Which Answer Do You Prefer?
What do you do? I'm an architect. I'm a coach. I'm a bus driver. I'm a teacher. What do you do? I create more productive living and working environments. I generate higher performance and fulfillment. I provide safe and reliable transportation to businesses, stores, and homes. I help create
The Better Thing
People tend to pride themselves on fast response, and that's a good thing. But what about "anticipatory response," when you suggest something the other party didn't even realize was needed. It's called "marketing." That's an even better thing.
A Minute with Alan® — I’m Told I’m a Card
June 24th, 2025 I'm Told I'm a Card.
Getting Out from Under Overwhelm and “Panic”
If you find yourself in "overwhelm" or semi-panic, take the time to stop whatever you're doing and focus on the fact that you're actually okay as you sit there. At this moment you're fine. Find the cause of the current
The Endless Beauty of Bureaucracy
Let me understant this: We use a plastic bag to take recycling to the bin which holds plastics, but we must dump the plastic bag's contents, but not the plastic bag holding the plastic contents. Is this like "good and bad"
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 6/23/25
I’m a “reductionist,” meaning I try to make things as simple as possible. For example, never try to “sell” to a non-buyer, who can say “no” but can’t say “yes.” Or that discretionary time is real wealth, and you must
A Minute with Alan® — Now Hear This
June 23rd, 2025 Now Hear This.
Lies, Lies, and Outright Lies
Let me make a long story short. (It never is.) If I’m really being honest…. (But you’re not.) A great series once you get into it. (The first three seasons are a bore, however.) Please don’t go away mad. (Get the hell out
Therapy and Confessions
In general, I’ve found that most skills problems I can address and resolve quickly, but not most attitude problems which are too often requiring therapeutic interventions delving into parents, youth, and esteem issues. Don’t try to be a therapist or