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What I’m Changing about my Practice as a Leader
Leadership is complex, but not for the reasons we usually give. It’s not complex because people are difficult.It’s not complex because the work is unknowable.It’s not even complex because the future is uncertain. It’s complex because, as humans, we are carrying multiple systems at the same time and pretending they’re one. We collapse them into…
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The Architecture of Mastery
She was born Zaila Avant-garde in Harvey, Louisiana, the daughter of Alma Heard and Jawara Spacetime — parents who weren’t just caretakers but architects of possibility. Her father, Jawara, chose the surname Avant-garde in homage to his favorite John Coltrane album, infusing her identity with intention, exploration, and a nod to creative boldness before she…
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Why Learning needs a Revival in Organizations
Everywhere online you see evidence of “learning.” There are workshops, webinars, online academies, and leadership retreats. People are busier than ever absorbing information — yet very little of it translates into sustained transformation. The problem isn’t that we’ve stopped learning. It’s that we’ve mistaken information for insight. What’s Gone Missing True learning — the kind…
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Are we losing the plot with AI?
I think AI is greatly misunderstood. And I’m watching it create a quiet storm of anxiety—especially among students, educators, and thoughtful professionals. Not because people are being dishonest.But because they’re scared they’ll be misunderstood. They’re asking questions like: “Does this sound too much like AI?”“What if I get flagged even though I wrote it?” They’re…
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You are best at being you
Why aren’t you using more of this knowledge to your advantage? When Giulia Enders was 17, she developed a skin disease and realized how little she knew about her own body, so she started reading, and it turned out it was the gut that fascinated her the most. She cleared up her problem by diet.…
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When the discovery stops, the joy and wonder die
Some of you might know him as ‘Dr. Iggy Frome’, from New Amsterdam where he played attending child psychologist but he began his professional acting career before he even made it to high school. Acting is his craft, his expertise as it were and in a Success Magazine 2019 interview, Tyler Labine shared that in…
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Are you wasting time chasing the right answer or right path?
I have always wanted to do things the right way. I want to understand the process and execute on that process, step by right step until completion. Except life’s experiences aren’t straight lines. There is going to be trial and error. Yesterday I started a sign language class. Many of my readers may not know…
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Why should you be hired, if no one understands what you do?
Most service providers have such a low level of self-belief, they will jump to answer the “why should we hire you” question as if they were on trial. If this is you, understand that the work to do is not to figure out how to answer “what do you do?” The work is to figure…
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Curiosity doesn’t always kill the cat – it can boost confidence too!
Let’s start off by being curious about the phrase: Curiosity kills the cat. The meaning of this phrase seems pretty obvious: don’t go poking your nose into other people’s affairs, and don’t be overly inquisitive about things which don’t concern you, as it will only cause trouble. As Patrice Robert’s said: Drink water and mind…
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 