Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/08/2024
(Expanded from one of my recent, brief, blog posts….) When my son was young he refused to go into a fun house because it was dark inside (for all I…
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…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 03/18/2024
I’ve written before about the distinctions of dogs: As a species they have common traits. They can interbreed (hence, “designer dogs”), provide unconditional love, and learn simple (and sometimes complex)…
Guest Column: Confidence and Dealing with Risk
WorkplaceRx: The Question Mark of Confidence in Dealing with Risk by Michelle Kerrigan (Michelle is a member of Alan’s SuperCoaching Program.) Risk is made up of probability and seriousness, minus…
What’s With This “Profession”?
The word “profession,” I believe, comes from the Latin professus, which means “proclaimed publicly.” Uh, oh! Who and what constitutes public proclamation? In law, it seems to me it’s passing…
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%…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/15/2024
In 1975, Frank Robinson became the first Black manager in the history of Major League Baseball, as a player/manager of the Cleveland Indians. This was believed to be a great…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/29/2024
A woman wrote me on Linkedin, very politely, and told me that she had followed my work for several years and was very impressed. However, in visiting my site, she…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/26/2024
Logical Fallacies or Hypocrisy? • If highway safety and climate concerns are such priorities, why do we allow the manufacture and sale of cars that can go up to 200…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/01/2024
One of the great ironies of history is that attacking successful people does not create better conditions for unsuccessful people. The superficial act merely creates prejudice, bigotry, enmity, and an…