Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/24/2021
Remember Fahrenheit 451, the book and movie about the burning of books (that’s the temperature needed)? Or 1984 or Animal Farm? These were fictional, fantasies, about a Big Brother…
The Law of Unintended Consequences
Foreign aid is good, right? Especially when people are starving. Common sense. Well, not so much. For many years, the US policy was to distribute massive amounts of food to…
Careful, This is the Acme Company, Not America
It’s always seemed more than ironic to me that America has thrived on believing in and supporting free speech, even if obnoxious, because to shut it down is counter to…
You Get What You Pay For
I think that people believe, for better or worse, they get what they pay for. They’ll excuse something cheap that breaks (“It only cost a few bucks”) even though it…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 2/4/13
February 4, 2013—Issue #176 This week’s focus point: Why are companies so innovative with advertising and willing to pay millions for 30 seconds during the Super Bowl? Because kibillions of…
Strut Your Stuff
Early in my career, a veteran consultant, arrogating wisdom, gave me some really bad advice—”Be humble and low key,” he said, “don’t overwhelm the prospect.” Shortly thereafter, the briefly low…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 6/27/16
The British have opted to leave the European Community. That’s their right. No one reading this knows what the consequences will be, positive or negative. Yet the very act has…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 03/23/2020
When I’ve been inflicted with a flat tire on my cars, I don’t know about you, but I don’t stand around blaming the city, the tire manufacturer, the car…