A Minute with Alan® — A Message to Musk
October 23rd, 2024 This is a message to Elon Musk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUxG8IyVgzs
A Minute with Alan® — Autonomy
October 22nd, 2024 Do the autonomous cars have features that allow them to use some kind of judgment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUlYrwXMQKw
You Can Fool All of the People All of the Time, Sometimes
I'm guessing that about 90% of the statistics thrown around on social media are simply made up: "Over 90% of workers in large businesses are alienated and disengaged." "Most people leave companies because of toxic environments." And on and on
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/21/2024
This past Thursday and Friday Maria and I drove four hours up to Vermont and then back again to experience falconry, a gift from my son for my last birthday. (I’m told I’m hard to shop for. My wife once
A Minute with Alan® — Results Leadership
October 21st, 2024 Thoughts aren’t any good unless they produce results. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnPVPN_Wzk4
Do “Thought Leaders” Have More Thoughts than Others?
You can't proclaim yourself a "thought leader" any more than you can proclaim yourself a "genius" or an "icon." (Well, I guess you can, but you'd be pretty ridiculous.) These honors are bestowed by others who have succeeded and advanced
Bird Lessons
We went to a falconry experience in Vermont a few days ago, and I learned how intelligent and beautiful these birds of prey are. They can lift about half of their own body weight, and they have to eat anything
A Minute with Alan® — Social Security
October 18th, 2024 This is not a political statement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Jo6AEl16U
Never Give Up
The Yankees were one pitch away from winning the playoff game yesterday, and therefore the playoff series to advance to the World Series, but the Guardians got a hit, followed by a home run to tie it, and then another