A Reciprocity of Trust
Demanding that people be present in an office when their jobs could be done equally well remotely is one of the dumbest management decisions of the past few years. It probably best reflects the inadequacies of trust and leadership of
A Minute with Alan® — Koufax and the Squirrels
April 15th, 2025 Koufax and the Squirrels.
Q&A
"That's a stupid question" is almost always uttered by people who don't have an answer.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 4/14/25
I’ve done a great deal of consulting involving “empowering” workforces (today often called “agency”). I define “empowerment” as having control over the decisions that influence the outcome of your work. I devised a “playing field” metaphor, that showed the boundaries
Please Change Your Password, Avoiding Using Your Prior 58
Have you noticed how much more work and time and expenditure is required because there are so many dishonest people? Perhaps some of you grew up in areas where no one even locked their doors? More likely than not, people are
Stupid Campaigns
Here's a lesson for both political parties (I'm an independent): Democrats: No one is ending or adversely affecting social security or Medicare. The attempt to remove corruption and waste in any government operation is laudable. But to keep harping on social
Here’s How to Stop Undercharging and Over-Delivering
Here's why we tend to undercharge and over-deliver: Low self-esteem (I’m not worth it) Allow the client to determine your intervention “Undocumented promises” to subordinates while delivering “Failure work” from the client you decide to “fix” for the client Insufficient