Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/13/10
December 13, 2010—Issue #65 This week’s focus point: Demand for US exports, from autos to art, is at a height not achieved since before the financial crisis. This raises the potential for solid domestic growth, and continuing recovery. The
Don’t Look Now, Recovery Continues
Here's the opening of the lead story in today's Wall Street Journal: "Surging global demand for American soybeans, cars, diesel engines and even artwork and antiques has pushed U.S. exports to a level not seen since before the financial crisis, boosting
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/06/10
December 6, 2010—Issue #64 This week’s focus point: The beat goes on. We acknowledge trouble in European economies, we watch legislative stalemates, we're bombarded with the latest inanities of pseudo-celebrities. Yet retail sales are up, housing is recovering, car
Business and Development Trends for 2011
Some of my observations: • Technology will move from implementation alternative to strategic factor. That is, technological potential will determine products, services, and relationships, and not merely serve as after-the-fact routes for them. • Work will bifurcate into the blazingly simple (basic
Differences Between Coaching and Mentoring
What’s the difference between a coach and a mentor? I think the differences are significant. Here are some examples from my upcoming book, Million Dollar Coaching (McGraw-Hill, January 2011): Attribute Coaching
Credibility for Consultants
I’m presenting in Key West and a very common question is, “How do I create credibility when I don’t have a commercially published book?” While I use book publishing as a key marketing tool, it’s not the sole route to credibility.
New Car Arrives
Here is the Bentley Providence service manager, Ann, with ace mechanic Dave, and the new Super Sport. You can see my prior GTC Speed in the background with my plates still on it. .