Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 7/09/18
“Diversity” seems to be in every other sentence these days. I don't think we can merely intellectualize diversity, we have to live it, not as some special accommodation or event,…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 8/13/18
Some time ago, a beautiful supermodel was on a morning talk show hawking a cosmetic line. She mentioned “foundation” which I’m thinking is a sort of base covering, and said,…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/03/18
We seem to have lost all sense of reason. “Reason,” to me, is about common sense, sanity, and logic. I think it also involves emotions. But “reasonable people” are able…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/24/18
A couple of years ago, I tried to organize one of my elite events in Marrakech. A minority of the attendees refused to go, telling me it was “too dangerous.”…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 02/07/2022
During my career I’ve worked with clients who originally wanted to “improve our team work” or “enhance communication skills” or “foster a happier workforce.” I’d always ask, “Why?” Because…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/21/2021
I was a scared little kid. I tried to avoid conflicts, and bullies were frightening to me. I avoided two of them I had irritated in grammar school for…
Episode 15: Who Loves You?
“Why all of us require unconditional support at times and why it's so difficult to obtain it.” Transcript: Welcome to The Uncomfortable Truth. This podcast is called, Who Loves You?…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/10/18
We’ve just returned (yesterday) from our first safari. I hosted the entire family. I’m creating an exception to my usual short observations in Monday Morning Memo to share my very…
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…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 5/15/2023
I was introduced to my wife’s friend’s husband at dinner one night. Despite my attempts to avoid it, he wanted to know what I did and when I briefly explained,…