Staying to the Right?
We drove home from New Jersey to Rhode Island, a tad less than three hours, and with virtually no exception—cars, buses, 18-wheelers, motorcycles, et. al.—no one was driving at or under the speed limit. The traffic speed was reciprocal, more
Roots Are Not All They’re Cracked Up to Be
I'm sitting in Hoboken, NJ at the W Hotel, here for our high school class reunion being held a few blocks away. I'm staring at the New York skyline, where I usually stay, looking toward New Jersey. The Jersey side
Everywhere But One
A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house. The Gospel of Mark, chapter 6, verse 4. I try to keep this in mind!
Scoot
I'm in Washington, DC and I'm observing the now-ubiquitous, motorized scooters that are all over town. The software is impressive: You use Über or Lyft or someone else, you see where the scooters are randomly on the streets and how
Episode 84: Crashing Standards
Whereby we lower standards in a berserk limbo competition for who can go lowest. These days, it seems people would rather set the bar lower than reach a certain standard.
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 05/15/19
Today's word: coruscate.
A Case for Early
I've always tried to get what I need to get done early in the day, and avoid the late afternoon. I've seen clients where everyone wants to see the boss before lunch because the boss allots more time and is
When the Acceptance Speech Is Shorter than the Introduction
Somehow, somewhere, the introduction to a guest of honor became a mini-speech in itself. The introducer wanted to draw attention to his or her own prowess. Years ago I was in the audience when Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner (Angels
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/13/2019
Here’s a thought for Mother’s Day: What good are fleets and armies if we can’t keep our children safe in their schools? How is it we can go about our daily business as if children being shot in classrooms is simply another