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What Happens When Nostalgia Masquerades as Wisdom?
Nostalgia is seductive. It feels warm. Familiar. Safe. It wraps itself in memory and tells a comforting story about who we used to be, what once worked, and how things should feel again if we could just get back there. But nostalgia is not neutral.And it is definitely not strategy. In business, nostalgia often masquerades…
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It’s OK to Play
There’s a lie many of us absorb early and carry quietly into adulthood: That seriousness equals depth.That productivity equals worth. And when life becomes heavy, play must step aside until things feel “better.” Grief dismantles that lie. Grief doesn’t ask you to become more disciplined or more efficient. It asks you to become more present.…
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Before you could bend or break, you need to first know the rules
The phrase “know the rules before you bend or break them” is a popular piece of advice often attributed to artist Pablo Picasso, who said: Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist This phrase isn’t an invitation to rebellion for rebellion’s sake. It’s a reminder that real innovation is born…
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Are you working from self-presentation or self-expression?
A great deal of work today looks successful on the surface and unsettled underneath. It is produced regularly, shared publicly, and often receives enough response to justify its continuation. Yet it does not anchor the person or organization creating it. There is movement, but little sense of arrival. This restlessness is frequently misread as a…
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Why Some Small Companies Outlast the “Greats”
When I first met Bo Burlingham years ago during his visit to Trinidad, I didn’t fully appreciate who I was standing in front of. I knew him as the author of Small Giants, but not the full depth of his influence. I didn’t know then that Bo was one of the most respected business thinkers…
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The Hidden Story Behind How we Think
I’ve always paid attention to the way we try to explain thinking… how we map it, categorise it, make it teachable. I came across a framework recently that grouped thinking into four modalities — critical, systems, strategic, design. It’s tidy. It’s appealing. It’s simple and makes what could be an extremely complicated topic…palatable. And yet……
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In Favour of Giving Things Up (In Business)
Renunciation in personal life involves mentally letting go of unhealthy habits, attachments, and excessive desires to foster inner peace and spiritual growth. Practices include: Renunciation in business however, isn’t addressed quite as often. I’m not talking about sacrifice… or deprivation…or moral purity. I am talking about renunciation as the deliberate act of letting something go so that…
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On Strategy, Stories & What Actually Lives Inside a Plan
I didn’t walk into the Fundable & Findable book club expecting much. Don’t get me wrong… after following Kevin for some time and eventually buying his book, I knew the discussion would be rich; but I still assumed it would be one of those large, impersonal webinars where your camera stays off, your mic stays…
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Why a Tired Mind Calls Progress Failure
There are days when nothing is actually wrong, yet everything feels off.Days when even the smallest task feels heavier than it should. Days when the mind, already stretched thin, starts whispering that nothing is working. Beneath that reaction is this: A tired mind distorting reality.A fearful mind misreading signals. And both of them turning ordinary…
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 