by Steven Fulmer | May 25, 2021 | Articles
You can’t stop dynamite from exploding once it’s ignited. At least, it’s incredibly foolish and dangerous to try. It’s much more effective and safe to try and mitigate the explosion instead. If we call in the bomb squad, to oversimplify their dangerous...
by Steven Fulmer | May 21, 2021 | Articles
It’s true that there is a lot to learn from the past, but all too often we get stuck there and it can cause great leaders to stumble. Say their team has a critique of them, or a past decision turns out to be a mistake, or that past decision is still cause...
by Steven Fulmer | May 14, 2021 | Articles
I discovered this image on Unsplash recently, and for some reason it really struck me. It’s beautiful, yes; it also evokes Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” the literal picture of a traveler stopped in the wood and trying to decide which way...
by Steven Fulmer | May 4, 2021 | Articles
Have you ever worked so hard for your team that you kind of wanted to brag about it, even though you just know that won’t go over the way you hope it will? Don’t beat yourself up about it. It’s a natural response to want our teams to know we care,...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 27, 2021 | Articles
Last week, we talked about taking blame versus taking responsibility. For many leaders, distinguishing between the two can be difficult; in our sincere desire to take responsibility, we often assign ourselves blame — and blame is never productive. It can be even...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 20, 2021 | Articles
Recently, one of my clients was struggling because one of her subordinates had a complaint. The complaint was not about her specifically, but about the work environment — but it still threw her through a loop. “I thought she was perfectly happy,” this client...
