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DIGEST | The Weekly Newsletter
Friday 3rd July 2020

Welcome to DIGEST The Innovation Thinking Newsletter.

If you are new to the DIGEST welcome.

In Australia July means it is the beginning of a new financial year, so happy new year and no matter where you are in the world wishing that FY21 brings good health, innovation and prosperity to your enterprise.

Each week we send out leadership and innovation articles that we have curated and summarised from all over the world, in this update there are five recent articles on leadership with some very practical tips and advice.

If you enjoyed this selection please look at the Innovation-Thinking website where you can review previous articles and newsletters as well as search on topics, categories or themes.

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Have a great week

Crispin.

2 July 2020

Finding Talent in a Crisis

Synopsis of an article from Chief Executive by Dale Buss, Published 1st July 2020 This article interviews Stew Leonard, CEO of the Northeast Grocery Chain and learns from the practical changes he put in place for the US group as the pandemic has transformed how people work. “No one ever really gets tested until a […]

2 July 2020

Why Don't More People Share Their Best Practices with Each Other

10 reasons why Best Practices are often not shared. Why don't people like to share what works and the best ways to get things done.

1 July 2020

Four Powerful Steps That Will Boost Your Career During This Pandemic

Synopis of an article from Forbes by Kathy Caprino, published 28th June 2020 Kathy explains that she has found many of the professionals that she is connected with are using this ‘unprecedented time’ to reset and consider how to get back to the career that they are really seeking out. Many people are “realising that […]

30 June 2020

Want to lead change at work? Here's how to grow your influence

Synopsis of an article from SmartBrief Leadership by Art Pretty, Published 25th June 2020 In this article Art shares some ideas and approaches on how you can build your network and collaborate more effectively across your organisation (without compromising your values). The ‘facts of organizational life’ Organisational politics are everywhere and sadly there is no […]

29 June 2020

How to negotiate a pay raise in a pandemic

Synopsis of an article from Fast Company by Suzanne De Janasz, Published 26th June 2020. Suzanne takes us through the challenges of how to ask for a (potentially much deserved) pay rise during a Pandemic. “Remember, you don’t get what you don’t ask for. The challenge lies in how you ask.“ KNOW YOUR WORTH Any negotiation starts […]

29 June 2020

Burnout and How to Recover Faster

In this article Jon explains how work pressure and feeling tired can lead to burn out and exhaustion. The symptoms of burn out at work have three clear symptoms that all leaders must watch out for in ourselves and in others: chronic metal or emotional fatigue, cynicism and dissatisfaction.

Other Distractions we enjoyed this week...

a few other articles we have been reading this week

A global pandemic and recession wont stop the world top art buyers spending money with Sotherbys running an online auction with most works sold and a work by Francis Bacon selling for $84.5m USD.
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-845-million-francis-bacon-triptych-leads-sothebys-marathon-virtual-auction
The cast of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off get together again (on Zoom) https://www.cnet.com/news/ferris-buellers-day-off-gets-a-cast-reunion-with-matthew-broderick/
Researchers are investigating the potential for using Cannabis as a way to combat COVID-19 (that should get the Millenials interested)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyprice/2020/06/27/researchers-are-looking-at-cannabis-as-a-potential-way-to-prevent-covid-19/#66d7fbcfd885
You may have already seen this happy video of a family helping remove a large plastic pot from a bear's head
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-53226526/family-rescue-bear-cub-swimming-with-a-jar-stuck-on-its-head

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