by Steven Fulmer | Mar 2, 2022 | Articles
When you oversee a team, certain things can start to feel pretty personal. Say you’ve got an employee who’s been with you for years. You enjoy working with them, they do great work, and you’re confident they’re happy with their job. Then one...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 23, 2022 | Articles
The timing is perfect, really. Through the years in this newsletter, you’ve heard about a few different home projects I’ve undertaken. One in particular I’ve waited to do until now: the stairs. Stairs are a tricky project, for lots of reasons. First...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 18, 2022 | Articles
In this country, most of us have been thoroughly ingrained with a ‘bootstrap’ mentality: we pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. We do it ourselves! Leaders are especially prone to this mentality. And don’t get me wrong; there are some things...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 9, 2022 | Articles
I don’t think it was meant as an insult; it was a fair question, after all. All of them had been through countless trainings through the years. And in the end, we’re very motivated — but very little changes. The changes that do come seem to come at a glacial...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 1, 2022 | Articles
Recently, a manager shared with me how she made suggestions to a team member — who in turn took none of the suggestions, and instead made the situation worse. What’s more fascinating is that this team member actually did the very thing they were criticizing someone...
