A Minute with Alan® — To Err Is Godly
December 8th, 2023 God has made some errors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRqbJUDf5qI
Root Cause
An executive at Merck once told me: "If I see an employee performing poorly, I go immediately to his or her manager and ask how that could be allowed and tolerated. That's where the root of the problem is."
A Minute with Alan® — Tipping Point
December 7th, 2023 This is about tipping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLATvjtKyzY
Just Checking
When I'm in a limo headed for an airport I turn on "Maps"on my phone. This way I can track exactly where I am and the traffic ahead and the projected arrival time. I also use the FlightView app that
A Minute with Alan® — The Cloying Waiter
December 6th, 2023 What’s taking so long? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaTY53EaqkA
Positive Consequences to Small Problems
We tend to panic at an immediate problem or obstacle without considering what the impact and consequences really are. I was faced once with a plane that might not show up to take us off a Caribbean island for another day
A Minute with Alan® — Taste and Principle
December 5th, 2023 Have fun being tough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnK9-1w4QA
The Empathic Coach
If you want to be a really great coach (and less of a boor) STOP telling people how YOU do things, as if that will improve them. Try to understand who they are, what their skills, affinities, and potential are,
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/04/2023
Let’s be honest. We’re all “hoarders” to some extent. Most of you have “junk drawers” or garages crammed with things or closets bulging with unidentifiable objects. And they aren’t objets d’art. I’m going to be square with you and differentiate what you