“This Survey Should Only Take About 20 Minutes and We’ll Put You In A Raffle”
Almost every survey I receive I ignore, because they are too long, try to serve too many objectives, and are basically asking me for a favor. I tend to respond…
Whom Are You Seeking?
The traditional sales forces are disappearing and will continue to do so. This is due to highly educated consumers using the internet to both research options and purchase. (It’s easier…
Ideally
Years ago an experiment showed that Dunkin’ Donuts customers and Starbucks customers, asked to use the other coffeeshop for a month with all their coffee paid for, all refused to…
Life Lessons
In case you missed this day in school: • Always let the dogs take the stairs first. Otherwise, you’ll trip over the small ones and the big ones will just…
Who Sets The Lawyer’s Fees?
Who Sets The Lawyer’s Fees? by Ed Poll Ed is a member of the Million Dollar Consulting® Mentor Hall of Fame, is a Master Mentor, and is a graduate of…
Guest Column: Imbalance, End Game, and Escape
Imbalance, End Game, and Escape What to do when Collaborations Don’t Work by Kelli Richards As a coach, consultant and high-level connector in the tech, music/entertainment and digital arenas, some…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 04/06/2020
You can allow yourself to be battered and bruised by an unending stream of bad news, repeated ad infinitum by the media under the guise of keeping us informed. You can…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 05/06/2024
My German Shepherd, Royce, has learned to open the gate leading from the pool to the front of the house by standing on his back legs (he’s taller than my…
Pacific Tales
I’ve just completed the Mentor Summit and Mentor Hall of Fame Meeting in San Francisco, and a day’s presentation for Rob Nixon’s Coaching Club in Honolulu. And now we’re taking…
Discover Uncovered
I received one of those hateful automated calls today from Discover Cards, advising me of possible fraud in those mechanical tones that are so irritating and depersonalizing, and demanding that…