A Quick Tip
A taxi in Sydney takes me to my meeting. I pay the driver, including my usual tip, and thank him. "Good Lord," he says, "you're American." "Can you tell by my accent?" "No, I can tell by your tip!"
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 6/6/16
Mohammed Ali made the rare transition from a man who was reviled to a man who was loved. He was a great athlete and a great showman. His relationship with Howard Cossell was a unique sports/media tandem. Ali was a
Owning the Conversation
Stop trying to respond to buyers' questions as if you're seeking a good score on the SATs or taking an interview for grad school. Change the conversation toward the direction you need to close business. For example, once you explain what
Book Recommendation
Great leaders know they’re never done learning and developing their leadership skills. In their latest book, #WhyLeadersFail, Peter Stark and Mary Kelly pinpoint the 7 most common reasons some managers fail, and what successful leaders do differently. Leaders, I highly
In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking
• If Global Entry can whisk people through immigration in 60 seconds, why is it that TSA pre-check can't simply process people without searching them at all? • Not everything was better in the "old days" (medical care, highway safety, pollution)
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 5/30/16
In May of 1868, three years after the conclusion of the American Civil War, General John Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, asked that we “remember those lost….by gathering around their sacred remains to garland the passionless