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…
The Customer Isn’t Always Right Or Even Close
I was talking to an entrepreneur who had established a terrific retail business. He was making money, obtaining strong word-of-mouth, and had wonderful employees. “There’s only one unexpected problem,” he…
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® – 07/04/2022
In the US, the Fourth of July (Independence Day) wasn’t a federal holiday until 1870. This is from Wikipedia: “The Founding Fathers of the Second Continental Congress declared that the…
Alan’s New Calendar
We have a new electronic calendar for 2010, free to access and use, with an Alanism for each day and notification of my upcoming events and activities. During the year,…
I Resemble That Remark
Here is a passage from the most recent edition of Balancing Act®, my free, monthly newsletter: • In an age where everyone has a tip jar out, even the cashiers…
Truth
When will someone post on Facebook: “I’ve hated her and never told her, so now I’m finally leaving her and I’m free, free at last!” It would sort of balance…
You Can’t Fix Stupid
A woman writes to tell me she loves my free weekly and monthly newsletters, but she doesn’t like my occasional promotional mailings, so she has to unsubscribe. In other words,…
Incredible Journey
I’ve been absent for a while in my travelogue. I try to lead a dramatic life, but sometimes events let you know that drama is created by a far greater…