Live In The Time of Quarantine The Big Reboot Starts Small The benefits are potentially huge In a recent post, I acknowledged that while I have great optimism regarding the rebooting of the live events industry, I understand that this cannot happen everywhere, all at once, as if with the flip of a switch. And even if the industry could magically start up where it left […] Written by BPH August 14, 2020November 2, 2021
Live In The Time of Quarantine No Blind Passing The view on the other side of the hill for the live events industry Most of us have experienced the frustration of being stuck behind a slow driver on a two-lane highway. If you’re on a hilly road, or one with lots of curves, you simply can’t pass them, because you can’t get a clear […] Written by BPH July 24, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine A Poorly Kept Secret It’s all about people. Today closes what has been the toughest week the people of Freeman have faced since the industry shutdown during WWII. The pandemic has hit the Live Events industry especially hard and our people have been heroic in their efforts to support our customers and strategize a way through. Ultimately, with the […] Written by BPH June 26, 2020October 23, 2020
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
Live In The Time of Quarantine Designing LIVE — Our Better Angels There are inherent advantages to the self-policing nature of live events. One benign outcome of the pandemic is that is that people have become more comfortable with the various technologies that let us connect virtually. Further, I suspect that as people spend more time connecting through social media, they are gaining both an appreciation of […] Written by BPH May 2, 2020October 23, 2020
Lessons In Leadership Reconnecting in the 21st Century Is the fight between face-to-face and phone time legitimate? The need to connect with our fellow human beings seems to be hardwired into our DNA. The popularity of social media, combined with the ubiquity of mobile phones, feeds this basic need. Ironically, our addiction to the very devices designed to keep us connected often gets […] Written by BPH February 22, 2019October 26, 2020
