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Growing a Business is Like Playing a Game of Cricket
In an interview on The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, Jerry Jones – owner, President and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys, was asked how he built the most valuable sports franchise in the world. Here…a man who had lived several lives settled into his chair and told the truth without announcing that…
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Does Indoctrination in School, affect how we Lead?
I’ve been thinking about how much of our leadership style — the real one, the one that shows up when we’re tired or cornered — started forming long before we ever held a job title. Long before a performance review. Long before a “vision” or a “mission” or a “strategic plan.” The shaping began in…
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Should is a Judgment. Could is an Opportunity
There’s a small linguistic trapdoor that most leaders fall through without noticing. It’s tucked inside two tiny words that shape entire days, teams, and decisions. Should.Could. One shuts the room.The other opens it. Should is the quiet judge at the back of the boardroom. It carries the weight of expectation, obligation, invisible rulebooks written by…
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Own the Haystack, not the Needle
John “Jack” Bogle was never the loudest voice in finance, but he reshaped the world of investing more than almost anyone who ever touched the industry. He founded Vanguard in 1975, built the first index fund for everyday investors, and spent his entire career arguing that most of Wall Street’s noise was theatre — expensive,…
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What Have You Got to Lose?
I got The Book of Alchemy for Christmas by Suleika Jaouad. It’s not a journal in the trendy, habit-stacking sense. It’s quieter than that. More deliberate…built around the idea of writing not as output, but as a way of staying in relationship with yourself when certainty thins out…when confidence feels unearned…when you’re standing at the…
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What Christmas Means for an Entrepreneur
The Christmas season arrives with a strange double signal for entrepreneurs. On the surface… it’s opportunity. Money moving fast. Peak demand. Short windows. A season where revenue can surge if you’ve positioned yourself well. Underneath that… it’s pressure. Noise. Saturation. Everyone selling at once. Everyone borrowing the same urgency, the same language, the same emotional…
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Despite tremendous progress in HR… why is disengagement still so prevalent?
If HR has evolved… if systems have improved… if language has modernized… then why does disengagement still feel so deeply embedded in the modern workplace? We’ve upgraded platforms. We’ve introduced engagement surveys, pulse checks, learning portals, wellbeing initiatives. We’ve invested in better tools, better frameworks, better intentions. And yet… disengagement remains stubbornly, almost universally high.…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
If you could better understand one thing about your business right now….
Most costly decisions begin with
an inaccurate understanding of the situation.
I help leaders understand what is actually happening before major decisions are made or
resources are invested in solving the wrong problem.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Diagnostic Advisor | Sensemaking for high-stakes business decisions 