Morning
It’s dawn. A flight of gulls enters my vision ten o’clock high, nine of them, combat air patrol. They hold a rough formation, to let you know that they can,…
If You Need A Minute, Don’t Take Ten
Brevity has far more power than prolixity. Assume the other person is intelligent. If they don’t understand you, they’ll ask questions. If they do understand you, then you can move…
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ — 07/20/2022
Basilisk: A mythical reptile with lethal breath and gaze. “The huge iguana was like a basilisk warming itself in the sun.”
Dangerous Driving in Nantucket
If you park in restricted areas, they tow your car, break your bones, and then fine you. My car tops out at 205 MPH, so I paid to use their…
Mental Retribution
If you’re successful, do you ever think back about all those people who gave you bad advice, who were condescending, who turned you down even though they were wrong? I…
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A Minute With Alan™ — The Falcon
July 28th, 2022 They knew the threat was there and took off.
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ — 08/03/2022
Drupe: One-seeded fruit with thin skin. “A plum and a peach are both drupes.”
No Room at the Inn?
I called four hotels yesterday to investigate holding a meeting in Miami which would also require guest rooms. The phone waits were long or sometimes there was no answer, just…
What Box?
“Thinking outside the box” is a dismissive phrase, because no one then bothers to tell you HOW to do that (because they can’t themselves, they can just utter the banality).…