How Consultants Makes Errors
The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) just sent a promo to members for a webinar. Don't confuse them with the Institute of Grammar Consultants. Join us for a 1 hour webinar and discussion: "The Market Speaks: How Our Markets Hires Management Consultants”
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 5/12/14
This week's focus point: There is only one response to a new idea, and that's to see if it will work for you. You might find that it won't, or it might with some tweaking, or it definitely will. But
21st Million Dollar Consulting® College Graduates
The 21st Million Dollar Consulting® College class completes the program at Ocean Cliff in Newport, RI. Left to right, top to bottom: Ted Gorski, Hanno Jarvet (Estonia), Liz deClifford, Myron Beard, Emerson Wickwire, Val Wright, Lisa Miller, Don Kelley, Alan
The Million Dollar Solo Practice
What my communities help develop, from The Daily Stat of the Harvard Business Review, courtesy of Cliff Eslinger: May 07, 2014 Yes, You Can Have a Million-Dollar Business with No Employees Census figures show that the number of one-person businesses in the U.S.
Pride and Prejudice
There's a saying attributed to Xenophanes observing that if horses and cattle were asked to draw pictures of God, they would draw pictures of horses and cattle. If you ask an insurance agent for an investment vehicle, the agent will suggest
The Coyote Lesson
I'm conducting the Million Dollar Consulting® College here in Newport, RI. We're at Ocean Cliff, one of the huge, former private mansions, overlooking Newport Bay and the Atlantic. Participants who walk or jog in the beautiful surroundings often report seeing coyotes.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 5/5/14
This week's focus point: Rutgers, my alma mater (which I was once proud of claiming as such), has had strong student protests causing former Secretary of State Candoleezza Rice to cancel her scheduled graduation speech. She chose not to become
I’m Speaking in Williamsburg
I'm speaking for the National Speakers Association local chapter in Williamsburg on May 16, 9 to noon. It's open to the public. You can register here: http://www.nsavirginia.org/site/
How Dumb Does It Get?
Here's what someone sent me through my website this morning. I've removed his idiot name and idiot link: Message: Hello Alan. I am XXX, webmaster and editor of the XXXX Dating Blog. Our blog focuses on providing dating and relationship advice to singles and