by Steven Fulmer | Oct 20, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Nick Fewings on UnsplashWhy do we have such a deep misunderstanding of optimism in our culture? We seem to have so much more respect for the negative and the cynical. Do we think people are more realistic, more honest, more intelligent if they notice the...
by Steven Fulmer | Oct 6, 2020 | Articles
Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash Does anyone else feel like there’s a lot of anger in the air these days? Or is that just me? I’m sure you can sense the sarcasm there. With protests, debates, division, and an election year…there’s a lot of frustration and...
by Steven Fulmer | Aug 25, 2020 | Articles
One of the hardest things a leader faces is giving themselves permission to actually feel, to actually be sad, to actually not know what they are doing. Right now, that means recognizing that with the pandemic and everything going on, no one can pretend to understand...
by Steven Fulmer | Aug 11, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Beware of the way things have always been done, they can hide a great deal of creativity. Working with law enforcement I was enthralled when a civilian who works for a Sheriff’s Office referred to the deputy level of the...
by Steven Fulmer | Aug 4, 2020 | Articles
There is a great scene in the show Friends where Phoebe and Ross are having an argument about evolution. Ross spends most of the episode attempting to convince Phoebe that Evolution is true. By the end, exasperated by his incessant demand that he be right and convince...
by Steven Fulmer | Jul 28, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash Let’s stick with this disagreement theme a little longer because it’s rooted in a core Leadership truth. Leaders often fear disagreement for any number of reasons; it takes time, they know better, insecurity, some simply need to be...
