Delivering great products and services comes from doing things differently. To do things differently, you must look at your work in a new light. Stratatics is a newsletter designed to help you do that. Each week, you’ll get a new idea to reimagine and deliver your best work. Highly relevant for design leaders and executives. And very useful for those who work alongside them.
🚨 Reminder: CDO School September cohorts start next week!
🚨 Reminder: CDO School September cohorts start next week!It's planning season. Join one of our six cohorts and make sure you have a good plan. |
Hi Reader, There are four more days to apply to CDO School to join one of our September cohorts. We guarantee the conversations, context, and assignments will be tailor-made to help you address a specific challenge in weeks, not years. Here are the six cohorts: Position Design to Win; Design a Winning Org Strategy
Connect What Matters to Metrics; Map Design Drivers to Business Outcomes with North Star Maps
Define What Good Design Is; Baseline Quality with Scorecards and ROI Math
Get Good at Managing Up, Down, and Out; Find Your Sidekicks and Champions and Learn their Love Languages
Stand out in the Job Market; Position Yourself as a Differentiator
Raise the Performance Bar! Develop Your People More Effectively
Beyond the cohorts, CDO School is a complete 12-month program. With your enrollment, you get 11+ on-demand courses, our complete library of templates, tools, and concepts, as well as live events, replays, and a pass to join one of our April cohorts. Download the CDO School program brochure for more in-depth details. 👉 Apply now to join us next week 👈To join our September cohorts, apply by 5p ET this Friday, September 12. There are just three basic steps to join us:
If you have any other questions, reply to this email or set up some time with me to chat, and I'll be happy to help. Cheers, Ryan |
Stratatics–develop better products, teams, and people, by doing things differently.
Delivering great products and services comes from doing things differently. To do things differently, you must look at your work in a new light. Stratatics is a newsletter designed to help you do that. Each week, you’ll get a new idea to reimagine and deliver your best work. Highly relevant for design leaders and executives. And very useful for those who work alongside them.
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