Category: Weird Wisdom
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Reflect, Recalibrate, & Try Again
Failure happens. But what happens after failure?That’s what defines how your people feel. In many teams, mistakes are quietly buried. People protect themselves. Innovation stalls.But in high-performing, human-centered cultures, failure is part of the process—not the end of it. Normalizing…
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I Told You So
Nine months of working with a client organisation in Perth. An organisation committed to embracing their Weird Wisdom®. Surprise! Surprise! The most powerful outcome wasn’t found in a spreadsheet. It was the significant reduction in bullying complaints. Did I hear…
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Less Power
The more you fear failure……the more it controls you.But the more you embrace it……the less power it has over you. This is the Weird Wisdom® of creative leadership. Which side of this paradox are you on?
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The Disruption Needed to Grow
It tells you what didn’t work.It shows you what matters.And it reveals what no one else was willing to say out loud. In many organizations, we polish the wins and bury the mistakes.But when we do that, we miss out…
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4 Fs
They launched a campaign that flopped. Big time. Instead of hiding it, the team analyzed it openly. They discovered a messaging disconnect and then rebuilt it. Six weeks later, they launched again and doubled their expected leads. Failure → Feedback…
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100% Me
A conversation kicked off in a Facebook group I’m part of about the EU AI Act.While the Act itself is as clear as mud, one thing seems obvious: there’s going to be more demand for transparency around using AI tools…
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Data, Direction, Depth
Failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s part of the path that leads to it.But in too many organizations, failure is still treated like something to hide, avoid, or punish. At Weird Wisdom® at Work, we believe failure is feedback.It…
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This Truth
This truth has guided me through countless moments of uncertainty in my work and leadership journey. When teams face rapid change, what they truly need isn’t certainty , it’s a culture that 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. Creating that kind…
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F𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 S𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁
Your team’s most powerful creative breakthrough might be just beyond the fear of being wrong. In many organizations, the biggest barrier to innovation isn’t a lack of ideas,it’s the fear of making mistakes. When people worry about being judged or…
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Website Update
My Website and I Have Been in a Long-Term “It’s Complicated” Relationship…Mid last year, I bravely slapped an “Under Construction” sign on my website. I told myself I’d sort it out in a few weeks. Spoiler alert: I did not.Instead,…
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