Consulting Tips of the Trade
Here are some incredibly easy tips to stay ahead of the pack that most consultants simply ignore or aren’t disciplined about. Speed: “Right from the outset, we saw how quickly…
London Finale
We’re in out favorite airline club in the world, Virgin Air’s Upper Class Lounge. The limo enters a private roadway, where Virgin employees take your bags, give you boarding passes…
Who Knows Where or When?
I frequently critique book ideas of people whom I mentor, and sometimes co-write books, in addition to my personal publishing. The early conversations often go like this: Them: “I want…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/13/11
June 13, 2011—Issue #91 This week’s focus point: There are no “bad seasons” or “poor economies” or “poor perceptions” in terms of the promotion of your business and its products…
The Lunacy of Hourly Billing
Over the past couple of weeks I had the opportunity to chat socially with an attorney and an accountant, at two different events. One knew me, the other did not.…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/08/11
August 8, 2011—Issue #99 This week’s focus point: In the US as the elections in 2012 approach (and elsewhere as elections approach), voters will suddenly receive a “newsletter” from their…
The Consulting Career Test
Do you have a passion to improve others’ personal performance and businesses? Do you have a strong command of the language in both writing and speaking? Do you have, and…
DASM: The Big Squeeze
(DASM= Dumb ass, stupid management) The Big Squeeze Outstanding businesses attempt to improve and increase their value to customers, thereby enabling higher prices/fees and enhanced customer loyalty and referral business.…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/10/11
October 10, 2011—Issue #107 This week’s focus point: “There were giants in the earth….” Sometimes we’re privileged to see the giants amongst us, and Steve Jobs was such a man.…
Of Geese and Gulls
I was driving by a well-manicured expanse of lawn covering perhaps six acres. In one spot, about 150 gulls were sitting on the grass in a large cohesive group, conducting…