Category: Weird Wisdom
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What Is Weird Wisdom — And Why Should You Care at Work?
Your “weird” isn’t the problem at work. It might be the answer. Most workplaces reward sameness, so we filter ourselves, hold back ideas, and stay quiet. The organisation loses exactly the thinking it needs most. This video introduces Weird Wisdom:…
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Hesitation is Rarely About Personality
In recent times I’ve seen Leaders become risk adverse, they seem reluctant to go against the prevalent winds. When I’ve explored this with them they explain their silence by saying they’re introverted. Not apologetically. Matter‑of‑factly. As though that explanation is…
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Culture is Compound Interest
Your values aren’t what you publish. They’re what you tolerate. Culture doesn’t change because you announced it. It changes when you stop letting the same small behaviours slide; because you’re busy, because you’re tired, because it’s “not the right time”.…
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Contribution Leads to Better Thinking
“Fit” is easy to celebrate in teams. It feels comfortable. Familiar. It gives a sense that things are working. People get along. Conversations flow. There is a shared way of doing things that makes everything feel predictable. Leaders, on the…
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Stop Smoothing Differences
It is natural to want your conversations to feel smooth, easy, polished and predictable. No friction. No awkward pauses. No sense that things might tip into discomfort. You get good at this. Most leaders do. You learn how to keep…
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Conformity Vs Curiosity
Conformity feels safe. It reduces friction, avoids conflict, and keeps things predictable. But it also limits thinking. Curiosity, on the other hand, opens things up. It invites questions, exploration, and new perspectives. Weird Wisdom® at Work prioritizes curiosity over comfort.…
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Your Evidence Trail Passed. Your Behaviour Was Never Audited.
If you have ever heard yourself say it, you are in good company. We ran the change management program. Everyone completed the training. The policies are there in plain sight for anyone who wants to read them. Each of those…
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Not Fluff
You can hold every certification on the wall and still lose to the team with the better driver(s). So why do we keep investing in the certificate and starving the thing that drives the result?
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They Call Weird Wisdom “Fluff.” The ISO Standards Disagree.
The framework that gets filed under “soft” is built from the exact behaviour the ISO standards already require. I called my framework Weird Wisdom. In a room full of executives, budgets and risk registers, you can guess how that lands.…
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Diversity of Thought Is Where It Begins, Not Where It Ends
When I tell people what I do, there is a particular response I get often enough that I can almost see it coming. A knowing nod, and then: “Ah, so it is diversity of thought.” I understand why. The phrase…
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