A Minute with Alan® — Johnstown Flood
April 8th, 2025 Johnstown Flood.
Yet Another Stupid Prediction
This is what some guy posted on Sunday, and his prediction didn't quite come true on Monday. Not close. And as I write this, the Dow futures are up over 1,000 points. I don't know how the day will end,
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 4/7/25
I hope you’ll allow me the freedom NOT to comment at the moment on the tariffs, recriminations, court filings, and the prospect of Doomsday. What I’d prefer to focus on is making you effective, prosperous, and positive under any conditions. And
Stop Looking at the Gutter and Look at the Stars
I have no idea what the market is going to do today, but I do know that panic creates panic and what most people fear is fear. No market goes up eternally without correction. I'm not defending the current administration's
Are Attorneys Incapable of Strategy?
I'm going to demonstrate tactics without strategy: Some fool lawyers are proclaiming that the $10,000 an hour lawyer is coming (while others claim that AI will create $0 per hour lawyers). Even if they went to $10,000, they'd still be
A Minute with Alan® — Doing the Customer A Favor
April 4th, 2025 Doing the Customer A Favor.
A Poor Start
If you don't have a non-cancellation clause in your proposals/contracts, and aren't paid in advance, and your key contact is in HR, you stand a huge risk of having your work cancelled without recourse at the slightest economic panic by