by Steven Fulmer | Feb 15, 2023 | Articles
A few weeks ago, I wrote a pair of blogs that, for me, were pretty emotionally loaded: Grit & Resilience in the Time of Dysfunction and Why Empathy and Understanding are Dysfunction’s Kryptonite. I laid it all out there and shined a light on some things that I...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 9, 2023 | Articles
What defines success? The problem with our humanity — not just our culture but our human species — is that we have a tendency to think the way we see success is the way success is supposed to be defined. If your definition of success is, “he who dies with the most...
by Steven Fulmer | Feb 1, 2023 | Articles
I’m often asked the existential question, “Are leaders born or made?” To which my answer is, “YES.” Damar Hamlin is one of those leaders. On January 2, 2023, the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety made headlines when he collided with Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee...
by Steven Fulmer | Jan 24, 2023 | Articles
In my last post, I talked about how individual (and organizational) grit and resilience are worthy pursuits — and about how they aren’t good substitutes for empathy and understanding. This is especially true in the context of building a culture of respect that ensures...
by Steven Fulmer | Jan 19, 2023 | Articles
Grit and resilience are having a moment. I’ve heard both touted a bunch lately as the leading leadership skills in the workplace (and they are). Such talk often comes in the context of being able to recover quickly, get our head back in the game, be committed, and...
by Steven Fulmer | Jan 11, 2023 | Articles
In my last post, I shared the story of a client who was about to make the mistake of overhauling an organization as its new executive director without first attending to a critical first step: assessing the decisions of his predecessor. This is a critically important...
by Steven Fulmer | Jan 4, 2023 | Articles
One of my clients recently had the opportunity to take over as the executive director of an organization of 15 to 18 individuals. He absolutely admires and respects the woman he’s taking over for; she founded the company and was essential in forming it. After starting...
by Steven Fulmer | Dec 19, 2022 | Articles
A few weeks ago, as I was ruminating on my feelings around Thanksgiving this year, I shared this post with you and spoke about how the song “Shades of Gray” feels, to me, like a call to hope, however odd that may seem. To quote Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann: But today...
by Steven Fulmer | Dec 14, 2022 | Articles
Lately, I’ve been ruminating quite a bit on the idea of a team or an organization as a Swiss watch. This analogy is especially helpful in understanding, appreciating, and reconciling the differences and complexities of a given team, particularly when there is...
by Steven Fulmer | Nov 30, 2022 | Articles
Have you ever stopped to think about the relationship between the quality of your questions and the answers they elicit? There’s an important ripple effect to the questions you ask — and it can either work in your favor or work totally against you. A few weeks ago, I...
