IMC Conference in Australia
I love visiting Australia and have spoken on two occasions at the IMC (Institute of Management Consultants) Conference. The IMC is the major body for consultants in Australia and this year they have Josh Frydenberg, Federal Minister for Energy, Resources and Northern
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/28/15
The media are reporting that "Volkswagen installed software on 11 million of its diesels to cheat on emissions testing." That is called a "metonymy," because Volkswagen is a non-animate entity which can't do a thing. What is really meant is
Volkswagen: DASM (Dumb Ass Stupid Management)
In my consulting experience, most unethical conduct I found was on behalf of the company. It wasn't so much a case of an individual's self-enrichment, but more of a crazy rationalization that if the act were on behalf of the
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/21/15
My mother used to say when upset with me, "You don't have enough sense to come in out of the rain!" It occurred to me that "sense" was not a function of age, nor maturity, nor education. We were all
Experiential Marketing
We hear a lot about "content marketing," meaning that the seller provides useful content about the product and/or issues surrounding it. For example, Gillette may offer useful points about shaving whether or not you purchase their razors and blades. But far
My Average Day
Okay, so I began my day talking to two world-class thought leaders to appear at my events, then wrapped up the 25th Anniversary Edition of Million Dollar Consulting, which McGraw-Hill is thrilled about, then became a carnie and ran the