The Blessing of the Animals
We attend a church, St. Gregory the Great, about two miles away along a country lane. But there is a larger church, Our Lady of Mercy, with a school and a Monsignor, a half-mile away in town. We sometimes attend
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/04/10
October 04, 2010—Issue #55 This week’s focus point: Firefighters have a tradition and discipline that call for the senior officer present to lead others into danger. The firefighters risk their lives, and the leader is not asking them for anything that
Not For Auctioneers Only
I've watched Kathy Kingston turn low interest groups into high donors at auctions for schools, arts groups, charities, and other non-profits. She is a master auctioneer, and a great entertainer at any event. She makes people happy to donate! She's now
The Scammers Are Coming!
I’m writing this on the Internet at 34,000 feet on a Delta flight from Atlanta. We’re returning from Hilton Head Island where I hosted 55 people in The Write Stuff™ Workshop, then 67 in my two-day Mentor Summit, then a
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/27/10
September 27, 2010—Issue #54 This week’s focus point: There are differences among work, jobs, and careers. Most basically, work is temporary and intended to complete tasks, whether for you or someone else. Jobs combine work to focus on particular projects and
Workshop Work
These are scenes of the crowd at the Writer's Block Workshop and the Mentor Summit held this week at Sea Pines Plantation in Hilton Head. The Private Roster Mentor Community is a global community of consultants, speakers, coaches, professional services
Alan’s Observations
These are some observations that influence our marketing approaches which I presented at our 12th Mentor Summit at Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island this week. 1. Volatility reigns. For the foreseeable future, volatility with be the new “normal.” Use