INVERSE WISDOM

11
Dec

Wolves Move Rivers

When Yellowstone's wolves were hunted to extinction, everyone knew what would happen. More elk. What nobody predicted: rivers
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08
Dec

Sequencing Creates Proof

You have five bets to make. All seem important. All seem urgent. So you launch them simultaneously. Six months later,
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29
Oct

Certainty Destroys Authority

The expert says "I don't know" and gains credibility. The fraud pretends to know and loses
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07
Aug

The Resistance Paradox

When teams fight psychological safety practices, celebrate. The resistance reveals exactly where dysfunction lives. Toyota learned this implementing the andon
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25
Jul

The Motte and Bailey (Part 5 of 5)

You can't fix what you won't admit is broken. Here's the uncomfortable truth: we&
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23
Jul

The Motte and Bailey (Part 3 of 5)

Here's why both sides need the retreat: Leaders need deniability. Teams need survival. Your company is insane. And
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22
Jul

The Motte and Bailey (Part 2 of 5)

"Psychological safety"? Look closer. It's a blame culture wearing a Halloween mask. Every meeting has invisible
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21
Jul

The Motte and Bailey (Part 1 of 5)

The Unnamed Pattern There's a trick in every meeting. Once you see it, you can't unsee
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22
May

S2E4: The Paradox of Presence

We're drawn to contradictions. What if the invisible strategy requires moments of deliberate visibility? I used to think
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25
Feb

The Presence Paradox

We chase excellence to earn trust. But trust isn't earned through perfection. It's built in imperfect