by Steven Fulmer | Feb 23, 2023 | Articles
It might come as a surprise to many of you who know me that, over the past few years, I’ve begun doing more and more work with law enforcement agencies. I was rather surprised myself. In truth, I didn’t see it coming as I stumbled into it against my own insecurities. ...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 15, 2023 | Articles
A few weeks ago, I wrote a pair of blogs that, for me, were pretty emotionally loaded: Grit & Resilience in the Time of Dysfunction and Why Empathy and Understanding are Dysfunction’s Kryptonite. I laid it all out there and shined a light on some things that I...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 9, 2023 | Articles
What defines success? The problem with our humanity — not just our culture but our human species — is that we have a tendency to think the way we see success is the way success is supposed to be defined. If your definition of success is, “he who dies with the most...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 1, 2023 | Articles
Co-authored with Mollie Horne I’m often asked the existential question, “Are leaders born or made?” To which my answer is, “YES.” Damar Hamlin is one of those leaders. On January 2, 2023, the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety made headlines when he collided with...
by Steven Fulmer | Jan 24, 2023 | Articles
In my last post, I talked about how individual (and organizational) grit and resilience are worthy pursuits — and about how they aren’t good substitutes for empathy and understanding. This is especially true in the context of building a culture of respect that ensures...
by Steven Fulmer | Jan 19, 2023 | Articles
Grit and resilience are having a moment. I’ve heard both touted a bunch lately as the leading leadership skills in the workplace (and they are). Such talk often comes in the context of being able to recover quickly, get our head back in the game, be committed, and...
