Note to Readers
In moving this blog from one provider to another, we've thus far been unable to get updates that are current, so that a couple of weeks of posts have been lost. My apologies for that, but it's a factor of
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/14/16
I'm sitting in a corner suite looking out at the Ginza in Tokyo. It's 6 am, and people are starting their day. We'll be leaving soon for the airport and our flight back to New York. I love the mornings,
Thank You Very Much
I bemoan service standards in Europe, Australia, and South America (and Canada) as being far below those of the US. But Asia is right up there, and far better on the airlines. At JAL first class, a woman escorted us to
Friendships
There are four conditions of friendship and relationship: People who are very positive with whom you want to create relationships. People who are positive whom you already know whom you want to retain. People who are negative but whom you fee obligated
Kyoto
I'm in Kyoto for a meeting with my Pacific Rim Growth Cycle. The city is slightly over a million people, but quite charming. You can drive along narrow roads bordering a small river, with walkways spanning the water (no hand
Japanese Choo Choos
The train system here in Japan is very impressive. The efficiency makes the Germans seem like bumbling amateurs, and I was always impressed by the German excellence in engineering and precision. These trains run at about 200 MPH normally (my Bentley's