Using a Commercially Published Book to Secure Consulting Engagements
This is a remarkable and rare interview where Seth Kahan, author of Freelance Fortune, interviews Dr. Alan Weiss on the topic of leveraging a commercially published book to gain consulting…
Evolution or Intelligent Design: The future for outstanding consultants
I’m speaking for the Institute of Management Consultants on Thursday afternoon as part of a full-day event they are hosting. You can see the link and the write-up of my…
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…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/05/2022
So now we have “quiet quitting”! Tell me the truth—don’t you find this somewhat ironic with Labor Day upon us?! There’s the “great resignation,” “the gig economy,” and now “quiet…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/12/2022
Every time we go to the beach (or, in New Jersey, the “shore”), adults and kids alike are digging in the sand. Some people simply dig holes (This is their…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/19/2022
“If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.” Yes, but: There are 12 kinds of ducks with varying habits. Which one are you looking…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/03/2022
Every poll I’ve seen, including those taken by various churches, show that church membership, as reflected by people identifying with or not identifying with a particular religion, has fallen off…
Jersey Shore Finale
Friday was another fine day but today we pack up and depart, back to Rhode Island. We’re extremely happy with the house we’ve rented and are planning to return next…
Future Marketing Suggestions
What have we learned from the health crisis? Here are some ideas for your consideration: Marketing for the Future Get into the “public square” with your analysis based upon your…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 04/25/2022
We all know that repeatedly pushing an elevator button does nothing to stimulate a faster response from the distant elevator, right? It’s a useless action, right? Or is it?…