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 Thoughts from the Zeitgeist Training for brain gain The first in a series on the journey for better brain health. There’s this amazing machine perched at the top of your spinal column. It has an estimated 80 billion neurons with each one connecting to seven thousand other neurons firing 50 trillion synapses or more! Can you tell that I’m taking a course on […] Written by BPH January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Live In The Time of Quarantine Authentic Empathy Staying true to who you are says it all. If you follow my blog (thank you) you know that I’ve been thinking a lot about how leadership, in the best of times, demands integrity and authenticity. And in darker times, we also need to be mindful about meeting people where they are — especially if […] Written by BPH May 9, 2020November 2, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Live In The Time of Quarantine Getting Back on the Bike It’s what we do after we fall that matters. The other day, attached to an email from an old family friend, was a video — an old home movie shot on a spring day, probably on Super 8, with no audio. It shows a little boy on a big new bike. His mom gives him […] Written by BPH April 28, 2020October 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Live In The Time of Quarantine Hoarding: It’s a Maslow Moment What empty shelves tell us about ourselves Much has been written about the hoarding phenomena that has accompanied the pandemic — I’m pretty sure there will be a vast catalog of memes when this is all done. Maybe someday, in retrospect, they will seem funny. Right now, it can be pretty disappointing to witness the […] Written by BPH April 11, 2020October 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
