Early Lessons in Leadership The Value of Valuing Others Early lessons in leadership – #3. One of the things I find valuable about taking time for reflection is that it helps us understand how we became who we are. The key values that shaped me as a leader can be traced to encounters that happened early in my career. Here’s a story about learning […] Written by BPH August 31, 2018October 23, 2020
We Are All Designers Designing the Real Design Project #19 Design the Platform for Constant Design This is an ongoing series, based on conversations with Bruce Mau, to help people working in the brand-experience medium embrace and apply the 24 Design Principles. I believe that spending time with these interrelated, non-linear habits of thinking can help us realize better outcomes – at work, in […] Written by BPH August 17, 2018October 23, 2020
Early Lessons in Leadership When “Sorry” Isn’t Good Enough A version of this article originally appeared in Entrepreneur If you know me, you know I believe in unconditional love. I believe we owe those who’ve messed up a shot at redemption. But what should we do when people fail to learn from and correct bad habits — when they act as if saying, “I’m sorry” […] Written by BPH August 10, 2018October 23, 2020
Early Lessons in Leadership Getting Schooled on Serious Matters Early lessons in leadership – #2 Here’s another lesson in leadership… from when I was just a punk kid running housekeeping for a major hotel chain. One of the supervisors who worked for me came in to complain that a housekeeper I personally liked was acting out: not putting washcloths in the rooms and generally […] Written by BPH August 3, 2018October 23, 2020