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.
No Excuses
“I’m hopeful that the reforms that the secretary and the administration are undertaking will resolve the flaws in the current system that I inherited.”
– S. Elizabeth Birnbaum
Outgoing Director of the Minerals Management Service
Was the “First high-profile government official to resign in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.” — NYTimes, May 28, 2010
The Ultimate Test of a Mission Statement
“Are you confident enough to chisel it on your building’s cornerstone?”
– J. R. StJohn
Founder & Chairman, The Fusion Group
The term “Mission Statement” originated in military and spy jargon, e.g.:
- Here’s the mission, Captain: “Take hill #403
“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 –
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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
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