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Can You Align Your Professional and Personal Purpose?
In an Atlantic article “The New Old Age” (by David Brooks, Aug 2023), we meet people who’ve spent decades in high-powered careers — CEOs, prosecutors, doctors — suddenly confronting a sobering truth: their professional résumés no longer define them. David Brooks, shares Anne Kenner’s story — a former federal prosecutor who walked into Stanford’s Distinguished…
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I’m Trading SMART Goal Setting for a More Dynamic Engine
Most of us have been taught that goals must be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound. It works for project management — but let’s be real: it’s flat. SMART gives you clarity, but it doesn’t give you energy. It feels very clinical with boxes to tick but no sparks to ignite. While scrolling (yes you…
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Searching for a Mustard Seed
The tiniest spark of belief can unlock the impossible. Most of us in the Caribbean grew up hearing the phrase: “faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains.” It’s a line that carries great comfort in knowing that what is required to unlock potential and possibility is a mustard seed sized helping of…
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Why do some Employees Tune Out at Work?
I came across an article in Inc. recently by Kit Eaton: “How to Fight Clock Botching, the Latest Threat to Productivity” (published August 13, 2025). Up until then, I’d never heard the phrase clock botching before. I know of clock watching. I’ve done it. You’ve done it. That’s the “please-let-this-day-end” routine where the only thing…
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How Do We Leverage Humor in Trinidad and Tobago to Our Advantage?
One thing we have in abundance in Trinidad and Tobago is humor. We could be facing hardship, bureaucracy, blackout, or bacchanal—and somehow we still find the punchline. “Ting to cry for, we laugh.” It’s not just a saying—it’s our national coping strategy. But here’s the question for us as leaders, entrepreneurs, and solo professionals: Are…
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Don’t Confuse Manufactured Moments with Real Leadership
Politicians run for office with rallies, giveaways, and promises that make crowds cheer. But after the election? The T-shirts fade, the food is gone, and the grand vision often collapses under the weight of reality. Too many businesses are doing the exact same thing. 1. The Hype vs. The Work 2. Promises vs. Delivery 3.…
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How to Manage the Psyche’s Storm
There are moments when our inner mental weather turns violent. The psyche begins to churn. One minute, we’re clear and certain. The next, we’re wrestling with the storm: condemning ourselves for mistakes, defending our worth, doubting our ability, clinging to faith that flickers like a candle in the wind, and sometimes extinguishing under the weight…
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Clarity Postponed is Opportunity Missed
Have you ever found yourself delaying taking action. Perhaps a decision needed to be made, you needed to have an uncomfortable conversation, send an email, pick up the phone and make an important call. Perhaps you call yourself lazy. Maybe you describe yourself as a procrastinator. In a July 13th article, this year, McClean hospital,…
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 