Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/15/2019
I love New York City. I grew up across the Hudson River, and went over regularly. I experienced a seedy, sex-driven Times Square, then a “Disneyesque” Times Square, and…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/18/2019
In a restaurant in Hanoi last Friday evening, a young man was playing the Tỳ bà, a traditional, stringed instrument. Toward the end of dinner, I thought I recognized…
Rationality
The ACLU has filed an injunction against the Governor of Rhode Island who had issued an order to remove homeless people and their tents from the state house grounds. People…
Strategically Thinking….
“We need a strategy” is a common plaint, and usually wrong. What’s actually happening is that the tactics are failing. People often respond to my advice with, “I’m already doing…
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The Paranoid Are Welcome, But Keep Looking Behind You
Yesterday, I received this piece of spam: Dear Consulting Society, You should be alerted to this breaking news concerning Rick Warren: http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/post/is-rick-warrens-claim-that-his-book-is-the-best-selling-non-fiction-hardback-book-in-history-true/ Sincerely, James Sundquist Director http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com…
The “if….then….” Proposition
A good consultant provides the buyer with the “if….then….” equation. Everyone wants growth, less expense, a more powerful brand, yada yada yada. But we need to say, realistically, “If you…
Guest Column: Don’t Let Your Business Be Held Hostage by Fear
Don’t Let Your Business Be Held Hostage by Fear By Chip Massey Former FBI Hostage Negotiator As an FBI hostage negotiator and special agent, one of the things…