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You don’t need to move faster.
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Tag: competency

  • Do You Really Care About the ACTUAL Humans Doing the Work?

    There is no concept of justice in Cree culture. The nearest word is kintohpatatin, which loosely translates to “you’ve been listened to.” But kintohpatatin is richer than justice – really it means you’ve been listened to by someone compassionate and fair, and your needs will be taken seriously. – Edmund Metatawabin I first heard the…

    Giselle

    January 23, 2026
    👥 Leadership
    Alignment, Allegiance, burnout, competency, Cree culture, Edmund Metatawabin, exhaustion, Justice, kintohpatatin, listening, misalignment, people, performance, performing competence, The Legacy
  • Competency without alignment = Burnout

    You have the vision, the framework, your plan of action. You design a roadmap for execution and you determine criteria for measuring impact. This is clear, crisp and linear. Yet things still fall apart. Some say competency might be the missing link; but I’d argue that competency without alignment just leads to burnout! In my…

    Giselle

    July 5, 2025
    Alignment, ⚙️ Business Alignment in Action, ⚡ Clarity & Realignment, 🧠 Zone of Genius
    Alignment, burnout, capability, competency, energetic congruence, framework, motivational drivers, purpose, skills, strategic alignment, strategy, vision, Zone of Genius
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