by Steven Fulmer | May 14, 2019 | Articles
Last week we talked about how great leadership is most often noticed through how people treat us and make us feel. You may recall that great leaders make us feel safe, respected, empowered, forgiven, appreciated, honored. But what I left out of last week’s story is...
by Steven Fulmer | May 8, 2019 | Articles
It’s interesting to note that when I ask people to think about great leadership, they don’t tend to think about traditional/famous leaders. We tend to think about those who led us. Just the other night, I was speaking at an event and I asked the group, “Can you...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 5, 2019 | Articles
“I’m having a hard time staying motivated!” “I lack the energy.” “Ughhh.” Sound familiar? It’s quite the common refrain of folks who seek out coaching. When we hate our job, or feel lost or out of control, it’s motivation (or the lack thereof) that’s often to blame....
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 5, 2019 | Articles
Last week we talked about cultivating an environment of openness and questioning within your team. Embedded in that idea is developing an environment of safety: a place where people can come and say ‘I don’t know.’ A place where they can come and think out loud with...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 5, 2019 | Articles
Look, we don’t have to look far to see prime examples of the failure to collaborate. Let’s face it: if you are a leader of power and control, and your team is nothing more to you than a set of tools you use to carry out your goals regardless of their perspectives or...
by Steven Fulmer | Jan 8, 2019 | Articles
Do you remember as a child, waking in the middle of the night, scared and convinced there was a monster at the end of your bed? Wow, it gives me shivers just writing that memory. We cry out in the night, mom rushes in, and the instant she turns on the light the...
