Volkswagen: DASM (Dumb Ass Stupid Management)
In my consulting experience, most unethical conduct I found was on behalf of the company. It wasn't so much a case of an individual's self-enrichment, but more of a crazy rationalization that if the act were on behalf of the
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/21/15
My mother used to say when upset with me, "You don't have enough sense to come in out of the rain!" It occurred to me that "sense" was not a function of age, nor maturity, nor education. We were all
Experiential Marketing
We hear a lot about "content marketing," meaning that the seller provides useful content about the product and/or issues surrounding it. For example, Gillette may offer useful points about shaving whether or not you purchase their razors and blades. But far
My Average Day
Okay, so I began my day talking to two world-class thought leaders to appear at my events, then wrapped up the 25th Anniversary Edition of Million Dollar Consulting, which McGraw-Hill is thrilled about, then became a carnie and ran the
Beware of Cavemen
I'm walking out of the Capital Grill in Providence last night—very upscale, wonderful food, superb service, great environment—and I notice a guy in a booth who has picked up his bone-in ribeye, and is gnawing the meat off the bone,
Catch Me in Philly, October 16
Morning Session: 9am to 12pm The National Speakers Association, Philadelphia Chapter is THRILLED to announce that on Friday, October 16, Alan Weiss, Ph. D, CSP, & CPAE will be in Philadelphia to speak on the topic The Million Dollar Mindset, based upon his
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/14/15
It was 14 years ago that a client manager, Leon Rawitz, and I decided to drive back from LA when we realized planes might not fly again for weeks. We drove back in 2.5 days to the east coast, spending
Dublin
Dublin: Trinity College; the park where the Pope celebrated mass for a million people; Mathilde Castle; the restoration of the painting of the Battle of the Boyne in which 16 or 17 ruling Talbot nobles were killed.