WOLFoundation on Sustainable Change
I serve on this board. This is just to let you know that the essays from the 2011 competition have now been published as an eBook in collaboration with Cultura21—"a platform for the promotion of a cultural change in the sense
An Epicure’s Guide to San Francisco
My wife and I had the opportunity to spend 10 days here and we visited old haunts and new. Here is my guide for those who are inclined toward good food and wine. In order of preference: R&G Grill Simply the best
Loosing It In Lala Land
(Note: If you don't eat anything that casts a shadow and have no sense of humor, I'd really advise not reading this.) We used to live on the Peninsula south of San Francisco. I've been traveling to California for pleasure and
What To Do With A Referral
If someone gave you a thousand dollars, would you leave it sitting around? If someone offered you tickets to a rare theatrical performance, would you delay getting back to them? Why do people treat referrals like rattlesnakes? Here's what you do when
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/12/12
November 12, 2012—Issue #164 This week's focus point: Over the last two days we've contacted six auto dealerships in the Greater San Francisco Bay area. They all sell expensive cars. Only one showed a sincere interest. A manager
Godzilla and the Crab
We're eating our way through San Francisco like a Japanese horror movie. Last night we went to church at Old Saint Mary's Cathedral, then walked the eight blocks or so through Chinatown on Grant. We had a drink later in the
The Island and the Bridge
I create global communities of bright, exciting, valuable people. Among my brands is The Architect of Professional Communities®. One of the most important common traits is the search for learning, improvement, and sharing. Below you can see Alcatraz. It's an island
You Can’t Get There from There
After dining at North Beach Restaurant last night, we asked the waiter to find us a cab, since the hotel house car was with other guests. He walked us out to a limo he said works for the restaurant, no