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Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/12/11
December 12, 2011—Issue #116 This week’s focus point: Brevity isn't merely the soul of wit (Hamlet). We seem obsessed with telling people everything we know rather than what they need to know (hence, all those boring undergraduate lectures). Keep
Return on Investment
An example of the kind of return people who invest in my experiences derive: Hi Alan I thought you might be interested in a small recent success. I have a improvement program that I deliver to accounting firms. I have been generally charging
It’s Not Your Mother’s Fault
It's Not Your Mother's Fault Vol. 1 Issue #2 I run across too many people obsessed with the "fact" (viz.: personal belief) that they can't get a "break." The theater ticket is too difficult to acquire; the traffic made them late for
A Full House Beats Three Kings
Not long out of college, when the tradition was for everyone to get a job, get married, and get a house, many peers were talking of the benefits of a finished basement. The problem was, I heard “Finnish basement,” and
In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking….
• I’ve flown on four American Airlines flights since the declared bankruptcy, and the service has been excellent—I gave out four of my recognition certificates (American provides these to reward high service standards). The Admiral’s Club managers, baggage handlers, red
Really?
We seem to have a morbid fascination about confusing celebrity with character. We watch "reality" shows which are scripted, reshot, edited, and manipulated. We've turned Andy Warhol's 15 minutes into 15 months. Functionally illiterate people—from "housewives" and Jersey Shore to
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/05/11
December 5, 2011—Issue #115 This week’s focus point: The lessons from American Airlines' bankruptcy include learning for all of us: You can't build staggering debt loads to finance yourself; there has never been a long-term example of unhappy employees