Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 3/3/14
This week's focus point: Values are starkly different from appearances. The Russians conducted a safe and successful Winter Olympics, and by all indications were gracious hosts. Two weeks later, they march into an independent country and occupy a major portion
The Oscars
The Oscars • Ellen looked like she was doing improve at a bad club, a total bomb. • I remember watching when I was young and looking at movie stars—Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Bette Davis. Now you see
Why You Have To Love Government Work
At the post office I asked the desk clerk if there were a difference between first class letter rates for stamps and metered mail, since my Pitney Bowes meter affixes 48 cents but the official rate is 49 cents. "There might
Guest Column: Execution IS the Strategy
Laura Stack is the former president of the National Speakers Association, and organizer of The Elite Retreat, which I facilitate each January. She's also a good buddy and loves Corvettes. Her new book launches next week. Execution IS the Strategy: How Leaders Achieve Maximum
What If Facebook Required An IQ Test?
I decided to read every Facebook post on my home page (or whatever it is) this morning right to the bottom, and I found
Obesity Down for Children, It Won’t Please Everyone
Today's New York Times: Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a Decade By SABRINA TAVERNISE The data, reported in a major federal health survey, offered the first clear evidence that America's children have turned a corner in the obesity epidemic, and came
Alan’s Thought For Today
Michelangelo was supposed to have explained that he created David out of a single block of marble by carving away everything that didn't look like the David. Your career should revolve around those things you are passionate about and are superb
I Don’t Need to Learn, I Just Need to Pass
The New York Post revealed a high school in New York allowing zero class attendance and credits for simply watching videos. The students were encouraged to write, attacking the Post for the exposé. The letters could have been written by parakeets simply