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16/07/2023

To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85% Effort

Maximum effort does not equal maximum results. By adopting the 85% rule, managers can reduce stress and improve team performance.

🔀 Notions like "No pain, no gain" or "Give it 110%!" don't hold true in reality. They unintentionally create a toxic contradiction by expecting employees to work long hours while offering wellness activities to combat stress.

⛔️ Toxicity Breeds Burnout: The burnout epidemic won't be solved with wellness apps. Toxic workplace behavior is the biggest predictor of burnout. A new management mindset can actually bring out the best in people without burning them out.

🚀 The 85% Rule: Counterintuitively, reaching maximum output requires refraining from maximum effort. Operating at 100% all the time leads to burnout and suboptimal results. Think of sprinters: pushing for 100% too soon slows them down.

How to build a high-performing team without sacrificing well-being:

1️⃣ Create a "done for the day" time: Establish a reasonable hard stop for the workday to avoid decision fatigue and diminishing returns.

2️⃣ Ask for a little less than maximum capacity: Invite team members to work slightly below their perceived maximum capacity. This prevents confusion between effort and performance.

3️⃣ Reduce Stress for Top Performers: Engaged-exhausted employees, highly passionate but stressed, are at the highest risk of quitting.

4️⃣ Encourage 85%-right decisions: Instead of chasing perfection, accept 85%-right decisions. It relieves pressure on high performers and keeps the team moving forward.

5️⃣ Watch out for high-pressure language: avoid using terms like ASAP or URGENT, fostering open dialogue about deadlines and trade-offs.

6️⃣ End meetings 10 minutes early: Give your team a break from the "Zoom, eat, sleep, repeat" life.

7️⃣ Lead by example: Set your own intensity level to 85%. Don't send emails late at night if you discourage working late. Be the model your team looks up to.

Read more about the 85% rule here https://hbr.org/2023/06/to-build-a-top-performing-team-ask-for-85-effort

29/06/2023

🔑 Top Reasons Why Role Clarification Goes Haywire in Working Groups

Ever found yourself in a newly formed working group, scratching your head and feeling like it's a mission impossible to figure out where you stand? Let's shine a light on the common stumbling blocks:

1️⃣ Lost in Translation: When team communication resembles a game of charades, role clarification becomes a puzzle. Keep those lines open and crystal clear to avoid misunderstandings.

2️⃣ Expectation Limbo: Imagine wandering through a foggy maze of unclear expectations. Define roles and responsibilities to avoid the "Who does what?" guessing game.

3️⃣ Shifting Sands: As project priorities and scopes change like fashion trends, establishing a solid position becomes a challenge. Stay flexible, adapt, and seek clarity amidst the chaos.

4️⃣ Lone Ranger Syndrome: Taming wild stallions solo? That's what role clarification feels like without guidance and support. Leaders, provide the compass and coaching needed for team members to find their groove.

5️⃣ Drama in the Ring: Conflicts and power struggles are role clarification's arch-nemesis. Nurture a harmonious atmosphere where respect and collaboration rule the roost.

6️⃣ Resource Drought: Tight corsets of limited resources can suffocate your designated role. Find creative solutions and communicate constraints to avoid role overload (easier said than done... we feel you).

7️⃣ Organizational Mystery: Picture a Rubik's Cube-like company structure. Trying to find your place can be a mind-boggling endeavor. Seek clarity and define reporting lines for smoother role establishment.

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Leadership Advisory · Strategy Direction · Change Management

19/06/2023

Thought of the week: What we resist persists.
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Leadership Advisory · Strategy Direction · Change Management

13/06/2023

When to keep going and when to move on?

➡️On the one hand, perseverance and grit are key to achieving success in any field.
➡️On the other, if something is not working, the smart thing is to not endlessly repeat it.

One way to answer this question is by employing the 'Three Stages of Failure' framework (via James Clear).

06/06/2023

What is it about organizational change that makes it such a frustrating process in so many cases?
Truthfully, there’s no one answer to this question—just a collection of interconnected issues that can make organizational change an uphill battle. Some strategies, though, work better than others.

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05/06/2023

Unlock your company's full potential with our strategic direction consulting services. At 8008.Agency we provide invaluable insights, tailored recommendations and innovative approaches to help you define and implement effective long-term strategies.
Stay ahead of the competition, drive sustainable growth, and steer your company towards enduring success!

03/06/2023

Embrace transformation and foster a thriving organizational culture with our specialized consulting services. We offer strategic advice and practical solutions for managing change, to help your organization navigate cultural shifts, promote employee engagement, and drive positive change from within. Faster rather than slower.

14/03/2023

How can help with change management and strategy work? Take a look on our blog to find out
https://8008.agency/potential-uses-of-chatgpt-for-change-management-and-strategy-work/

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02/02/2023

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7026915156299272192

“I’m just amazed how we’ve been suckered into spending our own time straightening out things that other people used to do for us.“
(former Harvard magazine editor Craig Lambert)
The term 'shadow work' has expanded to include the work that companies have been able to turn over to their own customers, via .
Calculating its full economic impact could help us understand and employment issues explains Rana Foroohar in the Financial Times.

“I’m just amazed how we’ve been suckered into spending our own time straightening out things that other people used to do for us.“ (former Harvard magazine…

26/01/2023

While public organizations are typically driven by a mission and public policy, private companies often require different approaches to ensure their long-term success.
Transforming Public Organizations Through Strategic Planning
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03/01/2023

We work with CEOs and senior managers in the private and public sector to provide strategic advice for sustainable business decisions.



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12/08/2022

No, having a page for your business is not unprofessional.

What’s the deal with LinkedIn vs. Facebook for business anyway?

👉Facebook is a great choice to increase awareness, website traffic and sales in a very short time.

👉The average user spends double the time reading on Facebook than on LinkedIn. Thirty-five vs seventeen minutes, to be more exact.

True stats, but that's a bit too broad and B2B is not the same as B2C, so here goes:

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B2C 🎾 Facebook is better for marketing consumer products. 97% of B2C marketers use Facebook and 72% of them use Facebook ads. If you want to check some numbers, take a look here.

B2B 🎾 You’ll find 94% of B2B marketers on LinkedIn. You get to directly talk to those decision makers and maybe, just maybe, if you put your heart and knowledge into it, build those connections developing into a business relationship. This would be the quality point.

However (!) who’s not on Facebook? OK, OK, one could come up with a list of people who are not on there, but the point is Facebook’s doing better when it comes to user base. So more prospects, more leads… you get it.

Every day more than 2.1 billion people check at least one of the following accounts: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger. More statistics for you to check here. And that is, you guessed, the quantitative view.

As is often the case in contemporary business life really, there's no clear-cut winner here.

Things to also debate are the Facebook feed algorithm not attracting many fans these days, and the increasing number of voices advocating against the platform.

At the end of the day, though, the sad news or the good news (depending on your work ethic) is: you need to put in the right type of work, on multiple levels, no matter the platform. Constantly check you brand copywriting, apply multiple marketing strategies, get your ad/campaign targeting right, build relationships with followers/connections, adapt, adapt, adapt.

There is no easy answer unfortunately so if you're reading this on a one of those days when motivation is not at its best, why not think of it this way: at least smart work does pay off eventually!

That being said, we’re posting this article both on here and on our 8008.Agency LinkedIn page.