CASE STUDIES by PROFESSION

This collection of case studies illustrates how theory is applied in practice across many professions.

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1. Instructions
1. COMPLIANCE PAPER TO THE ELT
2. HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM …
1. HOW TO DECIDE: DELIVER YOUR POINT OF VIEW OR DRAW YOUR PEOPLE TOWARD IT? - RECORDING
2. HOW TO DECIDE: DELIVER YOUR POINT OF VIEW OR DRAW YOUR PEOPLE TOWARD IT? - NOTES
3. HOW TO TELL A STORY WHEN YOU CAN’T OFFER A RECOMMENDATION - RECORDING
4. HOW TO TELL A STORY WHEN YOU CAN’T OFFER A RECOMMENDATION - NOTES
5. THE BIG SQUEEZE – HIGH STAKES ELT EMAIL - RECORDING
6. THE BIG SQUEEZE PACKAGE - RECORDING
7. THE BIG SQUEEZE PACKAGE - NOTES
8. HOW TO KILL OFF UNWANTED EMAIL CHAINS - RECORDING
9. HOW TO KILL OFF UNWANTED EMAIL CHAINS - NOTES
10. 1 STORY, 3 LESSONS - RECORDING
11. 1 STORY, 3 LESSONS - NOTES
12. HOW TO GAIN TRUST IN HIGHLY UNCERTAIN SITUATIONS
13. HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE CTQ AND A DEDUCTIVE FLOW
14. WHEN TO USE A CLOSE THE GAP PATTERN - RECORDING
15. WHEN TO USE A CLOSE THE GAP PATTERN - NOTES
16. THE POWER OF EXPLAINING ‘WHY’ IN GETTING ACTIONS AND DECISIONS
17. HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR STAKEHOLDER REALLY IS AN ‘OBJECTOR’?
18. THE IMPORTANCE OF ASKING ‘WHY?’ - RECORDING
19. THE IMPORTANCE OF ASKING WHY? - NOTES
20. HOW TO GET A YES FOR OUT OF CYCLE FUNDING REQUESTS
21. HOW TO MESSAGE FINANCE UPDATES
1. PITCHING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT - RECORDING
2. PITCHING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT - NOTES
3. PITCHING AND ENLISTING CHAMPIONS OF YOUR PROJECT - RECORDING
4. PITCHING AND ENLISTING CHAMPIONS OF YOUR PROJECT - NOTES
5. HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE STUCK IN THE WEEDS
6. EXPLORING BOTTOM UP AND TOP DOWN THINKING WHEN PROBLEM SOLVING - RECORDING
7. EXPLORING BOTTOM UP AND TOP DOWN THINKING WHEN PROBLEM SOLVING - NOTES
8. 2 POWERFUL STRATEGIES FOR MAKING COMPLEX STORIES LOOK SIMPLE
9. HOW TO MAXIMISE VALUE FROM YOUR NEXT UPDATE
10. CAN YOU STORYLINE A POLICY?
1. QUICK ELT EMAIL SEEKING A PROGRAM ENDORSEMENT - RECORDING
2. QUICK ELT EMAIL SEEKING A PROGRAM ENDORSEMENT - NOTES
3. REFINING A BUSINESS PITCH TO WIN POTENTIAL PARTNERS - RECORDING
4. REFINING A BUSINESS PITCH TO WIN POTENTIAL PARTNERS - NOTES
5. REVIEWING A ‘CLOSE THE GAP’ STORYLINE - RECORDING
6. REVIEWING A ‘CLOSE THE GAP’ STORYLINE - NOTES
7. FIRST 1-1 WITH A NEW BOSS (NOT FOR PROFIT) - RECORDING
8. FIRST 1-1 WITH A NEW BOSS (NOT FOR PROFIT) - NOTES
9. PIMPLES: CLARITY OF COMMUNICATION = CLARITY OF SKIN
10. HOW TO CREATE ‘TITLES’ OUT OF MESSAGES
11. RAJ’S PEOPLE POWERED TRANSFORMATION - RECORDING
12. RAJ’S PEOPLE POWERED TRANSFORMATION - NOTES
13. RAJ’S PEOPLE POWERED TRANSFORMATION UPDATE - RECORDING
14. RAJ’S PEOPLE POWERED TRANSFORMATION UPDATE - NOTES
15. HOW TO GET GOOD INPUT INTO A PROJECT - RECORDING
16. HOW TO GET GOOD INPUT INTO A PROJECT - NOTES
1. USING PATTERNS TO REFINE A NEGOTIATION STRATEGY - RECORDING
2. USING PATTERNS TO REFINE A NEGOTIATION STRATEGY - NOTES
3. COMPETING FOR TWO NEW PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS PART 1 - RECORDING
4. COMPETING FOR TWO NEW PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS PART 2 - RECORDING
5. COMPETING FOR TWO NEW PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS - NOTES
6. SOMETIMES THREE STORIES ARE BETTER THAN ONE
7. FOCUSING ON STRATEGY TO ELEVATE A STORYLINE - RECORDING
8. FOCUSING ON STRATEGY TO ELEVATE A STORYLINE - NOTES
9. REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING - RECORDING
10. A STRONG STRUCTURE ISN’T ENOUGH ON IT’S OWN
11. HOW TO CAPTURE MORE VALUE FROM AN OVERVIEW PRESENTATION
12. WHY ‘UPDATES’ ARE HARDLY EVER JUST AN UPDATE - RECORDING
13. WHY ‘UPDATES’ ARE HARDLY EVER JUST AN UPDATE - NOTES
14. A ‘HACK’ FOR HELPING YOU SYNTHESISE YOUR SO WHAT (CREATING A MANIFESTO) - RECORDING
15. A ‘HACK’ FOR HELPING YOU SYNTHESISE YOUR SO WHAT (CREATING A MANIFESTO) - NOTES
16. A SOFT PRODUCT PITCH - RECORDING
17. A SOFT PRODUCT PITCH - NOTES
18. HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN WE ARE FOOLING OURSELVES?
19. THINKING HARDER ABOUT THE CONTEXT
20. CAN YOU GIVE ME A FEW QUICK DOT POINTS?
21. 1 IDEA TO KICK-START THE NEW YEAR
22. MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR UDPATES
1. HOW TO AVOID ‘SLIPPAGE’ IN OUR INTRODUCTIONS
2. HOW TO PITCH FOR MORE TEAM MEMBERS
3. FREEING YOURSELF UP STRATEGICALLY BONUS WORKSHOP - RECORDING
4. FREEING YOURSELF UP STRATEGICALLY BONUS WORKSHOP - NOTES
5. HOW POOR COMMUNICATION AND BURNOUT CAN BE LINKED
6. WRITERS NEED TO EDUCATE THEIR READERS ON HOW TO READ THEIR COMMUNICATION
7. THE FEYNMAN TECHNIQUE FOR LEARNING
8. MAKING SURE YOUR TEAM USES STRUCTURED THINKING DISCIPLINES IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK
9. DELEGATING WHEN WORKING FROM HOME
10. AN AGES-OLD LEARNING TECHNIQUE TO HELP YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW
11. THE VALUE OF THINKING TOP-DOWN VERSUS ONLY THINKING BOTTOM-UP
12. DIVERSITY DISCUSSION
13. IVY LEE METHOD FOR PRIORITISATION
14. CAN FAILING HELP US LEARN?
15. AVOIDING TURF WARS WHILE WORKING FROM HOME
16. MAKING TIME WORK FOR US NOT AGAINST US
17. CAN PUSHBACK BE GOOD?
1. SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR A BIG DATA TRANSFORMATION PILOT - RECORDING
2. SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR A BIG DATA TRASNFORMATION PILOT - NOTES
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3. WHICH PATTERN TO USE? A TECH STRATEGY UPDATE - RECORDING
4. WHICH PATTERN TO USE? A TECH STRATEGY UPDATE - NOTES
5. PRESS RELEASES AS AN INTERNAL COMMUNICATION TOOL - RECORDING
6. PRESS RELEASES AS AN INTERNAL COMMUNICATION TOOL - NOTES
7. HOW DO WE STORYLINE WHEN NOT MAKING A RECOMMENDATION?
8. STORYLINING AND STANDUPS
9. HOW TO ‘AMP UP’ YOUR MESSAGE
10. WHY YOU SHOULD DITCH YOUR CORPORATE TEMPLATES
11. THE POWER OF ‘WHY’ IN GETTING MORE DONE QUICKLY
12. HOW TO DISCUSS RISKS WITH DECISION MAKERS
13. HOW TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT IS ON YOUR HEAD AND WHAT IS ON THE PAGE - RECORDING
14. HOW TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT IS ON YOUR HEAD AND WHAT IS ON THE PAGE - NOTES
15. CAN YOU TELL BAD NEWS BY EMAIL?
16. HOW TO GET PEOPLE TO READ AND REPLY QUICKLY TO YOUR EMAILS?
17. USING PEER PRESSURE TO SKITTLE DISSENT RATHER THAN DOING IT YOURSELF
1. HOW TO MAKE A DEDUCTIVE STRUCTURE ‘REALLY SING’
2. WHICH PATTERN TO USE?
1. TOP-DOWN OR BOTTOM-UP? A CASE STUDY IN BOTH FORMS OF THINKING - PART 1 - RECORDING
2. TOP-DOWN OR BOTTOM-UP? A CASE STUDY IN BOTH FORMS OF THINKING - PART 1 - NOTES
3. TOP-DOWN OR BOTTOM-UP? A CASE STUDY IN BOTH FORMS OF THINKING - PART 2 - RECORDING
4. TOP-DOWN OR BOTTOM-UP? A CASE STUDY IN BOTH FORMS OF THINKING - PART 2 - NOTES
5. TOP-DOWN DOWN OR BOTTOM-UP? WRAPPING UP WITH A CASE STUDY - RECORDING
6. TOP-DOWN DOWN OR BOTTOM-UP? WRAPPING UP WITH A CASE STUDY - NOTES
7. REWORKING EMAILS USING THE STORYLINE PLANNER - RECORDING
8. REWORKING EMAILS USING THE STORYLINE PLANNER - NOTES
9. 2 WAYS TO SPEND LESS TIME PREPPING YOUR COMMS
10. WHY THINKING INTO A DOC IS DANGEROUS
11. PLANNING A BLOG POST - RECORDING
12. PLANNING A BLOG POST - NOTES
13. ITERATING FROM GOOD TO GREAT - RECORDING
14. ITERATING FROM GOOD TO GREAT - NOTES
1. WHO TO INVITE TO COLLABORATE ON STORYLINES?
2. SYNTHESISE YOUR IDEAS INTO ONE SINGLE CRISP MESSAGE
3. WHAT IF YOU DON’T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OR ACTION TO SHARE?
4. HOW DISCUSS MORE THAN THREE OPTIONS IN ONE PIECE OF COMMUNICATION?
5. WHAT TO DO WITH ‘PROS AND CONS’?
6. HOW TO HAVE A POINT OF VIEW WHILE ALSO ENABLING YOUR AUDIENCE TO ‘SAVE FACE’?
7. HOW TO CORRELATE YOUR EFFORT WITH YOUR ENDGAME
8. PROOF READING YOUR OWN WORK
9. SPEND MORE TIME THINKING ABOUT YOUR AUDIENCE
10. HOW ‘CONSTRAINTS’ CAN TURBO CHARGE YOUR IMPACT
11. HOW CAN I USE PATTERNS?
12. HOW ANOMALIES CAN HELP US STORYLINE
13. THE SO WHAT AS A QUESTION

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CASE STUDIES by PROFESSION

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WELCOME

COMPLIANCE & AUDIT

FINANCE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

NOT FOR PROFIT

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PEOPLE & CULTURE

TECHNOLOGY

RISK MANAGEMENT

RETAIL SECTOR

GENERAL - NO INDUSTRY

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