Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/09/2022
I wished people a happy Mothers Day yesterday, boldly not caring if someone, somewhere were offended. Mothers Day turns out to be the single best day for the restaurant business…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/16/2022
When you’re 80% ready, move. I’ve found that the final 20% of effort you put into a book isn’t appreciated by the reader; the final 20% invested in a speech…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/23/2022
Looks like the “perfect storm,” right? War in Europe, inflation, supply chain shortages, covid hanging around like gum on your shoe, off-year US elections that will impact much of the…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/30/2022
My question on this particular Memorial Day is this: If we united, sacrificed, and embraced to fight global tyranny 80 years ago, is it so difficult to ask that we…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/11/2022
“He won the contest fair and square.” The phrase “fair and square,” denoting honesty, is basically British and comes from the French esquarre, which means “honest.” So “fair and square”…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/25/2022
Pre-covid, I was returning through Heathrow from a very successful London trip. I had stayed at the Marleybone Hotel and had thrown a handful of their great amenities into my…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/01/2022
About a half-century ago (I’m not kidding) the “nine-dot puzzle” appeared (origins murky) which dared someone to connect all nine dots (three rows of three) with a single line. And…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/26/2022
I stopped at the bank on Saturday, and found a guy parking his SUV across three diagonal spaces. He didn’t have the patience or caring to maneuver the vehicle, which…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/10/2022
Have you noticed that, beyond slow service, and lack of responsiveness, and excessive mistakes, we’re surrounded by increasing incompetence? I’m talking about an Amex rep who reversed my reservations and…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/17/2022
I love “magic.” I’ve seen people create outstanding effects from three feet away or in a variety of small rooms (The Magic Castle in LA is fabulous, though it used…