Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 01/04/2021
When I first began speaking professionally, it was to help market my consulting services. I often spoke for free. Then I “raised” my fee to $750. I remember watching…
The Business Renaissance Continues
Business Strong U.S. Job Growth in March Fuels Optimism on Recovery By Ben Casselman The gain of 916,000 was the biggest since August, and unemployment fell to 6 percent. Barring…
Shots Unfired
If you’re wondering why it is that the most powerful country in the world can’t improve or resolve it’s problems with immigration, climate, crime, homelessness and poverty, gun violence, and…
Benevolent Floods
We had a huge storm overnight. Our two-acre pond flooded over the driveway and nearly up to our bridge. The flooding “cleansed” the pond, and washes out some of the…
Unchanging Minds
I have nearly 1,000 “contacts” with my constituency annually: Newsletters, blog posts on two different blogs (the one you’re reading is my public blog), videos, podcasts, cartoons, social media posts,…
It’s $15,000.55 Because We Also Mailed You A Letter
In “the old days” hotels provided A/V support: projection, easels, amplification, etc. Today, it’s almost all handled by an independent third party. One such firm handles 90% of the venues…
The Most Valuable Gift?
It’s awkward—and often illegal or against corporate ethics rules—to send clients gifts at the holidays. But what if your “gift” for your best clients were individualized value unique to their…
The Power Community Experience
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Come On, Man: As Long As You’re “Forgiving” Loans….
I have a bachelor’s and graduate degree in political science, and am a member of the National Political Science Honor Society. (I also had a full scholarship to Rutgers Law,…
The Inflation Bonus
Not long ago, health care workers in unions in Rhode Island were given a  $3,000 bonus for receiving a vaccination. There was a huge and mighty outrage, but the union…