What If It’s Not “This or That,” But Both?
Folks, let’s understand that seldom does one advance in any area replace all that went before it. We still don’t have a checkless society, nor paperless offices. We continue to…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 10/31/16
How many people do you know who allow themselves to be vulnerable? By “vulnerable” I don’t mean weak, or disabled. I mean the voluntary decision to share a failure, error,…
Don’t Sit There
Everyone writing on Linkedin seems to have all the answers for all the personal and business problems in the world. Amazingly, it’s always a chart or a visual that is…
Excuses
When I ask a coaching client why he or she did not make the calls for referral business we had agreed upon: • I was occupied with updating my computer…
Did Your Doctor Go to Dartmouth? (Dumb Ass Stupid Management)
The Dartmouth Medical School had a cheating scandal that made the front pages. Scores of students were in serious trouble. They protested their innocence. But, wait! It turns out that…
The Ups vs the Downs
I’m weary of listening to “ideal leadership traits” and “what makes great teams” and all the rest of this nonsense, as though there are answers in the back of someone’s…
Come on, Man (Person): Well, I Think It’s Funny….
I’ve always enjoyed interacting and debating with bright people. I consider these opportunities visits to the “mental gym.” When I’ve met new people I’ve understood pretty rapidly what kind of…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 1/30/12
January 30, 2012—Issue #123 This week’s focus point: Be judicious in terms of those to whom you choose to listen and heed. Very few pundits and prognosticators are ever held…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 08/21/17
Some people are “looking for ‘like’ in all the wrong places.” If you want to be loved, get a dog. If you want to be liked, go on social media.…
Amateur Hour
Every morning I receive Google Alerts telling me where my name or Million Dollar Consulting and similar phrases of mine are used. Most of the time I find very complimentary…