Reject This

Episode 35 - November 12, 2025

In this episode, we uncover how the term "overqualified" may be your most expensive strategic oversight. By dismissing the 50+ crowd, you're rejecting cognitive diversity born from varied crises and roles. They don't just bring experience; they offer perspectives that challenge expert consensus and fuel innovation. Are your strategies failing? Maybe it's time to rethink…

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Show Notes

Most strategic failures happen in rooms full of smart people who all agree with each other. And the people who could save you from those failures? You just sent them a rejection email marked “overqualified.”

In this episode, André breaks down why 50+ workers aren’t your diversity problem—they’re your strategic solution. It’s not about “experience” in the traditional sense. It’s about cognitive diversity through scars. It’s about people who’ve had to think in different contexts, different crises, and different roles.

You’ll learn:

  • Why Strategic Opposition beats expert consensus every time
  • The difference between “having seen it before” and multi-perspective thinking
  • Why “overqualified” might be the most expensive rejection you’ll ever make
  • How 50+ workers bring an unfair advantage: thinking in different worlds

If your strategies look brilliant on paper but fail in implementation, this episode will show you what’s missing from your table—and why your competition is probably hiring them right now.

Your thinking creates your limits. Stop limiting yourself.

Keywords: Strategic Opposition, Red Teaming, Leadership, Strategy, Diversity, Cognitive Diversity, Career Development, Business Strategy, Innovation, 50+, Ageism

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