Guest Column: Blind Spot in the LBJ White House
A guest column: Blind Spot in The LBJ White House by Aviv Shahar Unlike conspiracy theories you can do nothing about, there is much you can do to disarm a…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 7/02/18
My son used to come up with great ideas and excitedly present them to me. One, I believe, was for an electric toothbrush. I had to let him know, after…
Dining the Right Way
Meal-related business and social engagements are powerful ways to gain the competitive edge and establish successful partnerships. Success requires not only a great product or service but also excellent people…
Guest Column: Creating Great Leaders for Impact
Creating great Leaders: Consulting for impact By: Myron Beard What we know about great leaders is that they are few and far between. According to studies, between 50-70% of executives…
This Is A Marketing Post
I’m asked frequently, “How much time should I dedicate to marketing?” I’m tempted to say, “ALL of your time.” “Marketing,” to me, is how people think of you when you’re…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 02/15/2021
The vaccine follies have begun! I’m impressed that the vaccines have become available so fast, at least in my perception, and that they are apparently very efficacious. However, I…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 5/08/2023
I’m becoming underwhelmed by “overwhelmed.” What on earth does that mean? I guess people use it meaning “overcome” with tasks, responsibilities, guilt, fear—I’ve not yet heard anyone tell me they were overwhelmed…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/27/2023
I like the writer Malcolm Gladwell a lot. He’s written dozens of books—including one outside of his genre, The Bomber Mafia, which was excellent—and my favorite is The Tipping Point. It was in Outliers that…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 03/09/2020
The Wall Street Journal, for my money the best written newspaper in the world, published a piece over the weekend about the need to keep employees happy, even to…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/12/2020
Happy Columbus Day! Whoops? Am I crazy? Have I been hiding under a rock? Will everyone unsubscribe? A scant year ago I drove my buddy and local media star…