The Madness
March Madness, always thrilling, isn't necessarily won by the best overall team. It's won by the team which plays best under extreme pressure at the right moments, and makes the fewest unforced errors. When things get tough, the tough get
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 03/27/17
The sculptor Donatello was considered second only to Michelangelo in the Renaissance world. He created a copy of the latter's David for exhibit outside since the original was considered too precious to expose to the elements. And when you see
Opportunity Doesn’t Always Knock
Being opportunistic is a positive trait, but not if it's your exclusive motive power. That's because it relies on some external "trigger" allowing you to see the opportunity. Innovative people create their own "triggers." It's great to be opportunistic when something
All Aboard
It's 8 am and the Acela is pulling out of Penn Station in New York, silently and stealthily, passing hundreds of arriving commuters from local train mere feet away from the tracks. They are trudging, infantry-like, down the platform and
To Tell the Truth
I can "sell" most people better than they can sell themselves. Why? Because they are accustomed to what they've done and don't consider their experiences and accomplishments anything special. Write down your educational credentials, travel experiences, past work responsibilities, civic contributions,
I Can’t Tell By Your Face If You’re Happy Or Not
There's a woman on the CBS morning news in New York City (6-7 am weekdays) who basically reads a teleprompter as her job. She doesn't look real. He face doesn't move at all, only her lips and eyes. There is
Episode 3: Fear Not
Roosevelt was right, and we ought to stop being frightened by everything that goes bump˛ in the night. Transcript: Hi. I'm Alan Weiss. The subject today is Overcoming Fear. A lot of us are afraid. There's flight and there's fight, but there's