by Steven Fulmer | Jun 26, 2025 | Articles
In leadership, it’s tempting to frame everything through logic and facts, especially when tensions rise or conflict surfaces. We want to fix problems, move quickly, and get results. But here’s the truth: emotions aren’t the enemy of progress — avoidance is. I’ve...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 24, 2025 | Articles
When someone on your team pushes back, challenges an idea, or doesn’t engage the way you expect, it’s easy to label that as resistance. But what if it isn’t resistance at all? What if what looks like laziness… is actually exhaustion? What if what seems like defiance…...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 11, 2025 | Articles
We’ve all been in the room when someone says, “We have a trust problem.” And sometimes, that’s true. But sometimes, it’s not. One team I worked with kept circling back to trust as their core issue. But the real problem wasn’t actually trust. It was that they...
by Steven Fulmer | Jun 5, 2025 | Articles
“I don’t know.” Three little words we hear all the time — from our teams, from our kids, from ourselves. And too often, we treat it like a period. An endpoint. A dismissal. “Why did he do that?” “…I don’t know.” “I don’t know, it just seems…” “I...
by Steven Fulmer | May 29, 2025 | Articles
Have you ever felt like you’re moving backward when you desperately want to move forward? Like your team is regressing instead of progressing? You’re not alone. But what if that tension, that backward motion, is exactly what you need to gain the power and...
by Steven Fulmer | May 22, 2025 | Articles
Years ago, Malcolm Gladwell wrote The Tipping Point, a book that was hailed as groundbreaking. Leaders in government, business, and beyond praised his analysis and even based major decisions on it. The book shaped how we understood trends, influence, and momentum. But...
by Steven Fulmer | May 15, 2025 | Articles
Leadership can feel isolating — especially when you’re in a high-ranking role where the stakes are high and the eyes are on you. There’s this subtle pressure to always be the one with the answers. To make the big decisions. To deliver the win. But here’s a...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 30, 2025 | Articles
We all carry stories — some beautiful, some bruising. We remember the moments we were overlooked, misunderstood, or flat-out wronged, as well as the times we did those things to others. And whether we realize it or not, those memories can pile up like emotional...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 30, 2025 | Articles
We love the drama of the home run — the big presentation that wows the client, the brilliant idea that changes everything overnight, the heroic leader who swoops in and saves the day. But let me tell you: real leadership rarely works that way. As I’ve said before,...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 23, 2025 | Articles
It’s natural to want to fix things. We see a problem, and we jump in with a solution. That instinct — especially strong in leaders — comes from a good place. We want to help. We want to move things forward. But here’s the catch: sometimes the real issue isn’t what we...
