Lessons In Leadership Are You Avoiding Me? Office conflicts are rarely as damaging as the effort to avoid them. Conflict avoidance can seem like good “adulting,” but sometimes it’s as effective as hiding in bed with a blanket over your head. I get it. There are times when we are just not ready to grapple with a thorny issue that someone keeps […] Written by BPH May 29, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine We’re Not In Kansas Anymore What to do when the scenery changes. When Dorothy stepped out from her black-and-white Kansas farmhouse into the Technicolor world of Oz, she knew right away she was a long way from home. I know how she feels. Sometimes it seems that the world we called “normal” was left behind ages ago. For those of […] Written by BPH May 26, 2020November 2, 2021
Live In The Time of Quarantine A Perspective On Sacrifice Thoughts for Memorial Day 2020 Across the United States, the last Monday in May is Memorial Day, a federal holiday set aside for honoring the men and women who gave their lives while serving in the military. I know many countries have similar remembrances that mark the sacrifice made by fallen heroes. Here, it’s often […] Written by BPH May 23, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine The Size and Shape of “SAFE” Setting a new gold standard In the 19th century, international businesses urged their governments to establish a gold standard that would enable trade between countries using different currencies. The gold standard eased the risk and complexity of doing business across countries and continents by establishing a monetary system that all the trading partners agreed to. […] Written by BPH May 20, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine No Laughing Matter We are hardwired to experience events socially. Have you watched any of the live DIY versions of late-night TV programs in the social-distancing era? The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with James Corden, and Saturday Night Live are all offering cobbled-together programs recorded in the hosts’ place of quarantine […] Written by BPH May 16, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine The Sound of 2,000 Voices Choir or cacophony? It helps to sing from the same sheet music. As the events industry frames the plan about how and when we all start gathering again, will your voice be heard? There’s a better alternative to just whistling in the dark or having a shouting contest with people who disagree with you politically. […] Written by BPH May 12, 2020October 23, 2020