Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/04/2021
This is an example learned in a church parking lot, so perhaps it’s a bit of a “confession.” I find that I try to allow people to merge or…
Low Hanging Fruit and Tough Times
(This is my recent column in RainToday, which I’m reprinting here because of of its universal appeal, and because I like it a lot.) There is a hackneyed and obnoxious…
How Boards Help (Or Hurt) Non-Profits
This is an op-ed piece published yesterday in the Providence Journal: Alan Weiss: How boards can help, hurt nonprofits 01:00 AM EST on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 ALAN WEISS I’VE…
Xylophone Lessons
I’m a product of the pubic school system when it was an impressive place to learn, even in the inner city. When I attended grammar school, teachers were regarded as…
Guest Column: A New Model of Talent Assessment
A New Model of Talent Assessment By Linda Henman, Ph.D.            One of the most critical responsibilities of senior leaders involves assessing talent—something they’ve never been trained to do. Of…
Guest Column: Grow With More Debt, Not Less Debt
By Manny Skevofilax If managed carefully, debt can be your friend. If not, debt will become the enemy of your business. Do your best to use debt sparingly as you…
You’re Entitled, I’m Entitled, He/She or It is Entitled….
A woman asked me to visit a blog I had never heard of the other day to lend my expertise to a debate. What I found was a blog owner,…
Open or Closed to Learning?
I’ve found that some people are far better learners than others simply because they allow themselves to be open to it. I received an email a few hours ago from…