Episode 152: Pandemic Peculiarities
Why you should be confused because some things just make no sense. Let's talk about the peculiarities of the current pandemic. Listen to this episode on Itunes or Soundcloud! Shouldn't we quarantine those who are sick and not those who are healthy?
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 09/09/20
Today's word: aquiline.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/07/2020
I've been observing (it's cheap, available, and gives me material) the actions and behaviors of people as we proceed through uncharted waters. Advice on Linkedin, for example, comes in the form of an avalanche of self-produced videos which tend to
Everyone’s an Expert
The saying is that "no one can tell you're a dog on the internet." Fear enough. But they can tell you're idiotic. A guy on Linkedin this morning says that articulation is more important than fluency in English. And then he
Squeeze
I'm reading Carl Hiaasen's new book, Squeeze, which is, like all his books, funny as hell. This one takes shots at the façade of Palm Beach society, people with more money than they know what to do with, and politicians, including
It’s Your Choice
As we're now in September, most people have acclimated to some degree (or totally) to the pandemic restrictions and their easing. It's often two steps forward and one back, but the direction is for fewer prohibitions in most places. Businesses
Book Writing
As George Carlin commented, "If you're reading someone else's book, it's not self-help!" If you want to write a book that will help your business by helping others: • Don't assume the reader is somehow damaged or needs "fixing." • Stop quoting others in
Stop Talking in the Back of the Room
We need to have safe classrooms for students and teachers. No argument. I'm not the expert in what "safe" is. But I do know, and I am an expert, that remote and distance learning are very weak alternatives for any kind
Episode 151: Conventions
An examination of whether conventions accomplish anything at all and whether we care. These conventions seem to be all about emotion and not intellect.