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The Speed vs. Clarity Trap
My tag-line is ‘Clarify BEFORE you Amplify’. It’s the foundation on which I live my life, steer my solo profession and help clients. Yet clarity is not a go-to for most business owners. They may speak about needing clarity but the reality is they want results quickly and getting clear first takes too long. Paying…
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Jumping to conclusions without fully understanding the problem is one of the most expensive habits in business
The brain is wired for speed, not accuracy. Faced with uncertainty, pressure, or the need to appear decisive, it reaches for the nearest explanation and calls it a conclusion. That conclusion often feels logical, even strategic, but it is frequently built on incomplete information, unchecked assumptions, or surface-level observations. The result is a quiet but…
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The bread of affliction and what this phase means in business
In its original context, the “bread of affliction” refers to matzah, eaten during Passover, tied to a moment of urgency where there was no time for the dough to rise, no room for refinement, no opportunity to turn something basic into something more complete. What was made had to be eaten as it was, flat,…
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Are you incarcerated by thresholds?
My day was full. I did a fair amount regarding a home project I’m working on, had some things to sort out with my car and I handled a few things that had been sitting for longer than they should have. Once home, I glanced at the clock and felt the day close in on…
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How one Restaurateur took Making a Reservation & Transformed it into a Unique Experience
I first came across Erin French in an episode of Be My Guest with Ina Garten, and what stayed with me wasn’t just the food or even the setting, but the way Ina Garten spoke about Erin’s restaurant. Almost like it existed slightly outside of the usual restaurant world, tucked into a quiet town in…
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Rethink Productivity – think managing energy instead
Using energy strategically begins with recognizing that not all hours carry the same weight, and that trying to treat them as interchangeable tends to flatten both the work and the person doing it. It becomes less about doing more within a fixed schedule and more about placing the kind of work that requires clarity, judgment,…
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How to Bridge the Gap Between Better Work and Getting Hired
The work itself is often not the issue. The difference shows up in how quickly someone on the other side can understand what you are proposing, see how it connects to what they are dealing with, and feel confident enough to move forward without needing to pause and work it out for themselves. In most…
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Why Smaller Contractors Lose Work to Larger Firms (Even When the Work Is Better)
I was sitting in a room yesterday with a group of technical leads. It was an industry event, and the conversation was around projects that kept looping. Work would be done, reviewed, then redone. Adjustments would be made, only for the direction to shift again. Not because new data had emerged, but because the decision…
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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 