Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/02/2024
Observations • I find that the people drinking to excess in first class are usually those on frequent flyer points trying to make the most of the experience. • Inexplicably, pronouns are starting to annoy me. “Are we enjoying our meal?” from a server.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/25/2024
One of the dangers of looking back is that people feel the “old days” are simply nostalgia and not worth dwelling on, or that you’re not capable of dealing with the present. Recognizing that, and knowing my readers are very
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/18/2024
I think this election showed the fallacy of homogeneity (the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind). I’m weary of the labeling of “boomers,” “the greatest generation,” “millennials,” “GENX,” and whatever. I know a lot of people in their
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/11/2024
Rodney King was severely beaten by police in 1991—33 years ago—which led to riots and changes in police protocols and discipline, although the officers involved with his beating were acquitted of criminal charges. He had a history of criminal activity,
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/04/2024
In the US, tomorrow is officially election day, though advance voting has been in place for some time now. (I’ve often wondered about someone who votes in advance but finds out ahead of election day something that would have changed
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/28/2024
I was co-hosting a workshop for professional speakers with my long-time partner in the offering in Las Vegas. My partner had a good friend who was a participant, and that friend had a new “status” partner, an apparently big-deal attorney.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/21/2024
This past Thursday and Friday Maria and I drove four hours up to Vermont and then back again to experience falconry, a gift from my son for my last birthday. (I’m told I’m hard to shop for. My wife once
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/14/2024
Where has judgment gone? We once had managers and coaches in sports who determined what play to call, which players should play in what positions, how best to use the time remaining, and so on. These decisions, of course, are still made. But
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/07/2024
As you might suspect, I get letters. Monday Morning Memo generates more feedback than any of my other daily, weekly, or monthly newsletters, podcasts, blog posts, or videos. And 99.9% is wonderful. Many people agree with me, often with a stressed
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/30/2024
I have a category on my blog (Alan Weiss’s Contrarian Consulting®) called DASM: Dumb Ass Stupid Management. I wanted to title one of my books that way, but the publisher was too frightened and called it Our Emperors Have No Clothes. There are