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Your interpretation isn’t feedback; Your opinion isn’t a metric
A client told me recently that a department lead once said to her, almost casually, that she lacked emotional intelligence. It wasn’t written in a warning letter and it wasn’t delivered in anger. It was the kind of comment leaders often believe is insightful, a naming of what they think they are observing. The problem…
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Don’t be Deterred by the Roughness of the Road
The language of roads and journeys runs through some of the oldest reflections on purpose and leadership. Not as a metaphor for movement alone, but as a way of naming commitment over time. A road implies direction, endurance, and a destination that exists whether the traveler feels confident or not. When Paul, an early Christian…
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The Time to Plan for 2015 is Now!
What are you waiting for – till the time is right? It’s never going to be right and nothing is going to happen unless you make a decision. I stole this idea from Chris Brogan, the world’s leading authority on owning the game you most want to win, who says that for some people, planning…
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Why do we Overestimate Our Competence and How is this Affecting Our Performance?
This week I visited a popular Chinese restaurant for an early dinner with my best friend. Got to the restaurant around quarter to five with a book, because I knew I’d have at least a 15 minute wait. There was no one in the restaurant when I got there. I sat at a table just…
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Holding a POSITION of Leadership is not the same thing as BEING a Good Leader
*This article was also published in my weekly column in the Trinidad and Tobago Business Newsday Jan 9 2014 A couple weeks ago I wrote a column titled *Why Outside the Box Thinking has Led to Inside the Box Stagnation.* Here’s an excerpt that will lay the foundation for today’s column: Over the past decade,…
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If Your Business Plan & Model are Based on Fictitious Assumptions You’re Finished BEFORE You Even Start!
So many great ideas out there but none are getting implemented because the banks won’t lend and investors won’t invest. The world has never been without dreamers. Everyone has a great idea and most think that all it takes is MONEY to get it done. We fixate, we obsess on money. Even non-profits experience this…
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2012 in review
Just a quick post to say “thank you” for your support. Writing can sometimes be a lonely journey but then people reach out, comment and let you know that something you said is helping them along the way. I am truly grateful for the ability to shape my thoughts into paragraphs of words that sometimes…
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If the Unions Protect the Rights of Employees – Who Protects the Rights of the Employer?
Have you ever had a situation get completely out of hand only to have it come and bite you in your butt and causing you to swear that “you shoulda do what you were supposed to do a long time ago?” Let me get even clearer still. You have an employee on staff that you…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
High-stakes decisions deserve disciplined thinking
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Advisory for Leaders Under Pressure 