Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.
Rite of Passage
“When the light finds you kid, Glow!”
—Director’s charge to a young actress
Can a Career turn on a single moment in the spotlight? A single presentation? Is it that simple?
Well, yes. And five year’s preparation… […]
Baby Steps
Lost in Rugby, England, Dwight Morrow and his wife, the parents of Anne Lindbergh, wandered through the streets for hours. He stopped a little Rugby lad of about 12 years. “Could you tell us the way to the station?” he asked.
“Well,” the boy answered, “You turn to the right there by the grocer’s shop and then take the second street to the left. That will bring
[…]Seeing the Big Picture
“To see the big picture, sometimes you must rise above the puzzle!”
– Anonymous
In our experience, some clients acquire a training seminar and go home happy. But others, a few, go “All In!” and acquire, install, operate, manage and evolve an entire complex winning system. […]
Brand Scam
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about it that way, you’ll do things differently.”
— Warren Buffet
“What if we spent as much maintaining or enhancing our Culture as we spend on our so called ‘Brand?’ Culture influences and infuses Reputation. Brand is fed
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