Category: You
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Add Your Piece of the Picture
Too often, teams treat different perspectives as something to defend against rather than something to learn from. But Weird Wisdom® at Work reminds us of this:Your perspective isn’t a threat. It’s information. When people bring their full thinking to the…
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Every Failure Carries Information
Your unique perspective is what sets you apart. And yet it’s often the first thing you edit out to fit in. Using it can feel risky. You might crash and burn. You might say the thing that doesn’t land or…
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Getting compliance, not contribution?
Are you confusing consensus and collaboration? Consensus often looks like everyone nodding. Sometimes politely. Sometimes silently. Sometimes while thinking, I don’t agree, but I’ll go along. Collaboration is messier. It’s people contributing even when it complicates things. It’s ideas rubbing…
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Growth starts where comfort ends.
Problems don’t disappear because they are ignored. If you stay silent to keep things comfortable, mistakes get bigger and opportunities pass by. You can change that by stepping in, asking the tough questions, and challenging assumptions. Your willingness to face…
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You Were Hired to Think.
If everyone agrees, nothing changes.And if nothing changes, mistakes just get better costumes. Weird Wisdom® at Work exists because Diversity of Thought isn’t a “nice-to-have”, it’s how teams avoid blind spots, bad decisions, and boring results. You weren’t hired to…
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Avoidable Mistakes
If no one calls out what is actually happening, small problems become crises. You can force the conversation that others avoid. You can make people face reality before it costs time, money, or reputation. This matters for Weird Wisdom® at…
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Use Your Voice
If you keep relying on the same thinking in a changing environment, you fall behind without noticing. When you bring a different view, you spot trends early, challenge assumptions, and stop the team from reacting too late. This matters for…
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Comfort Protects the Status Quo
Comfort keeps things familiar.Discomfort shows you where improvement lives. In teams, uneasy ideas are often dismissed too quickly yet they’re usually early warning signals that something is being overlooked. A gap. A risk. A missed opportunity. Weird Wisdom® at Work…
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Problems Don’t Just Disapear
If you stay silent just to fit in, the real problems don’t disappear. They fester, create mistakes, and waste time. Speaking up forces the team to face reality instead of pretending everything is fine. This matters for Weird Wisdom® at…
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Thinking Creates Results
You weren’t hired to nod along.You were hired to think. Yet in many teams, agreement gets rewarded more than insight and that’s how blind spots grow, mistakes repeat, and innovation quietly dies. Weird Wisdom® at Work reminds us of this…
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