Category: Weird Wisdom
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Outside the Borders of Convention
Every breakthrough starts as something unconventional, unusual, or even a little weird. Think about it; the world’s most transformative ideas didn’t come from playing it safe. They came from people daring to step outside the norm and question “the way…
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What’s Your ‘Dyson’ Idea?
James Dyson created over 5,000 prototypes before the first working vacuum. Conventional wisdom said, “Why reinvent what already works?”Dyson said, “Because it can work better.” True innovation often looks weird until it changes everything. What’s your “Dyson idea” waiting to…
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Where Conventional Wisdom Ends
Conventional wisdom is comforting but it can also be the biggest barrier to fresh ideas. Weird Wisdom® at Work challenges us to stretch the box, not stay inside it.
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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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Where New Answers Live
When decisions get tough, most leaders default to the comfort of binaries.Do we scale or stabilize?Focus on people or performance?Prioritize tradition or innovation? But Weird Wisdom® at Work invites us into the tension because that’s where new answers live. What…
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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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Weird Wisdom in NZ
I’m Speaking at Trailblazers 2025! I’m excited to be part of the line-up at the PSANZ Trailblazers Convention, a weekend of connection, growth, and inspiration for speakers, coaches, trainers, and communicators across New Zealand. 🗓 26–27 September 2025🕘 From 9am…
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Failure Builds Stronger Teams
The greatest teams aren’t the ones that never fail—they’re the ones that know how to learn from it. When we create environments where it’s safe to mess up, reflect, and try again, teams grow stronger, braver, and more creative. That’s…
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Narrowing our Perspective
Changing Perspective isn’t always about broadening it. Yesterday, I had spent many hours at my keyboard when my body started to rebel. It was urging me to get up. I decided I needed to move. Walking a regular route, easing…
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Contradictions Aren’t Problems
A non-profit was torn between being data-driven and deeply human-centered. Some argued for metrics. Others defended storytelling. The shift came when leadership asked:“How do our numbers tell a story and how can our stories support the numbers?”That reframing led to…
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