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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: governance

  • Stop Looking for Perfection in your Leaders

    There’s a video clip making the rounds in Trinidad and Tobago of a Government Minister, ranting. He wasn’t venting. He was just vomiting out everything he actually thought about specific people and named races. It was difficult to listen to but after I was literally shaking my head, as if I didn’t want the words…

    Giselle

    April 28, 2026
    Strategic Sensemaking
    accountability, civic responsibility, emotional discipline, Expectation vs Reality, governance, leadership, politics, public leadership, stop looking for perfection, Strategic thinking
  • You Don’t Chase After a Mouse When Your House Is on Fire

    There’s a saying in Africa: You don’t chase after a mouse when your house is on fire. When I first learned about it in a book by Chika Onyeani, I couldn’t get past the imagery. It is simple…ordinary even — a house, a mouse, a fire yet exceedingly impactful: don’t waste time on the small…

    Giselle

    August 28, 2025
    ⚙️ Sensemaking in organizations, 🔄 Client Systems, 🧠 Zone of Genius, Strategic Sensemaking
    African Proverb, African traditions, business, community, focus, governance, imagery, leadership, personal growth and strategy, politics, prioritize, priority, social enterprise, survival
  • The Rise, Stumble, and Possible Return of Uncle Nearest Whiskey

    There are brands — and then there are movements. Uncle Nearest whiskey is both. Born in 2016, it carried the name of Nathan “Nearest” Green, the enslaved Black distiller who taught Jack Daniel the craft of Tennessee whiskey. For more than a century, Green’s role was erased from whiskey history. Then came Fawn Weaver, a…

    Giselle

    August 18, 2025
    ⚙️ Sensemaking in organizations, Strategic Sensemaking
    Alignment, black distiller, black owned business, CFO, credibility, Fawn Weaver, founder, governance, leadership, legacy, profitability, radical transparency, realignment, revenue reality check, slavery, storytelling, the whiskey industry, Uncle Nearest Whiskey
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