Category: Leadership
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People Think Better When They’re Not Busy Pretending to Agree
Most of the time, workplaces are full of nods, smiles, and quiet compliance. Everyone wants to be liked. Everyone wants to fit in. Everyone stays silent. And what does that get you? Nothing. Problems don’t vanish. They fester. They grow.…
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The Assumption Shake-Up
Because “that’s how we’ve always done it” isn’t a strategy. Assumptions are sneaky. They guide decisions without being spoken. They shape strategy without being questioned. They become rules without ever being agreed upon. And before you know it, they run the workplace. The…
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The Real ROI of Diverse Thinkers in the Workplace
Every workplace says they want better performance, fewer people issues, and a team that actually delivers. Yet many of those same places unintentionally build teams that think the same, talk the same, and avoid pushing back. Then they wonder why…
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Filters vs Bias: Why the Difference Matters for Modern Workplaces
What is the difference between a filter and a bias? Here is a simple way to think about it: A filter is how you take in the world.A bias is how you judge the world. Filters These are shaped by…
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Leadership Without Permission: How Influence Actually Works
There is a long history of treating leadership like a rare prize. Something handed out sparingly. Something you earn only after years of proving yourself. Something that lives in certain offices or comes with certain titles. It is one of…
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Micromanaging my Roses
I wanted my rose to bloom so badly that I kept checking on it all day. Micromanaging it. Wishing it would hurry up.Here’s the thing I finally realised: growth doesn’t respond to pressure. You can’t rush the outcome. You can…
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Personality Polishing
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…
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Bland Infographics
Can we please stop with the bland infographics telling leaders how to lead? Most of them just recycle the same old rubbish dressed up in meaningless beige. If you want to learn something real, listen to the people actually doing…
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Contradictions Aren’t Dysfunction
Contradictions in your team aren’t dysfunction.They’re signals. A tension between structure and freedom?Disagreements between risk-taking and caution?Friction between moving fast and thinking deeply? Good. That’s where growth begins. When teams embrace Weird Wisdom®, they stop fearing misalignment and start learning…
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Shades of Nuance
A hybrid team struggled to meet the needs of both in-office and remote employees.Policies were rigid, and tensions ran high. A shift came when leadership invited feedback and co-created “flex zones” where teams had autonomy within aligned principles. Instead of…
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