In his latest Steve's Corner, Steve Rudderham draws a line from Churchill's brickwork to what we now call Behavioral Activation. Sometimes it is a wall. A garden. A pressure-washed driveway. Anything that forces your hands to solve a problem instead of your head.
It is not a midlife crisis. It is neurological maintenance. And Churchill knew it a century ago.
Steve Rudderham has negotiated in boardrooms across the world. His sharpest training came from an Indian craft market.
In his latest Steve's Corner, Steve breaks down five negotiation lessons that translate directly from market stalls to the meeting room. Including the most underrated move in any negotiation: walking away slowly, while pretending you're definitely not coming back.
During WWII, mathematician Abraham Wald noticed something strange: the returning planes had bullet holes everywhere except the engines. What he concluded changed leadership thinking forever.
“Steve’s Corner” features the insightful reflections of Steve Rudderham, a dynamic global leader known for driving large scale transformation with a people first mindset. An expert in continuous improvement and AI, Steve shares his unique perspective on building engaged teams and delivering sustainable growth through a series of personal and professional stories.
Steve Rudderham reflects on Bernini's colonnade at the Vatican and asks the question every leader should sit with: what are you building that will still matter when you're no longer in the room?