Episode 150: The Doorman
Who's minding the store and how are customers being handled? Initial impressions are important, and so are final impressions.
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 08/19/20
Today's word: mountebank.
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 08/05/20
Today's word: pertinacious.
Episode 146: Masked Selfishness
Pretending that not wearing a mask represents control is like claiming that not vaccinating your children isn't really stupid. Since when does freedom mean recklessness?
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/27/2020
"Normal" means conforming to what is typical and expected. Consequently, "new normal" means absolutely nothing to me, and waiting to "return to normal" makes waiting for Godot seem to be a far superior, short-term satisfaction. No matter what has happened or
Episode 145: Scrub-A-Dub
Can we and should we really try to scrub away past sins and shameful history, or try to learn from them? When you grant special favors, you don't equalize, you create more inequality with the perception of inferiority.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/20/2020
There's a glossy magazine up here that awards "best of" annually through readers' polls. Just like participation awards for kids who merely show up instead of those who win, there are so many categories that everyone can win (e.g., Best
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 07/13/2020
I've noticed that once we're made aware of something, our attention is disproportionately drawn to it. People who never heard of "cage fighting" but accidentally find it while surfing TV channels become addicts and watch it regularly. I was told
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 07/08/20
Today's word: umber.