by Steven Fulmer | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last week we talked about the negative effects the Peter Principle can have on organizations. But what about individuals? If you find yourself succeeding at your current job–thriving even–it’s only a matter of time before that offer for promotion comes...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
According to the Peter Principle, in any given hierarchy an individual will rise to the level of their own incompetence. If promotion is the only way to receive reward, people are likely to step on this land mine of incompetence, even if the promotion is for a job...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
I wrote this article a few days before the Orlando shooting and it seems more apropos than ever. At a time when I, and so many of us, feel helpless, powerless and at the mercy of so much hate, violence, and fear, it’s a fair question to ask: Where does power come...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Many of us in positions of leadership often feel it comes accompanied by an expectation to be right all of the time. But that’s a feeling founded in fear. Leaders who are afraid of being wrong or vulnerable are afraid of losing their power and appearing weak. In other...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s been said that courage is not the absence of fear, but acting in spite of the fear. This being the week of Memorial Day, such words take on many different meanings. All weekend, perhaps because of the holiday, I’ve had the 70’s song from Paper Lace running...
