Category: Weird Wisdom
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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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Sit with Discomfort
Many organizations operate in “either/or” mode, especially when things get hard. But Weird Wisdom® at Work teaches leaders and teams to sit with discomfort, invite diverse perspectives, and lead into complexity. Real leadership happens when we stop oversimplifying and start…
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Don’t Choose
A global tech company once struggled between prioritizing speed vs. quality.One team wanted to ship fast. The other feared risking brand trust. Instead of picking one, the leader reframed the issue:“What would it look like to be fast and intentional?”…
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