Virtual or Virtuous?
I just noticed someone on LinkedIn who has a little logo claiming “virtual certified.” Does that mean he was certified in non-reality? Or is this come kind of bizarre attempt…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 04/06/2020
You can allow yourself to be battered and bruised by an unending stream of bad news, repeated ad infinitum by the media under the guise of keeping us informed. You can…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/11/2023
I’ve been to 63 countries and 49 states (I’m afraid to go to North Dakota—have you seen “Fargo?”). As you probably know, we’ve just returned from an eight-day cruise (after flying…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/30/2023
I don’t usually do this, but I’m repeating here my blog post (Contrarian Consulting, on my site) from the weekend. I’ve adjusted it somewhat, and I think you may find…
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)…
Episode 21: Believing
“Wherein Alan discusses that we all believe in something, and we’re not random biological mechanisms.“ Transcript: Welcome to The Uncomfortable Truth. My subject today is believing. Yes, believing. You know, the Greeks thought of gods as occupying the earth with mortals. It was almost…
Ideas from the Million Dollar Club
I began the Million Dollar Consulting® Million Dollar Club five years ago. A maximum of ten company owners of consulting practices, with spouses, meet for three mornings in exotic places…
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® – 04/29/2024
When I was younger (that is, maybe 20 years ago and earlier) I was in a rush to do a lot of things that didn’t really require such a frenetic…
Episode 16: No, You Can’t
“Some lessons in why your telling yourself you can might wind up in finding out why you can’t.” Transcript: Welcome to The Uncomfortable Truth and the uncomfortable truth today is,…