Trish's Blog

We talk a lot about leadership development, but too often it looks more like personality polishing than genuine growth.

We smooth off edges, teach people how to pose and present, and end up producing corporate mannequins who look the part but can’t move when the real work starts.

Real leadership isn’t about being perfectly composed, it’s about being self aware, responsive, and human enough to connect. The leaders who stand out aren’t the ones who’ve been polished to shine, they’re the ones who’ve done the work to understand their own Weird Wisdom and use it well.

It’s time to stop creating replicas and start developing originals.

Ever worked somewhere that valued polished personalities over genuine leadership? What did that look like in practice?