Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Inspire Exponential Collaboration Let’s make beautiful music together. At Freeman, collaboration is codified into our culture because it is foundational to the kind of work we do. No one can execute a massive event without a variety of teams working like clockwork to bring it off. And of course, collaboration entails a work ethic that every leader encourages, […] Written by BPH March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist We Are All Designers We Need More Skeuomorphism It’s another lesson in design thinking. The first time I heard a colleague use the word “skeuomorphism,” I was delighted to discover that there was a name for the design methodology that I was seeing everyday but not really thinking about. Examples are literally all over the typical computer “desktop” (a verbal skeuomorph), as evidenced […] Written by BPH March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Speed Isn’t Progress When the pressure is up, speed down. Early in my career I learned that the only way to manage a vast project is to break it down into multiple small projects; then, control the process as if you are diffusing a landmine. Attention to the logistical details — doing things in the most efficient way […] Written by BPH February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Business or Pleasure? The question is quickly becoming irrelevant. “Bleisure” is a frankenword I can’t bring myself to say aloud. It sounds like a probiotic food supplement. However, I thoroughly endorse the trend of intentionally combining business and leisure travel. The concept, of course, is not new. Many of us have wince-worthy recollections of conferences that offered registrants […] Written by BPH February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Networking and/or Learning It seems obvious. Now. Have you ever read research with insights that seem obvious after you’ve read the report but that hadn’t really occurred to you before? Or that prompts you to think about how you approach old habits in a new way? That’s the nature of a recent study conducted by our own Freeman […] Written by BPH January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist The Place Where THEM Becomes US A resolution for 2023. I’ve always believed that those of us in the live events industry have a unique mission to build connections through a sense of community. It’s in evidence at kids’ soccer games, Shakespeare festivals, and even in conventions that cater to highly specialized medical professionals. Wherever people are aligned behind a shared […] Written by BPH January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked