by Steven Fulmer | Jun 1, 2021 | Articles
Let me lay out a scenario that is, I’m willing to bet, all too familiar to anyone reading this. Your boss tells you to do something, but you don’t think it’s the right call. You know that your time would be better spent elsewhere, and yet if you say...
by Steven Fulmer | May 25, 2021 | Articles
You can’t stop dynamite from exploding once it’s ignited. At least, it’s incredibly foolish and dangerous to try. It’s much more effective and safe to try and mitigate the explosion instead. If we call in the bomb squad, to oversimplify their dangerous...
by Steven Fulmer | May 21, 2021 | Articles
It’s true that there is a lot to learn from the past, but all too often we get stuck there and it can cause great leaders to stumble. Say their team has a critique of them, or a past decision turns out to be a mistake, or that past decision is still cause...
by Steven Fulmer | May 14, 2021 | Articles
I discovered this image on Unsplash recently, and for some reason it really struck me. It’s beautiful, yes; it also evokes Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” the literal picture of a traveler stopped in the wood and trying to decide which way...
by Steven Fulmer | May 4, 2021 | Articles
Have you ever worked so hard for your team that you kind of wanted to brag about it, even though you just know that won’t go over the way you hope it will? Don’t beat yourself up about it. It’s a natural response to want our teams to know we care,...
