Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 04/20/2020
When we were first married we lived in an apartment and both worked. We had a couple of cats over that time, Irwin and Sydney, which were perfect pets.…
Million Dollar Consulting® College™
I've been asked to create this extended workshop for years but always resisted. The closest I've come were the Rainmaking Seminars that lasted for a day and a half and…
Episode 18: Improving Performance
“How to help others to improve, and how to easily measure performance without surveys, evaluations, and voodoo.“ Transcript: How do we improve performance? The uncomfortable truth is that it’s harder than it looks, easier to say than do, but it’s possibly doable if we pay some…
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?…
Episode 20: Annoying People
“There are annoying people, and we shouldn’t be ashamed to point that out.“ Transcript: Tell me the truth. Don’t you just hate annoying people? I mean, you might think I’m…
Guest Column: For International Students: Five Keys to Success in the U.S. College Classroom
For International Students: Five Keys to Success in the U.S. College Classroom by Dr. Vivi Hua For some of you who come from a culture that focuses a lot on…
Is It After 5pm in Australia, So I Can Drink?
I recently wrote a Monday Morning Memo®Â® on what I believe to be failures in the way we educate our youth, and why schools in the US are failing. I…
Are You Too Stupid to Use A Turn Signal?
There are a lot of calls for cognitive testing for political candidates and office-holders. I’m all for it. I figure if cognitive abilities were tested with a minimum passing grade…
Remembrance Day and Veterans’ Day
A guest column by Phil Symchych, a member of the Mentor Hall of Fame and a Mentor Master. He is the CEO of Symcoandco in Regina, SK. My father, John…