Submissions for Environmental Writing for WOLFoundation
For guidelines and submission requirements for entries in the writing competition on the environment for the WOLFoundation, of which I'm on the board as previously announced here on the blog, please go here: Guidelines can be found here: http://www.wolfoundation.org/home/Guidelines.html and detailed submission instructions
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/13/11
June 13, 2011—Issue #91 This week’s focus point: There are no "bad seasons" or "poor economies" or "poor perceptions" in terms of the promotion of your business and its products and services. In the worst of times
The Future of Consulting: An Interview with Alan Weiss (#2)
The Future of Consulting: Session 2 (An anonymous grad student’s interview with Alan, part 2) BEB: We’ve been inundated with vision/mission/values and so on for what seems like decades, and we’ve been told that “execution” is the key. But things still don’t
Saying “No” on the way to “Yes”
I’ve written for 25 years that you must be willing to abandon business at least every two years, because you can’t reach out unless you let go. Too many consultants lug around long-time clients like street people unwilling to jettison
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/06/11
June 6, 2011—Issue #90 This week’s focus point: Having consulted and coached for over 25 years, it occurs to me that most emotionally healthy people understand what is to be done, why it is to be done, and
Who Knows Where or When?
I frequently critique book ideas of people whom I mentor, and sometimes co-write books, in addition to my personal publishing. The early conversations often go like this: Them: “I want to write a book about the importance of execution.” Me: “The prospective
A Plague of Locusts: A Review of “The Book of Mormon”
Brigham Young faced a huge challenge when he ran into a plague of locusts outside of Salt Lake City. His band was saved by the unlikely appearance of sea gulls in Utah. The Mormons could have used the birds last night,
Anything Goes….and Well It Should
Marcus Buckingham, of “find your strengths” fame, has a knack for using outstanding examples. In one such case, he cites Cole Porter as a man of great talent with music who couldn’t write a successful musical. Anything Goes, now in revival