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Why “doing what you love” isn’t enough
We’ve all heard the advice: do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. It sounds inspiring. It looks good on a coffee mug. But it’s misleading — even dangerous — because it oversimplifies how we are truly designed as human beings. The truth is: love alone isn’t enough. You can…
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Identity Lessons from August Wilson
August Wilson was born Frederick August Kittel Jr. on April 27, 1945, in Pittsburgh’s Hill District — a neighborhood rich in African American culture, known for its music, storytelling, and tight-knit community. His mother, Daisy Wilson, a Black cleaning woman from North Carolina, raised six children largely on her own. His father, a German immigrant…
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The Age of Arrogance is Over
The age of arrogance of the management consultant is over now. – Nick Studer, CEO, Oliver Wyman For the past two decades, most of what passed for “consulting” was really just expensive guessing, wrapped in jargon, justified by pedigree and protected by legacy. Today, AI is producing what once took a month and a full…
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The Hidden Costs of “I’ll do it” Leadership
Every time a leader says “I’ll just do it,” a little bit of clarity, trust, and team momentum quietly slips away. The Upper Limit Problem, a concept introduced by Gay Hendricks, refers to a subconscious self-sabotaging behavior that occurs when individuals approach a level of success, happiness, or abundance that exceeds their comfort zone. This often leads…
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Eliminate the unnecessary…
…to get to the essential. How do you determine what is essential to you and your business? Commit to creating some transformation in the world. Transformation that leverages your skills and talents. Then start talking about it…and don’t stop. JASON LEISTER In the book of Ichigo Ichie, authors Garcia and Miralles share in the chapter…
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Competency without alignment = Burnout
You have the vision, the framework, your plan of action. You design a roadmap for execution and you determine criteria for measuring impact. This is clear, crisp and linear. Yet things still fall apart. Some say competency might be the missing link; but I’d argue that competency without alignment just leads to burnout! In my…
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Your Work Is Meant to Be Enjoyable for You and Helpful to Others
The idea that we can’t have the job we truly want, let alone experience joy while doing it, runs rampant in our world. We subject ourselves to unhealthy working conditions for eight plus hours a day at the end of which we feel tired. Not fulfilled…not feeling as if we’ve contributed or made a real…
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The Tools Will Change. Your Craft—and Calling—Shouldn’t Have To.
I read an article today highlighted in Medium’s newsletter by Agustin Sanchez, a design director, photographer, and musician, reflecting on conversations with his teammates and the unspoken fear people seem to feel but rarely talk about. There’s a line from that article that landed hard for me today: The tools will change. Your craft doesn’t have…
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Why Do Most Businesses Struggle with Talent Alignment?
Most businesses hire for skills but fail to align talent with motivated abilities—the unique way individuals are naturally driven to act. The result? A workforce that’s technically competent but not fully engaged, energized, or performing at their highest level. This is why so many companies struggle with: To solve this, businesses must move beyond basic…
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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 