The Curious Insight

A digital garden of life, work, and ideas.

Author: Anthony Anaedu

  • Beyond Compliance: Building Strategies That People Want to Follow

    Beyond Compliance: Building Strategies That People Want to Follow

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    Why do so many well-planned strategies struggle when it’s time to put them into action? Too often, execution breaks down because we overlook the real challenges faced by the people doing the work every day. When teams don’t follow a new direction, it’s tempting to see it as resistance or disengagement. But more often, it’s…

  • Why Keeping It Short Makes You a Smarter Communicator (and How to Do It)

    Why Keeping It Short Makes You a Smarter Communicator (and How to Do It)

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    During an effective speaking course, I faced a surprising challenge: I couldn’t stop talking within the 2-minute limit because my thoughts flowed like a mind map, and I felt every idea was essential. I believed I had to share all these thoughts and connect the dots at the end, so being cut short seemed to…

  • Effective Feedback Starts with Understanding How People Process Information

    Effective Feedback Starts with Understanding How People Process Information

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    Effective feedback is more than just the message-it’s about how you deliver it. Tailoring your feedback to match the recipient’s communication style can build trust, reduce resistance, and drive better results. Whether someone is analytical and data-driven or relational and people-oriented, understanding their unique way of processing information makes your feedback more impactful. Discover practical…

  • The Power Of Early Adopters: Igniting Innovation And Momentum

    The Power Of Early Adopters: Igniting Innovation And Momentum

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    Real change starts with the early adopters. We just need the first believer. Every new idea enters the world to the sound of silence. Sometimes it’s met with thoughtful curiosity, a few encouraging nods, or even healthy questions. Then something exciting happens; someone leans in. Their eyes light up with understanding. They’re energized. They ask…

  • On Giving Sincere and Honest Appreciation: Seeing and Valuing Others

    On Giving Sincere and Honest Appreciation: Seeing and Valuing Others

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    There is a saying among the Igbo people: “eto ogiri osi we isi” (praise the fermented locust bean soup spice and it will ooze a strong smell/scent/aroma) and another, “eto dike na nke omere, omekwa ozo” (praise the hero for what they have done, so that they may do more or they will do it…

  • This is Love

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    This is love: To lay down one’s life for a friend, figuratively or not; Even greater, to lay down one’s life for a stranger; To know what it takes to bring about a new life and choose to do it anyway; To know what it takes to raise a helpless one and choose to do…

  • Why Do We Listen to Others?

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    Let’s say you know the outcome of something before doing it based on prior experiences or data. Someone comes along claiming that is untrue and, for whatever reason, you decide to believe them. It turns out to be exactly what you thought initially. What can be said about you in this situation? All this mental…