The “Next Level”
There are certain words and phrases that, while originally well intentioned, have become hackneyed and trite. “Have a nice day,” “meaningful,” “impactful,” and “good to great” all come to mind.…
Financial Statements are Gold Mines
Financial Statements are Gold Mines by Phil Symchych Phil Symchych is a member of the Private Roster Mentor Program Hall of Fame, a Master Mentor, and a graduate of the…
Look At Me, I’m Lovely
There’s a wonderful song from “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” that includes the ingenue singing, “Look at me, I’m lovely.” She has a point, of…
Don’t Worry About Your Concern
Folks, I’ve been through the real lows and the absolute highs in this profession, and I’m thankful the latter have been more abundant and permanent. But I know the roller…
Quick Tips to Success from the Hall of Fame Members
From our current Private Roster Mentor Community Hall of Fame® Meeting in New York City: • Embrace your entire life, don’t “compartmentalize” your business. • Simple is far more valuable…
Traits of My Most Successful Mentoring Clients
I’ve been asked repeatedly what traits and behaviors are endemic to my most successful mentoring clients. I recently listed them for the Mentor Hall of Fame meeting in New York.…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 4/16/12
April 16, 2012—Issue #134 This week’s focus point: For most of the entire post-World War II period, there have been three points of economic alliance: Japan, Europe, and the U.S.…
The Not So Secret Service
Here’s a consultant’s evaluation of the mess in Cartagena: • The incident reflects poor hiring, poor management, poor supervision, and poor controls. Senior people need to be fired, not just…
London Again
I’m off to London for a week of work: Shameless Promotion, Seal the Deal, Mentor Summit, Total Immersion with a Growth Cycle client, and a strategy session for the Baglioni…
Railroading 5
We’ve rolled through southeastern Colorado and the highest point in the train’s trip, the Raton Pass, at 7800 feet, about a mile and a half above sea level. Lunch was…