Trish's Blog

If you’re bleeding good people, it’s probably not your pay structure. This matters for Weird Wisdom® and Diversity of Thought because high turnover is rarely about money. More often, it’s about boredom, stifled ideas, and people feeling invisible in plain sight.

The first to leave are often the weird ones; the thinkers, the rebels, the questioners. Not because they’re difficult, but because no one is listening. Their unconventional insights get brushed aside, parked, or politely ignored until they stop offering them altogether… and then they walk.

That’s the quiet cost of silencing Weird Wisdom®.

These are the people who spot cracks before things break. Who see opportunities others overlook. Who ask the uncomfortable questions that prevent bigger problems later.

If you’re tired of losing your best people, stop muting the ones who think differently. Listen to them. Nurture them. Give them room to experiment without needing permission slips for every idea.

Weird Wisdom® isn’t a retention risk. It might just be the glue that keeps your best people from walking out the door.