Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/25/2021
I don’t believe in “the great resignation.” Sorry, I know this is causing syncope among the media. But people don’t leave companies, they leave bad bosses. If organizations jettisoned…
Low Hanging Fruit and Tough Times
(This is my recent column in RainToday, which I’m reprinting here because of of its universal appeal, and because I like it a lot.) There is a hackneyed and obnoxious…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/22/2024
Perhaps you’ve heard of W Mitchell (he doesn’t use a period after “W” and says it stands for “wonderful”). He’s a friend of mine and we’re colleagues in the National Speakers…
Odds and Ends Again
On January 23rd I wrote here that Taylor Swift had the worst voice at the Haitian Telethon performance. In my opinion, she can’t sing, has no range, can’t hold a…
Meghan, Harry, and Oprah
You can consider that Oprah interview with Meghan and Harry last night one hell of a revenge session, though I’m not saying it wasn’t justified. If that level of racism,…
Eight Things To Do When You Enter A Buyer’s Office and Before You Leave It
When you enter a buyer’s office for the first time, here are some useful behaviors to discipline yourself to follow. They’ll help you understand the person, the environment, and your…
Guest Column: Three Words to Avoid and What to Say Instead
By Karen Laos There are many words we use by habit that take away from our credibility. Most of the time we don’t even realize we’re using them. Want to…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/29/2024
We’re back in Nantucket for our 34th year. We’ve been renting this house on the ocean—which is about 30 yards away from the couch on which I’m reclining—for 12 years. Our…
Godzilla and the Crab
We’re eating our way through San Francisco like a Japanese horror movie. Last night we went to church at Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, then walked the eight blocks or so…
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…