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Are You Building Your Business/Life Around the Wrong Story?
There is a difference between noticing what is broken and building a life around brokenness. I have been thinking about that distinction quite a bit lately because I am realizing how easy it is, especially when you are observant, perceptive, analytical, and deeply aware of patterns, to become someone who spends more time diagnosing reality…
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Daily Improvement Depends on Less Being More
My day started with errands. Not how I usually start my day but I decided to start there first because I needed to move a few items off of my list. I thought that I could start my day, once I returned to my office, except that I was mentally spent. So I took a…
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What’s the Significance of a Birthday?
Today is my birthday. I generally don’t make a big deal about my birthday. I usually don’t make elaborate plans, I have no must-do’s on my list. I wake up into the day and live. Today is not necessarily different to what I’ve just described, except for two gifts I received from The Daily Stoic…
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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…
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Can You Learn to Think Like a Strategist?
I think most people expect the answer to be yes. Of course you can learn to think strategically. There are courses, frameworks, models, canvases, playbooks… entire industries built on the premise that strategy is a transferable skill, something you acquire the way you acquire Excel or public speaking. Learn the logic, apply the method, get…
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The Hidden Story Behind How we Think
I’ve always paid attention to the way we try to explain thinking… how we map it, categorise it, make it teachable. I came across a framework recently that grouped thinking into four modalities — critical, systems, strategic, design. It’s tidy. It’s appealing. It’s simple and makes what could be an extremely complicated topic…palatable. And yet……
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Your Business Growth is Stalled—Here’s Why
Every business owner wants to grow. More revenue. More efficiency. More impact. So why does growth feel like a constant uphill battle? Why do you know what needs to be done but still feel like your business is running in place? The Brutal Truth: Knowledge Doesn’t Equal Growth Most business owners believe if they just…
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 