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Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Diagnostic Advisor | Sensemaking for high-stakes business decisions
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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.

Tag: development

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    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…

    Giselle

    September 2, 2025
    Strategic Sensemaking
    Alignment, clarity, Contest Queen, development, goal setting, growth, Helen Hasdell, Michael Clinton, reimagine, ROAR, SMART goals, SPEC
  • Starting Over…

    Everyday we get an opportunity to start over. We may not look at it like that – we may think that we are just continuing on from yesterday but I believe it’s an opportunity to begin again. A new day brings with it light and promise. An opportunity to look at things differently, in another…

    Giselle

    February 23, 2011
    Strategic Sensemaking
    becoming, being a light, development, growing, growth, learning, loving, opportunity, possibility, starting over, teaching
  • “Did my model come with instructions? I can’t seem to find mine?”

    As a long time science fiction buff, I was imagining a cloned human, waking up to planet Earth and trying to determine how they were supposed to live as a human being – where were the rules? Our parents, teachers and friends do their best to help us along the way yet it is inevitable…

    Giselle

    September 3, 2010
    Strategic Sensemaking
    development, failure, learning, lessons, mistakes, Norman cousins
  • Are you tired of starting from Zero every month?

    Why does building business momentum seem so elusive? Do you feel at times as if you are wading through a vat of molasses or as in young people speak – “yuh sticking?” Many business owners could well attest to peaks and troughs in their business but I am describing not even feast or famine but…

    Giselle

    July 26, 2010
    Strategic Sensemaking
    business venture, customers, development, doubt, growth, momentum, principles, service, values, writing
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