Category: Weird Wisdom
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The Skill We Were Taught to Avoid
Think back to your education, your early career, the way you were taught to work. Almost all of it pointed in one direction: reduce the unknowns as fast as you can. Make a plan. Gather the data. Predict the outcome.…
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Getting Comfortable with Unknowns
Every second post and media article talks about “Uncertainty” like it’s the big bad wolf. Stop it! Uncertainty is not the ‘thing’! Uncertainty is the response to the ‘thing’. The ‘thing’ is the Unknowns. “Getting Comfortable with Unknowns” is Weird…
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The Fear at the Top No One Talks About
We have become quite good at talking about how disruption affects employees. The anxiety on the factory floor, the worry in the open-plan office, the junior staff wondering whether their role survives the next round of automation. These conversations matter…
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The Hole in the Middle of Most AI Strategies
Two numbers have stayed with me since I first read them, and I think every leader could do with paying more attention to them. Ninety-nine percent of CEOs expect AI to reduce their headcount over the next two years. Only…
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Uncomfortable Questions
There are questions sitting in your team right now that no one is asking. Not because they lack importance. Because they carry a bit of weight. They disrupt the flow. They make people pause and wonder if it is worth…
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Diversity Isn’t What You See
If your teams removed job titles and backgrounds from the room, would there still be meaningful difference in how decisions are made? Diversity is often reduced to what can be seen. Roles. Titles. Backgrounds. A checklist that feels complete because…
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Are Your People Aligned, or Have They Just Stopped Telling You the Truth?
There is a version of a well-run meeting that should make any leader pause. Everyone is present. The agenda moves at pace. Decisions get made without too much friction. People nod, confirm they are on board, and the meeting closes…
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Do You Dump and Run?
You have probably seen it. Someone posts a considered piece of content on Social Media, something that invites a response, sparks a reaction, or asks a question worth answering. People engage. Comments appear. Thoughtful replies arrive underneath the post. And…
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The Ideas You’re Discarding Too Soon
Think about the last time an idea fell flat in a meeting. Maybe it felt half-formed, or too far from the current direction, or just not quite right for where the team was trying to get to. The conversation moved…
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You Cannot Buy Your Way to an Advantage Anymore
Here is a thought experiment. Picture your sharpest competitor, the one who keeps you honest. Now imagine they wake up tomorrow with exactly the same AI tools you have. Same models, same features, same price, bought in the same week…
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