Category: Weird Wisdom
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People Pleasing
The cost of being liked is higher than we admit. Most of us want to be liked, so we nod, smile, and stay quiet. But being liked often costs far more than being right. Playing safe keeps you popular, but…
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Comfort or Courage
We see a lot about leaders shutting people down at work. But more often than not, in my experience, it’s colleagues. They’re the first to roll their eyes, go quiet, or freeze someone out, especially when a new person joins…
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Not What I Planned
Over the Christmas break I completely switched off social media. All of it. Including LinkedIn. My days were spent eating far too much cheese, making bad art, separating my office from my craft studio, and watching my tomatoes grow like…
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The Bias Busting Session
Less ego, more clarity, better outcomes. You have bias. Everyone does. Not because you’re flawed, but because you’re human. Bias is a shortcut your brain uses to process information quickly, make fast decisions, and save mental energy when details are…
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The Thinking Upgrade Test
Your decisions are only as good as the thinking behind them. No organisation rises above the quality of its thinking. Systems, processes, frameworks; all of it comes second. If the thinking that shaped them is outdated, biased, rushed, or narrow, then everything…
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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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Thinking Differently Isn’t Weird; Ignoring Real Issues Is
It’s easy to stay quiet. It feels safer to go along, to get along, to avoid rocking the boat. But when you do, the real problems don’t disappear. They fester. They create mistakes. They waste time and energy. Speaking up…
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The Blind Spot Check-Up
Because the stuff you can’t see causes most of the chaos. You have blind spots. Even if you don’t like to admit it, they’re there. They show up in the miscommunication you notice but can’t explain, the repeated mistakes that…
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Algorithms Are Only as Unbiased as the Humans Who Build Them
Social media platforms are quick to assure users that their algorithms are neutral. That the code simply organizes content objectively, without prejudice. On the surface, it sounds convincing. After all, algorithms run on logic, data, and rules; they don’t have…
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