Lessons In Leadership Waking to Win Why not losing is not the same as winning. The alarm clock goes off, the professional athlete jumps out of bed, walks into the bathroom, looks in the mirror, and starts the day with this affirmation: “Today I will try not to lose.” Huh? Who does that? Certainly not top achievers. People who succeed know […] Written by BPH April 5, 2019October 26, 2020
Lessons In Leadership Grandstanding: Just Say No It makes you stand out for all the wrong reasons. You meet two kinds of fans at spectator-sport events. One is the fan who is so excited and passionate about the team’s chances that, as she cheers and shout encouragements, her enthusiasm becomes infectious. Everyone pays more attention and pulls a little harder for the […] Written by BPH March 22, 2019October 23, 2020
Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Learn by Doing It With The Best #24 Those Who Do Teach — Get Out There And Do This is the final installment in a series of blogs based on conversations with Bruce Mau, designed 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 […] Written by BPH March 8, 2019November 2, 2021
Lessons In Leadership Reconnecting in the 21st Century Is the fight between face-to-face and phone time legitimate? The need to connect with our fellow human beings seems to be hardwired into our DNA. The popularity of social media, combined with the ubiquity of mobile phones, feeds this basic need. Ironically, our addiction to the very devices designed to keep us connected often gets […] Written by BPH February 22, 2019October 26, 2020
We Are All Designers Pain Points Point to Opportunity #23 Always Search for the Worst 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 our […] Written by BPH February 8, 2019May 6, 2021
Early Lessons in Leadership Beware of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Early lessons in leadership – #8 If you’ve ever watched toddlers playing in a room full of toys, you may have noticed them trying to pick up a new bauble without putting down the toy they’re already holding. They are curious about the new object, but reluctant to let another child grab what they’ve got. […] Written by BPH January 25, 2019October 23, 2020