Charleston
What a fantastic town! We rode over from Kiawah Island this morning and settled in at the Charleston Place Hotel. Check in At 10 am, our suite was ready. “We…
Hound Hike Award
My wife and I are the primary patrons of the East Greenwich Animal Protection League, and they surprised me at the annual Hound Hike Sunday with this nice  award from…
Hypocrisy at Brown
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was recently booed off the stage opening a scheduled speech at Brown University. He actually had to leave the building. That’s the definition…
China Journal
We’re in Dubai with a two-hour layover from Hong Kong to New York. I mentioned earlier that the first class lounge on Emirates is an entire floor, and the plane…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 7/13/15
This week’s focus point: We’ve made our annual pilgrimage to the Jersey Shore. There are thousands of people here in the water, on the sand, walking the boardwalk, enjoying their…
DASM: Diversify This
I get an email from a guy I’ve never heard of who wants to interview me on his podcast. I get these requests weekly, and politely turn down 99% of…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 8/31/15
This week’s focus point: A question is a sign of interest. Whether in a meeting or addressing an audience, I’ve always welcomed questions. We’re then able to deal with real-time…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/7/15
The entire point of bureacracy is the triumph of means over ends. The results don’t matter, only that the rules are strictly followed. Filling out a form in the wrong…
Embarked at Nuremberg
We’re on the Viking Atla, which will depart Nuremberg tomorrow. Our suite is at the aft of the boat, with a wrap-around balcony, living room, heated bathroom floor and every…
The Grinder
In the early 1950s, a very old man would walk to the neighborhood ringing a large bell. He carried a heavy grindstone on his back. He’d set it down on…