For Car Aficionados
My new car is off the ship, through customs, and at the dealer. It is 621 HP, 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. Here is Bentley’s writeup: The Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible…
From Freud to Roosevelt
We were supposed to have a lovely dinner in New York on Wednesday, prior to Thanksgiving with the family, and then catch the play “Freud.” Instead, I wound up at…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 12/06/10
December 6, 2010—Issue #64 This week’s focus point: The beat goes on. We acknowledge trouble in European economies, we watch legislative stalemates, we’re bombarded with the latest inanities of pseudo-celebrities.…
Ahoy! Who’s Running this Ship?
I tell every consultant whom I mentor to assume the client is “healthy.” That is, the client isn’t “damaged” until and unless you see evidence that the client is the…
Returning from Berlin
Travel is often burdensome these days, but the beauty of it can still shine through, especially when you’re fortunate enough to be able to indulge yourself. Last night, Guido and…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 03/07/11
March 7, 2011—Issue #77 This week’s focus point: On a recent tour we learned that of 12 million immigrants to the U.S. coming through Ellis Island in New York, only…
Ellis Island
The Mentor Hall of Fame group took a private guided tour of Ellis Island.
My New Custom Designed Briefcase
From Mitchell Leather in Milwaukee (through an introduction by Alex Goldfayn), designed to hold my 17″ Mac laptop, iPad, iPhone, assorted files, even pen holders built to the circumference of…
Dateline London: April 8
This is the final morning of the Million Dollar Consulting® College. Last night we visited Scott’s Restaurant for our “graduation dinner.” Probably the best sea food in London. (Though all…
Dateline Normandy: April 10
We dined last night at a restaurant that the concierge selected, Le FlambĂ©. We entered a lovely room and the woman at the desk said in struggling English, far better…