Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Old Dog, New Tricks How to lead a 95-year old company with a learning mindset. As with so many organizations, Freeman runs on a fiscal year that begins in July. So why is it that every December I find myself reflecting on events of the past 12 months? I feel compelled to assess not just financial growth, but how […] Written by BPH December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Build A Better Houseplant Industry 4.0 tech turns to nature. I love technology, except when I don’t. Maybe it’s a classic approach-avoidance conflict. I discovered my career in the events industry while producing conferences that supported the emerging tech revolution of the ‘90s. I thrived in that tech-driven chaos. And today, I love the way digitalization has empowered all […] Written by BPH December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Sustainability is collaborative and cumulative Walking the talk at COP 27. Is it okay to say I’m proud of my clients, my colleagues, and my industry? I try to avoid self-congratulatory posts, but we are doing some hard work and, most importantly, we are doing it together. Last week, as part of COP 27, we recommitted to the Net Zero […] Written by BPH November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Getting Back on the Horse It’s a matter of trust. Every year spent on the planet reinforces this simple truth — it all comes down to trust. In 2014, I co-hosted a meeting for our top leaders that was entirely focused on trust. We understood that even though the company had reached unprecedented sales growth, our rapid expansion put at […] Written by BPH November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Good Vibrations Forget work/life balance; seek harmony instead. Like so many businesspeople, for a long time I tried to find the perfect work/life balance. And as a leader, I’ve urged my people to do the same. The problem is few people I know could find the right formula. I couldn’t. It took me years to realize that […] Written by BPH October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Sustainability — trying to measure up When the challenge is infinite, think finite. Back in August, Freeman published a digital version of our 2021 Sustainability Report. You can read it here. I don’t think of it as a brag book, because anyone who has ever attended the kind of events we help produce knows that our industry generates waste. And for […] Written by BPH September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
