail
Reading – The Perfection Trap
Reading – Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
Vol-23_No-11_July-31-2023 Read More »
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at ways to develop leaders, team communications, asking questions during change projects, funding frameworks, safety for workplace productivity and pitfalls for strategy implementation. Enjoy!
Leadership Development that Works
How Great Teams Communicate
Initiate Change through Questions
A Practical Step to Improve Workplace Safety
The List: 10 Funding Models
Barriers to Strategy Implementation
Reading: The Anxious Achiever
Reading: Mastery
Vol-23_No-07_May-08-2023 Read More »
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at the importance of friends at work, onboarding and accountability, using doubts productively, six skills your team needs and tips from marketing cookware. Enjoy!
The Importance of Work Friends
Understanding (and Improving) Accountability
How to Become a Productive Doubter
Tips from Marketing Cookware
The Model: Six Skills Your Team Needs
A Renewed Focus on Onboarding
Reading: IdeaFlow: The Only Business Metric That Matters
Reading: The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date
Vol-22_No-15_Oct-24-2022 Read More »
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we look at factors causing failure in forming and implementing strategy, along with tips on productively handling pressure, modes of delivering value, and recruiting for decision-making skills. Enjoy!
Five Fundamental Factors for Strategy Execution
The Three Flavours of Value
Flip the Script
Hiring for Decision-making Ability
Handling Pressure
Strategies Are Built on Choices
Reading: Four Thousand Weeks | Amazon Unbound
Vol-21_No-13_Sept_20-2021 Read More »
In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on professional goals, common team dysfunctions, social media trends, avoiding corporate culture crises, and a productivity checklist to help you be extraordinary in 2020. Enjoy!
Setting Professional Goals
Avoiding A Corporate Culture Crisis
Social Media Trends For 2020 And Beyond
Are You Learning?
The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team
Transforming “Normal” to Extraordinary
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In this 8020Info Water Cooler we focus on getting your week off to a productive start, delegating to overloaded subordinates, digital design for seniors, thinking more, doing less, and campaigning to succeed with change initiatives. Enjoy!
Making Mondays More Productive
Addressing Subordinate Overload
Do Less, Think More
Try Shadowing With Job Candidates
Designing Digital for Seniors
Plan For Resistance To Change
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