by Steven Fulmer | Jul 23, 2019 | Articles
I know someone who recently left an incredibly toxic work environment. It was a long time coming — he really did his best to stick it out, to try and make it work, to do his part — but nothing was enough, because, as my dad used to say, “You can’t make chicken soup...
by Steven Fulmer | Jul 17, 2019 | Articles
Imagine if your whole team agreed with you, all the time, about everything. Sounds pretty sweet, right? Too bad that’s about as realistic as certain bacon producing farm animals sprouting wings. If that were the case, there would be no need whatsoever for leadership...
by Steven Fulmer | Jul 10, 2019 | Articles
In a recent past post, we talked about how we typically form culture by accident rather than design. Which is important, to be sure. But it also begs the question: When it comes to culture, what do we have the right to define, as leaders? A client of mine had a...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 18, 2019 | Articles
Have you ever had one of those bosses whose actions and words are out of alignment? Where they talk about collaboration and pretend to solicit your feedback, but you know full well they have no intention of ever taking it? I have several clients facing that very...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 13, 2019 | Articles
If you’re a new leader, joining a new team — or you think you might be doing that some day — have you thought about your entrance strategy? Every new boss, manager, CEO, and everything in between, has an entrance strategy — even if...
