Steve
Mulligan
Of Counsel
Steve loves to bring out the best in people.
Through strategic listening in a team setting, Steve has a knack for
making the sum greater than the parts. One
observer said, “When Steve walks into a room of people he has worked with
before, the entire group breathes a sigh of relief, knowing the team will have a
perfect outcome through Steve’s leadership and team support.”
Steve is no stranger to change or pressure for
increased productivity. He is very
comfortable with the critical issues corporations and senior managers face
today. He has walked many a mile in the corporate shoes.
During his 31-year career at Allstate and Sears,
Steve’s primary focus was on internal communications
and human resources. Steve’s
philosophy is that employees don’t wake up in the morning deciding they are
going to “mess things up” for the company.
Especially in times of great change, if employees know where the company
is headed and how they fit into that direction, they often use their heads to
contribute greatly to the success of the company – and even feel good about
their jobs and themselves.
He also realizes that culture drives the success
of any company, and devoted much of the last 10 years of his career to working
on the culture at Sears. Among
other things, this included broadening the awareness of diversity in a rather
conservative climate.
Steve loves a challenge and has stepped up to
take on some risky business. The
rewards, so far, have far outweighed the risks. Some of these include:
