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Digital strategy for social impact movers and shakers. Realistic advice to support the journey to digital maturity. Gifs, humour, and my current music, art, and activism recommendation included!

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⚙Things Done Well⚙ Volume 21 - What to do when you inherit terrible systems!

Hello Reader, ✨Welcome! I am so glad you're here!✨ Before we get into the operations nerd-fest let's get started with these highlights: Jericho by Iniko - This singer is blowing up all over Tik Tok and no surprise. They are SO DOPE and this song has been on REPEAT since I first heard it! Things Done Well Music and Things Done Well Podcasts - These are the playlists where I collect all the music and podcasts I share here or that I am just into! There is some goood sh!t in there! If you haven't...

about 1 year ago • 3 min read

Hello Reader, ✨Happy International Women's Month! (Yep. Month.)✨ First this: Oooh My. Ok. This newsletter has a prerequisite. You are required to take 4min and 12 seconds to watch this RIGHT NOW! I mean it. Goosebumps. It's also been added to the Things Done Well playlist if you can only listen. Trust me though... it's so good. Please consider Donating to the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre in honour of IWD. Or if you are not in the lower mainland of Vancouver I encourage you to find a local...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read

Hello Reader, ✨It's time to get nerdy together!✨ But, first things first: Listen to this song! Enough by Amahla. Oooh yes. Her voice, the arrangement. So good. Put it on now. Then listen to the rest of the music in this playlist! Use your voice to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. This is a great tool from LeadNow for Canadians to use to call their MPs. They provide a script and will connect you by phone directly to your MP once you fill out the form in the link. Do it today, and then everyday...

2 months ago • 3 min read

Hello Reader, ✨Let's spend some quality nerd-out time together!✨ But first: Please add your voice to this petition asking the government of Canada to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. FYI - You will need to confirm your email for your signature to count and there is a good chance the message will land in your spam folder. Nemahsis - This sums up what I am feeling right now about the state of the world we live in. Give it a listen then go follow this the singer. She was recently dropped from her...

6 months ago • 2 min read

Reader! It's been forever. I know. I've been spending time ruminating of the future of my work. The way I show up, what I have to offer, and the way I tell you and the rest of the world about what I am doing. And I have some lessons to share! But first: Put this on. Trust me. Ruminating requires the right music and I have been steadily adding to this playlist. It's soooo good, my friend. SO GOOD! Headphones recommended. This is your friendly reminder that anti-racism and decolonization work...

8 months ago • 2 min read

Hello Reader, ✨Welcome to the SUS Method Variety Show!✨ This is the final installment of the Storytime Series… and in today’s email, I will show you how the Stop using SUS method can be used to solve 3 VERY different operations challenges! (Thanks to everyone who submitted a challenge!) Through these examples, you will learn how my Stop Using Spreadsheets method can help YOU to clear out the noise of disorganization, and build clear and effective business systems that support you and your...

11 months ago • 7 min read

Hello Reader, ✨If you are working with little to no funds, you're going to want to read to the end! ✨ Welcome to a bit of a switch in my usual newsletter content! This is the first installment in a 4 part SUS Method Storytime Series! Enrollment for Stop Using Spreadsheets - Start Building Business Systems is coming up at the end of the month and as a lead up to this exciting time I am going to share a few client stories that illustrate how using the Stop Using Spreadsheets Method has...

12 months ago • 5 min read

Hello Reader, ✨Welcome! I am so glad you're here!✨ Before we get into the ops-talk festival of fun let's get started with these highlights: Black Leave by Kirby - OOOOOOH heck yes. Put this one right now! Everything by her is BOMB but this one, ON REPEAT! Wish Silent Auction - The WISH Silent Auction is back! The fine folks over at Wish are looking for items for their annual silent auction. They have set a fundraising goal of $20000 and all funds raised will go directly towards supporting...

about 1 year ago • 3 min read

Hello Reader, ✨Welcome to the nerd party!✨ Before we get into the ops-talk festival of fun let's get started with these highlights: My homie Ruby Singh was nominated for a Juno for his collaborative album Vox.Infold! This is one of the best collaboration albums I have ever heard Vox.Infold is an experience. Do check it out. It would be an excellent soundtrack for this newsletter! ChatGPT is a text based AI built on language modelling and designed for dialogue and communications that is taking...

about 1 year ago • 2 min read

Hello Reader, ✨Welcome to the ops-talk party!✨ Before we get into the nerd-fest let's get started with these highlights: Stromae. Just Stromae aaaaallllll daaaaaay! I'm more than a little obsessed. Elon Musk getting booed for sooooooooooooooo long at the hack formerly known as Dave Chappell's show! Schadenfreude is not usually my jam, but BOTH these dudes are the worst. SO. Enjoy! WISH Drop-in Centre - Winter Campaign. Please consider donating to the winter campaign of WISH Drop-in Centre....

over 1 year ago • 3 min read
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