The Consulting Bible
I’m asked weekly, “Which of your books should I read?” My response is that it depends: Value Based Fees if you need help on fees, Million Dollar Proposals for better…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 7/16/12
July 16, 2012—Issue #147 This week’s focus point: When we lie to ourselves long enough, we begin to believe it. That’s how the third-string quarterback threw the touchdown pass in…
There IS Such A Thing As A Dumb Question
A former buyer in San Francisco is visiting New York and suggested we have lunch to talk about possible future business. I live an hour outside of New York. Should…
Nantucket 2012—5
It’s 6:50 am, the waves are providing their timpani on the beach, yet everything else is still. The wind has departed which means the gulls will have to labor more…
In Case You Were Wondering What I Was Thinking
• The position of vice president of the US is notorious for being almost irrelevant short of the death of a President, yet the media focus on it as if…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 8/13/12
August 13, 2012—Issue #151 This week’s focus point: I’m sitting in a beach house on Nantucket Island at 7:30 on a stormy Sunday morning, watching angry waves pound a stoic…
Nantucket 2012—10 Wildlife
When we vacation in Cape May, NJ, we see dolphins travel south in the morning and return north in late afternoon, I assume having visited feeding grounds, or family, or…
Nantucket 2012—12
We’re headed home today after two glorious weeks. It’s a drizzly morning, the sky grey, the water slate. The horizon is discernible, I’m guessing about three miles away (it always…
The (Very) Best Man
Last night we had house seats courtesy of buddy Kim Wilkerson to “Gore Vidal’s The Best Man.” What a wonderful recovery from the drudging “Once” the night prior. Although the…
Guest Column: If They Can Sell Pet Rocks Why Can’t You Sell Your Business For What It’s Worth?
John Martinka is a graduate of the Million Dollar Consulting® College and an expert in small business growth, valuation, and exit strategies. If they can sell pet rocks why can’t you…