Reading in Line
As much as I detest waiting, it's often unavoidable. I always read. With an iPhone or iPad it's simple and reduces the frustration of waiting. And I don't read business books, which are among those that I get the least
Questions I’ve Never Been Asked
I've always been amazed, through thousands of interviews, by questions I was never asked. No one has asked me if I ever blew an assignment, or was deeply worried during a project, or promised more than I could deliver, or did something
Dumb Ass Stupid Management, Episode 10,000
The local Dunkin' Donuts won't accept anything larger than a 20 dollar bill, even though that is the MOST counterfeited bill in the US. Yet the manicurist happily takes a hundred dollar bill and gives back three dollars additionally for
Episode 175: Time Elasticity
Why your calendar and your requests are undermining your productivity. Listen to this episode on iTunes or Soundcloud! Learn my tips to help you get more done than you think you can.
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 02/17/20
Today's word: echolalia.
The Return
Value is in the eye of the beholder. You need to create sufficient value, jointly determined, to provide a huge ROI on your fee. However, once you've achieved a powerful brand, the value is in simply doing business with you. People
Shots
The Rhode Island vaccination program makes a train wreck seem desirable. The state is 55th out of 50 in its distribution efficiency and percentage of the population vaccinated. So I've had to look elsewhere. For a week or so, Walgreens' web
Dumb Ass Stupid Management: Pitney Bowes (Yet Again)
Pitney Bowes could make my Dumb Ass Stupid Management category daily. Sometimes they outdo themselves. Someone called to alert me they wanted to replace my meter with a more modern one. That makes sense, since my current one is powered by
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 02/15/2021
The vaccine follies have begun! I'm impressed that the vaccines have become available so fast, at least in my perception, and that they are apparently very efficacious. However, I feel as though I'm trying to get into a very popular