by Steven Fulmer | Jun 30, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash “I am the first to admit when I’m wrong,” a company owner boldly and proudly exclaimed, “I am even eager to admit when I am wrong.” I laughed spontaneously, before I had a chance to control it, and then quickly apologized. “Yeah, but,...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 23, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Tucker Good on UnsplashThe issue with solving big problems, say market share or racism, is we tend to think we need to solve them with one big fix. We often discount ideas when they aren’t the entire solution — more of an “all or nothing” approach. But...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 20, 2020 | Articles
Photo by M.T ElGassier on Unsplash The Core Values Index teaches us that we drop into our negative conflict strategies out of fear. A lot of what we do, or more accurately don’t do, is rooted in fear. It is seemingly always the obstacle we have to overcome. I can hear...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 20, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash As every condemnation of the events of the past couple weeks comes across my screen, I feel more and more sad. More angry. More confused. More scared. Not scared like Black people are scared, of course, because I’m white and have...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 20, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Smartworks Coworking on Unsplash Guess what I’ve discovered? I have frequently misquoted Nelson Mandela as famously speaking this beautiful truth: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 20, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Roland Samuel on Unsplash Even bosses we usually like can sometimes experience jealousy — or worse — and push back against anyone they think is overstepping their role or usurping their authority. What do you do in that situation? How can you work around a...
