Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 1/11/16
On Saturday night the Cincinnati Bengals lost a football playoff game that they had “in the bag” with time running down because some of their players and their coach lost…
Episode 12: Degradation
“How standards begin to erode and what we can do to correct it.” Transcript: Welcome to The Uncomfortable Truth, I’m Alan Weiss, and my topic today is degradation. Degradation, to…
Cognitive Dissonance
The New York Times reported today that, post-pandemic: Violent crime has subsided, according to FBI data. Inflation is around the 2% the Federal Reserve targeted. Adjusted for inflation, most workers’ wages…
Optimism, Please
When I was managing international sales forces for a consulting firm, I had a sign in my office: “No whining.” Too often, I’d just point to the sign when one…
The New Product Experience
The goal is to provide the tools, expertise, access, references, resources, and support to identify, create, and launch profitable new products, with the option of a partnership with existing, successful…
What’s Ethics Got To Do With It?
Some time ago, I received a call from someone at Toyota. He said that they needed a keynote speaker for a major conference, and that someone referred him to me.…
I’ll Stop Being A Victim Once Everyone Corrects All My Errors
I get some nutty requests and some innocent misunderstandings in my mail, but sometimes I simply receive unbridled self-absorption. I guy writes me this morning and says that he purchased…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/13/2020
I’ve noticed that once we’re made aware of something, our attention is disproportionately drawn to it. People who never heard of  “cage fighting” but accidentally find it while surfing…
Episode 4: Marketing Magic
Roosevelt was right, and we ought to stop being frightened by everything that goes bumpË› in the night. Transcript: Alan Weiss here, welcome to our podcast on Marketing Magic. Let…