by Steven Fulmer | May 29, 2013 | Articles
Have you ever faced the “Peter Principle” in real life? That principle states that “in any hierarchy, a person rises to their own level of incompetence.” Perhaps you’ve faced this yourself, or perhaps you are currently experiencing this...
by Steven Fulmer | May 23, 2013 | Articles
Traditionally, I’ve found people associate the word authority with a title, with the “influence” and power necessary to make things happen. Responsibility, on the other hand, is something entirely different. Many people have responsibility without...
by Steven Fulmer | May 15, 2013 | Articles
To answer another question I’ve received from the blog community: A woman is upset at the dwindling communications skills in our society. When she is faced with rudeness, she tries to combat it by respectfully asking them to use a different tone of voice....
by Steven Fulmer | May 1, 2013 | Articles
We were talking last week about leading and parenting and how to empower those that we lead, but what happens when there’s no alignment between your story and theirs? What do you do? In a professional setting, ask yourself this: Are you interested in helping...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 25, 2013 | Articles
A common mistake many leaders and parents make is the belief that giving empowerment to their employees or children is enough. If I “empower” them they will rise up, and while it’s true that you may have the authority to give certain responsibility,...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 17, 2013 | Articles
A blog community member recently asked me a truly quintessential question: When you come to a fork in the road, how do you know which path to take? Well, my first response is, congratulations! You have a choice, and that beats no choice any day of the week. So how do...
