Losing By Playing Not To Lose
Jim Furyk led the recent US Open until midway through the final round. He is called a "plodder" by some colleagues, who claim they mean it positively to denote consistency and calmness, not matter what the circumstances. But Furyk, who has
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 6/18/12
June 18, 2012—Issue #143 This week’s focus point: Find cause and not blame. We become preoccupied in business and life with finding a scapegoat, a villain, a conspirator. Most problems simply occur through errors of omission or
In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking
• It's not crises that wear most people out—there's often an adrenaline rush of performance—but rather the hum-drum, day-to-day living in a boring, non-challenging existence that crushes them. • A common currency without a common, central government is not going to
Consulting Commandments
What are Alan's Ten Commandments for Consulting? Listen and find out! [powerpress] and now also on iTunes
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 6/11/12
June 11, 2012—Issue #142 This week’s focus point: The New Jersey Devils have come back from 0-3 to make it 2-3 against the LA Kings in the National Hockey League championships, the first time in 60 years
Two Invigorating Moments
1. At the Amtrak first class lounge in Chicago's Union Station, a husband and wife with four children entered not long before their train was going to be called. Either they paid no attention or were quite deliberate, because they
Mr. Chow’s
For our final evening in LA I asked the concierge for something truly outstanding. He recommended Mr. Chow's, a top-end Chinese restaurant that I'm heading back to next time I'm in town. The house car drove us over. We asked the
There’s No Magic In Too Much Success
We can experience too much success. I returned to The Magic Castle in LA last night after 25 years' absence. The performances are still wonderful, but the experience isn't. There are too many people crowding into the place. The rooms are