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You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.

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  • Navigating the Politics of Institutions

    A case study from this week. A patient enters a hospital for treatment of a localized infection. The intervention itself is relatively straightforward: IV antibiotics. But the treatment plan had already been established earlier in the week by a cardiologist outside the facility. Within minutes of arrival, the conversation inside the hospital shifts. The discussion…

    Giselle

    March 8, 2026
    👥 Leadership
    authority, clinical pathway, healthcare, jurisdiction, leadership, liability, risk
  • Growing a Business is Like Playing a Game of Cricket

    In an interview on The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly, Jerry Jones – owner, President and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys, was asked how he built the most valuable sports franchise in the world. Here…a man who had lived several lives settled into his chair and told the truth without announcing that…

    Giselle

    January 25, 2026
    ⚙️ Business Alignment in Action, 👥 Leadership, 🔄 Client Growth Systems (Attraction → Revenue → Retention → Referral), 🧩 The Hudson Alignment Framework™, 🧭 Vision
    Alex Rodriguez, Bloomberg TV, business building, business like cricket, credit card debt, debt, Jason Kelly, Jerry Jones, living in the red, risk, risk tolerance vs risk aversion, sports franchise, success, The Dallas Cowboys, The Deal
  • In search of formulas and easy answers

    In the world of business there are so many shortcuts, formulas, newfound ways to do everything from writing a book in 3 hours to 6 figures in 6 months. I have always believed in the power of possibility but I feel that there are some things that we must discover on our own. The book…

    Giselle

    May 24, 2021
    Alignment
    easy answers, failure, formulas, Jason Leister, M Scott Peck, making mistakes, Peter Medawar, risk, risk taking, The Road Less Traveled, thick face black heart
  • Facing Our Fears

    The need to step into what we fear and in so doing disperse its hold on us is powerfully brought to life by this moment in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. After searching everywhere within reason and memory for the Holy Grail, Jones stands on an enormous precipice, a deep chasm before…

    Giselle

    May 8, 2014
    Alignment
    dare to step into the void, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Mark Nepo, risk, trust, wisdom moments
  • You Don’t Have to Leave Your Job to Become the CEO of Your Destiny

      “Sometimes it just takes the right attitude and the confidence to know that the old way isn’t necessarily the right way – and the belief that better days are ahead.” This quote by Maynard Webb, bestselling author of the book *Rebooting Work* is truly inspiring. His book focuses on how work models developed a…

    Giselle

    November 18, 2013
    Alignment
    accountability, entrepreneurs, Muhammad Yunus, risk, Srinivas Rao, the Start up of You, uncertainty, your road-map
  • Wake up and be open to Someone Else’s Ideas

    Many hotels have a wonderful tool that allows you to sleep without interruption. Yes I am referring to the humble but very effective ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign. All you have to do is hang this outside your door and you will be left alone for as long as you desire. Dr. Emmet Fox, a well…

    Giselle

    September 9, 2010
    Alignment
    change, Dr.Marcia Reynolds, Emmet Fox, new ideas, openmindedness, risk, Wander Woman
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