Of Ritual and Rodents
Continuing to search for staff (help, employees) without changing your unsuccessful offer is ridiculous. If you want to attract people, the working conditions, flexibility, lattitude of action, pay, benefits, travel,…
Don’t Blame Me for Telling You This
A “kangaroo court” is not a marsupial legal body, but rather an illegitimate court trying to find someone guilty of something without proper evidence or procedures. That’s often the case…
Who?
Some newspapers print “notable” birthdays daily. But they feel constrained to further explain some of the people on the list. So it might look like this: Janet Evans, 72; Joyce…
It’s Not Perfect, But it IS Excellent
Our search for perfection is really an excuse not to risk our egos. We’re not so much seeking a better result as trying to insulate ourselves from any critique, any…
On the Way to Bora Bora II
Yesterday afternoon I delivered a closing keynote in Sonoma to the conference of Caldwell Partners on “Accelerating Growth.” The CEO introduced me. A room full of tough, bright, highly assertive…
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 11/29/10
November 29, 2010—Issue #63 This week’s focus point: Success always trumps perfection. The elusive search for the ideal delays, deters, and distracts. Very few airline flights, surgeries, or performances are…
Gold Dust
The first people to find gold in the hills of Alaska came back with so little that it didn’t even fill a used rifle cartridge. But that brought a hundred…
London Again
I’m off to London for a week of work: Shameless Promotion, Seal the Deal, Mentor Summit, Total Immersion with a Growth Cycle client, and a strategy session for the Baglioni…
The Dog Star: Burrowing Beagles
(The Dog Star is a symbol of power, will, and steadfastness of purpose, and exemplifies the One who has succeeded in bridging the lower and higher consciousness. – Astrological Definition)…
How to Succeed in Finding Your “Passion”
How To Succeed In Finding Your “Passion” Angie Katselianos Angie is a member of Alan’s global Private Roster Mentor Community who resides in Milan. Orienting your life and business around…