Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/29/2022
A “heuristic” is a framework which enables us to make decisions by ourselves. We rely on them daily to reach quick solutions. We hear this often in the admonition, “go…
Can I Get Away with This?
There are two tests I find especially powerful if you’re honest. The Wall Street Journal “stink test.” What if what you’re now doing or considering doing was in the Wall Street…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/09/2019
There was once an age of “insult comics,” like Fat Jack Leonard and Don Rickles. Some people thought of Joan Rivers like this, but she was also hysterically self-disparaging.…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 02/07/2022
During my career I’ve worked with clients who originally wanted to “improve our team work” or “enhance communication skills” or “foster a happier workforce.” I’d always ask, “Why?” Because…
Episode 20: Annoying People
“There are annoying people, and we shouldn’t be ashamed to point that out.“ Transcript: Tell me the truth. Don’t you just hate annoying people? I mean, you might think I’m…
Episode 10: Overkill
“Pounding away until the point is crushed under the weight of redundancy.” Transcript: Welcome to the Uncomfortable Truth, today we’re talking about overkill. You ever hear anyone say that someone…
Million Dollar Consulting® Accelerant Curve
Download Graph: Accelerant Curve as PDF (2.99MB) My recent Writing on the Wall video about the accelerant curve for consultants (you can find it here on the blog) was so…