Does Locking Down A Country Make Sense?
New Zealand had a recent case of someone positive for Covid and now is in its toughest lockdown in over a year. Jacinda Ardern, the much-praised Prime Minister, had embarked on a strategy all along of eradication, not trying to
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 08/18/2021
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™: Louche
Make A Note of That
I take my Filofax to the beach and pool. I keep it safely in my tote bag (as a lot of you know I don't keep notes or calendar dates electronically and, hence, am faster than everyone else). I do
Here’s What to Do With Your Phone
At least half the time I finally pass people who are ten miles under the speed limit on the highway, I can see them holding a phone and staring at it, texting or speaking. I doubt that they are engaged
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/16/2021
The Stegosaurus died out about 150 million years ago. The Tyrannosaurus died in the great extinction about 65 million years ago. That means that the Tyrannosaurus lived closer to our time than to the time of the Stegosaurus. Think about that. The
Why Don’t We Review the Customers?
When I read some of these vicious restaurant reviews, I wonder about the people who claim to be so terribly mistreated, ignored, and apparently nearly poisoned. I think if you write such a review then the restaurant staff should be
Speeding Up
Believe it or not, local towns in Rhode Island are having violent debates about speed bumps and speed "humps." (Apparently, the construction is somewhat different.) In any case, cars are grounding, damage is being caused. Of course, this road architecture
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
The reason seatbelts are mandated by law is that everyone is safer who's in your car in the event of a crash. The reduction of injuries and fatalities also lowers insurance premiums. (Of course, politicians aren't always rationale. In Rhode
Whose Voice?
People are uncertain. We're receiving often contradictory information. Decisions are made and then reversed. Once reliable sources and people are now questionable. What a great time to be a consultant and advisor. Of course, that depends on to whom you're listening. You
