Crabs
From an infinity pool, I lean over and watch the waves batter the rocks below. The stratigraphy is fascinating, hundreds of crevices and nooks, a combination of cork brown and golf course green. I catch some movement, and I realize that
Instant Expertise (Just Add Confidence)
Don't read others' ideas to try to generate your own expertise and thought leadership. Create your own, faster than instant coffee: One minute expertise creation: 1. Identify the area of expertise (10 seconds) 2. Create three key, provocative points (20 seconds) 3. Make two
Spiderweb
Do you sometimes feel as if you're not moving much, despite your best efforts? You're following advice, have plenty of energy, seemingly advancing—but you're never far from the same place? You're caught in the spiderweb of life. You have relationships—personal, professional,
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 1/4/16
We can see that some things are, empirically, enduring: Mozart's symphonies, Michaelangelo's art, Armstrong's jazz, Dickens's novels, Sinatra's songs, Anne Frank's diary, air travel, cell phones. Who knows about rap, Lady Gaga, reality television, man buns, solar power, or self-driving
Increasing Fees, Decreasing Labor
Technology companies, and Apple in particular, are increasingly providing bare bones instructions with their products. Generally, they don't say much more than "Welcome to your new MacBook," you choose a language, and that's that. This is true for their entire