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How You Work may be Working Against You
In my column today I want to look at how we work through the lens of productivity and that of procrastination. While procrastinators are well aware that this habit is working against them, those of us who are busy all the time and seemingly productive may not see their way of working as working against…
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What are you practicing?
We are always practicing something. Got this idea from Susan Scott author of Fierce Leadership. Walking daily is a practice. So is watching TV. Getting up early is a practice. So is drinking tea every morning. Whatever we practice becomes habitual. Susan advises that taking a look at our practices from time to time will…
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Never Apologize (in this context)…
I’m reading Julia Child’s “My Life in France” with Alex Prud’homme. At a recent business event, I got up to make a comment. With my sore throat, I first apologized because my voice was hoarse. On getting back to my table, this woman who I had only met that morning said to me – “What…
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The World According to Garp et al
Not because it works for you makes it right! I’m struggling with this right now – my world – the world according to Giselle. Isn’t that how it is for most of us? Our frame of reference, beliefs, conditionings over long stretches of time create what we call our truth and we lock into and…
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The practice of possibility and the possibilities through practice
That’s impossible! How often does that phrase show up in our daily lives? Even if we are not actually saying it – if we were truthful – we think it – A LOT! “I could never get THAT job” “I could never write like THAT” “I could never learn to play the guitar like THAT…
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 