Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 02/13/17
Some universities now include warnings about "micro-aggressions" in their orientation programs for new students. As I understand it, that's an unintended sleight, such as saying "you guys" as a plural, when some people present are female. Of course, every new
Invisible Influence
We are explicitly and implicitly influenced daily, continually. A Times headline in response to the North Korean ballistic missile test: "Trump shows uncharacteristic restraint." If it were Obama, the headline would have read: "Obama shows admirable restraint." (Extrapolate this: "Obama walks on
In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking….
Barrington Middle School in Rhode Island has decided to cease publishing honor students' names, another example of the great surrender to making everyone feel good instead of honoring excellence. Everyone is talking about the novel 1984 today, but it's
You Can’t Recork Champagne
Did you see the Atlanta Falcons owner and his wife come down to the sidelines extremely early to celebrate victory when they led the Patriots by 28-9 in the Super Bowl? Their smiles turned upside down and their very obvious
Enterprise: Dumb Ass Stupid Management
DO NOT RENT FROM ENTERPRISE. After their horrible service, and less than half-filled tank without notice, they've lost the car! They were told (there's an email record) to pick the car up at the La Playa resort, have failed to
Sticks and Stones
I'm sitting in my hotel in San Francisco listening to the ubiquitous happy talk early morning news, today on NBC. The "anchors" report stories about Trump, his advisors, and his wife with a deliberate and unmistakeable contempt, complete with snide
Time Hasn’t Run Out Yet
The Patriots simply believed in themselves and never gave up. The Falcons were given enough time to expose poor play calling and "easing up" on the intensity. They were celebrating at half time. The Patriots are now celebrating forever. You're only
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 02/06/17
We all have our favorites to look back on in sports, whether it was Michael Jordan or Larry Bird; Joe Montana or Bart Starr; Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays; Billie Jean King or Serena Williams; Pelé or Maradona; Jack Niklaus
We’ll Tell You What Free Speech Is
In that bastion of freedom and radical thought, Berkeley students rioted—including setting fires—at the very thought of an ultra-conservative appearing on campus to do something highly dangerous