Spending
People make decisions about spending money as if it's a finite resource and they'll never see it again. I'm shocked when people want to wait to invest in order to hold onto their money a little loner. Buy the car.
The Slow Train
We had to catch an early Sunday train to New York and the only option was the Amtrak local, no Acelas until after noon. We had a “business class” car, which essentially meant a little extra leg room. The train stops
Why Am I So Stressed?
Pressure and stress undermine your voice, gestures, even mental acuity. And most of the pressure we face we create for ourselves.
Dear Friend, Send Money
I just read a Facebook post by a guy who said his new book is coming out in a few months, but if you send him $20 now he'll send a digital copy, an autographed copy, and will include the
Take It Or Leave It
I'm told that Cisco takes 120 days—four months—to pay its venders and suppliers. Of course, there's no sound reason for that except to maximize their cash flow by taking advantage of small businesses for whom cash flow is even more
Detour
Have you ever taken a detour to avoid traffic jams? The same tactic helps in business.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/19/17
I saw a woman in the lane next to me texting as she drove at about 45 MPH. I was behind her at first and watched her driving on the shoulder and at erratic speeds. I didn't want to be
How Can They Do That?
When I was chair of the town planning board, we visited a cul-de-sac where a property owner was protesting a new subdivision that would create a road through the cul-de-sac. To make matters worse, he had chosen to build his
A Case for A SWAT Team?
On the outskirts of Providence, right next to Interstate 95, is a giant blue bug on the roof of an exterminating company. It's a termite, 427,000 times larger than life. (I am not making this up.) The company which was