Prisoner of Platitude
Alan's Fourth Law of Platitudes: For every supporting quotation there is an equal and opposite dissenting quotation. This applies to philosophy, theology, management, politics, sports—you name it. "Haste makes waste," except, "a stitch in time saves nine." "No man is an island,"
DASM: CVS (Once Again)
I'm at the register paying my bill when the nearby theft protector goes off at the door as two people walk out, and a recorded voice asks them to stop until store personnel arrive. I ask the two employees nearest
Guest Column: How to Find Nonprofit Partners that Support Your ROI
Guest Column: How to Find Nonprofit Partners that Support Your ROI By Karen Eber Davis To create ROI around your partnerships and sponsorships: Be proactive. Create a short-list of potential partners. To find great partners, explore the following questions. The questions come from
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 7/25/16
The great, unexpected benefit that Facebook provides us with today is a view of the alarmingly simplistic thinking patterns of a great many people. I'm not referring to abjectly poor taste—the pictures of wounds, illness, and use of gratuitious profanity—but
In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking
Baseball fans: If my dog brings me his leash at the door, would that be called an "intentional walk"? Am I crazy, or does this election seem like it belongs in Honduras, or San Marino, or Atlantis? If I
Why Bureaucratic Insanity Is Redundant
Most of you reading this have financed a home or car, or refinanced at some point in your lives. If you've done this in the past several years, you know that the forms required are voluminous, with everyone engaged in