“It’s Not About You; It’s About Them!”

– Jennifer R. StJohn,
Speaker, Consultant, Businesswoman
Founder of The Fusion Group
(1952 – 2018)

So much discourse these days is about what people think; and what they think we should be thinking.  Seemingly everyone with access to a microphone wastes no time in getting right to it.  Telling us how things ought to be –

Taken for “Granite”

“Never take anything for granted!”
—Benjamin Disraeli
Victorian Era British Prime Minister
1804 — 1881

Granite­
Definition: Igneous (volcanic) rock with a crystalline structure. From the Latin Granum, in reference to the coarse-grained structure. When cut, sculpted, or finished,

What We Believe and Why

1. We believe a human being to be a composite of mind, body and spirit — so our work is not limited to physical skills; but instead connects with the whole being — and the whole company — enhancing skills, enlarging ideas and elevating intentions.

2. We believe that ethics (and integrity) are the missing links in the world today, so that much management skill is misdirected

A Hard, Sharp Edge

“Pull out your tape, hang the hook over a sharp edge and look out son, you’ve just created a universe!” — Anonymous Master Carpenter

Leadership is distinguished by standard setting.  One individual simply says, “This will be so!”  And everyone buys in.  Or they don’t and there’s a discussion, an argument perhaps.  Maybe

About “Improvisation”

Start here with this idea: We often make the mistake of thinking that “improvisation” is just that – totally spontaneous!  Look beneath the surface and you find that the speaker, singer, musician or performer doing the improvisation has had long practice with the subject matter, the style, the instrument or the theatrical discipline.  They didn’t really just walk on the stage, pick up an instrument and blow “Take Five” or “Kind