Live In The Time of Quarantine The Pursuit of Happiness It’s okay to feel good when things are bad Has this happened to you? You’re at a funeral home and family and friends begin telling favorite stories about the deceased. The next thing you know, you’re laughing. And then you feel guilty, because people are in mourning. The Coronavirus is generating a lot of sadness. […] Written by BPH March 28, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine The New Normal? Rebooting the human experience As with many people, I’ve found myself wondering, when we come out on the other side of this pandemic, what will the new normal look like? Too much hardship and heartache has been released into the world to be a Pollyanna about this. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t look for […] Written by BPH March 25, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine Worrying About Worrying… The next priority — caring for our heads and hearts I’ve turned the corner on worrying about the physical health of my family, friends, and employees and am now worrying about everyone’s psychological well-being. We are all feeling the stress of living in this strange new world where it seems all the “givens” — job […] Written by BPH March 21, 2020November 2, 2021
Live In The Time of Quarantine An Industry Tipping Point Moving Forward Through the Coronavirus Outbreak To say the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak are evolving rapidly would be an understatement. In the last week alone, our reality has shifted frequently and dramatically as we’ve dealt with the pandemic response of global institutions and governments. We now find ourselves caught up in a world […] Written by BPH March 18, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine Coronavirus: What Next? When it seems that I’m being hit by a barrage of negative news items and feel I don’t have time to respond thoughtfully to any one of them, I think, what next? Although this exclamation comes from a place of exasperation and anxiety, “what next” is probably the right question. Once I’ve sorted things out […] Written by BPH March 5, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine To Infinity and Beyond A continuation of the Coronavirus discussion It’s amazing the extent to which sports analogies have infiltrated the language of business. We hit home runs, slam dunk presentations, and complain about moving the goalposts. In these analogies, it’s all about winning and losing. But these analogies reinforce a short-term look at success that really doesn’t support […] Written by BPH March 5, 2020October 20, 2020