Lessons In Leadership The Wisdom of Patience Leadership is understanding when to force change and when to let it come to you. Guy Kawasaki is quoted as saying, “Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.” As a leader, I need to work on this, as I suspect most of us do. When we are fired up by a plan to transform […] Written by BPH April 14, 2017October 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Lessons In Leadership Own the ‘No’ Have you ever had an idea that’s so awesome you just can’t wait to share it? Have you ever shared one of these incredible ideas only to have it shot down? I hate it when that happens. But here’s the thing. Don’t default to the obvious response of blaming the people who tell you ‘no;’ […] Written by BPH December 29, 2016October 26, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hitting Pause Sometimes in the race to what’s next we have to let the rest of the world catch up. Have you ever had this experience? You are fast-forwarding through a video to get to the “good part” when you unexpectedly catch a glimpse of something — something interesting, confusing, provoking — and you hit pause. Then, […] Written by BPH September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Let’s Do the Work We Love It’s not the vaccine — it’s what it enables. What would you do to keep doing the things you most love to do? I know people who drive past all the nearby BBQ joints to get to the one that gets the sauce just right. Or who pay more for products that don’t exploit workers […] Written by BPH August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Unexpressed Expectations = Planned Resentment Recovery begins with a realistic recalibration. There’s a psychological phenomenon that I refer to as “unexpressed expectations = planned resentment.” In all walks of life — social, business, family, recreational — people are disappointed, become angry, and are sometimes disillusioned because an outcome falls short of their hopes and dreams. And they don’t connect their resentment with […] Written by BPH July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Next Big Thing Isn’t Hybrid events are a transition to something better. During the deepest days of the pandemic, we learned that the Number One search query on our Freeman website was “hybrid.” This term had become shorthand for the sort of stop-gap live/virtual event format favored by the industry as it regrouped following pandemic-driven event cancellations. In March […] Written by BPH June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
