by Steven Fulmer | Oct 27, 2022 | Articles
I’ve worked with CEOs and executive leadership as an independent trainer and coach for 17 years, and time and time again, I see many of them making the same costly mistakes. And too often, these leaders aren’t aware of the impact these oversights have on their...
by Steven Fulmer | Jan 26, 2022 | Articles
A lot of empathetic and “Merchant” (see CVI) type leaders will feel lost when they have team members coming into their office to complain about one another, or to express frustration with the way another behaved in a meeting. As these leaders bring these examples to...
by Steven Fulmer | Oct 20, 2020 | Articles
Photo by Nick Fewings on UnsplashWhy do we have such a deep misunderstanding of optimism in our culture? We seem to have so much more respect for the negative and the cynical. Do we think people are more realistic, more honest, more intelligent if they notice the...
by Steven Fulmer | Apr 30, 2020 | Articles
Imagine for a moment your team walking away actually feeling excited about having had a conflict. Or, better yet, there’s a contentious issue on the agenda — and people show up early, excited to tackle the problem. Fantasy, you say? No one likes conflict, you say?...
by Steven Fulmer | Mar 10, 2020 | Articles
When I ask my organizational clients what their greatest challenges are, one of the most common answers is communication — but that’s a 10,000 foot answer. What is the specific problem? Is communication poor, non-existent, incomplete, sometimes aggressive,...
