by Steven Fulmer | Apr 29, 2022 | Articles
If you’re driving a car, and you want to change direction, what is the most essential thing you need to make that happen? If you had to pick one element, one crucial thing to make changing direction possible — what would that thing be? Your first thought...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 21, 2022 | Articles
We talk about the CVI fairly regularly around here, but there’s one quadrant we don’t discuss very: the Builder. Builders, fiercely independent and often with less social diplomacy than some of the other quadrants, are often misunderstood — but we...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 12, 2022 | Articles
Here’s a thought to ponder: the quality, skills, & talents that it takes to start and build a company or project are not the same qualities, skills, & talents that it takes to then solidify and grow that into something bigger. To start and to grow are two...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 6, 2022 | Articles
If Will was defending his wife, that would make Jada the “victim,” yes? So the million-dollar question (and the leadership lesson we can find) is this: At what point was she consoled? I’m not going to get into the right and wrong of Will Smith and Chris...
by Steven Fulmer | Mar 24, 2022 | Articles
Remember that Far Side cartoon (at least, I think it was Far Side!) where the dog finally catches the car? He sits next to it, a little forlorn, and the caption reads, “Now what?” Have you ever gotten a promotion and felt the same way? When someone gets promoted,...
by Steven Fulmer | Mar 16, 2022 | Articles
There is one simple and universal truth that, while clearly undeniable, often goes unnoticed or intentionally ignored by leaders especially. That truth is this: Every ‘yes’ is a ‘no’ to something else. Think about it. If you say yes to staying...