Two Oscar-winning films, Hamnet and Sinners, are drawing attention not just for their storytelling, but for something far less discussed in the corporate world: women’s deep connection to intuition, emotion, and healing.
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On screen, these qualities are portrayed as powerful, transformative – even essential.
In the boardroom, they are often dismissed.
We like to believe that business decisions are rational. That strategies are built on data, forecasts, and carefully constructed models. That the best leaders are the most analytical ones.
But that’s only half the story.
Behind many of the most decisive, high-impact business calls lies something far less tangible – and far less acknowledged: intuition.
Or, as it’s often labelled (and quickly undermined), “female intuition”.
The intuition we see – but don’t value
What makes Hamnet and Sinners compelling is not just…
