How to Make Boomers AND Millennials Uncomfortable
How? Turns out they both get it wrong. Ouch! A couple weeks ago, I pointed out some common misconceptions about millennials that drive me crazy. Turns out there’s evidence for that opinion --revealed research backs up my claims that millennials aren't the...
Striving For Second Place
"I’m #2!!!” he announced with great pride and excitement. “Awesome," I replied. “Is that good?” “Fabulous.” You see, most people as competitive as this client of mine tend not to stop until they hit #1. Anything less is usually viewed as a failure, or at least,...
Leadership Junk Food: Sound Bites
Do you remember that confounding answer to Life, The Universe & Everything that floated around for decades? According to the supercomputer Deep Thought*, after 7.5 million years of consideration, it turns out the answer was...42. Of course, Deep Thought did go on...
A Leader’s Most Powerful Tool
Note to self: Words are powerful things. We want to believe that old saying about “sticks and stones…” But is it true, that words can never hurt me? No. Words matter. They can inspire and they can destroy. They can change the course of history and stop progress in...
The HARDEST Leadership Lesson
Brace yourself. This may not be easy. Where do I start? Hmmm...Oh! I know. Let’s start here: They're lazy! They don't want to work! They think they're entitled! They have no work ethic! They won't 'pay their dues!' They've got no loyalty! Sound familiar? That’s the...
What Leadership ISN’T: Clarity of Vision
I heard a quote that's been attributed to anonymous (the coward :-)), but it's been really plaguing me lately. It goes like this: "If you can clearly see your own path, you can be sure it’s someone else’s.” Wait! What?! I thought the whole idea of great leadership...
A Tale Of Two Kitties
Here at the Fulmer house we have two very different cats. I have to be honest, I’m not a cat person, but one of these cats in particular really irks me. Can you guess which one? The first is Kiwi. Kiwi's is the picture in the dictionary next to the phrase...
Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Chris Rock At The Oscars
Did any of you catch the Oscars a few weeks ago? I wrote about it in my newsletter, but I want to share my thoughts here! There were some upsets (Spotlight beat The Revenant for Best Picture!) and some moments of pure joy (Leo finally got his Oscar…) as well as some...
Raising Children To Be Leaders: Key Action Steps
We've talked about what we as parents can do and the theory behind the whole thing, but what real, daily activities actually help children grow into leaders? For the third and final installment of this month's series, Raising Children to be Leaders, I put together a...
Raising Children To Be Leaders: Part II
Last week I shared some ideas for how to raise your children to be leaders.Remember, leadership is learned. They say some are born leaders, maybe, but t’s a skill, just like any other! And you can help your child cultivate that skill from an early age. Like any...
