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Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth® is a weekly broadcast from “The Rock Star of Consulting,” Alan Weiss, who holds forth with his best (and often most contrarian) ideas about society, culture, business, and personal growth. His 60+ books in 12 languages, and his travels to, and work in, 50 countries contribute to a fascinating and often belief-challenging 20 minutes that might just change your next 20 years.
Episodes
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®A Conversation with Lee Duckworth & Larry Dooley
It’s seldom that you can receive uncomplicated answers about the economy and the impact of these turbulent times. Ask five “experts” and you’ll get seven…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Internecine Strife
We are largely in conflict with ourselves. This is assured to be destructive to everyone. One person complains that their sixth grader saw the great art work…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®A Conversation with Suzanne Bates
I’ve known Suzanne for about 20 years. She is the relatively rare example of the founder of a boutique firm who successfully built up its valuation, decided to…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®First Impressions
Why is it that I trust the doctor when he simply says, “You look healthy, don’t worry, you’re not sick”? The first 90 seconds of your speech will determine how…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®A Conversation with Steven Gaffney
Steven and I have known each other for over a decade. He’s an expert on a widely-studied field—teams—and a field not studied enough—honesty. In this…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Observations
In dealing with a global community of thousands—and hundreds of thousands who have read my books—I’m able to keep my finger on the pulse of the profession and…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®A Conversation with Connie Dieken
Connie is a former anchor on two major networks. She has moved from broadcasting to coaching, consulting, and speaking with remarkable ease. She’s created her…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®ChatGPT (or not)
Well, is this a further step in the dehumanization of civilization, or a Jonestown Kool Aid romp, or another Y2K flop? When you put a variety of documents or…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®A Conversation with Rebecca Hubbard
I’ve been staying at the Lotte Palace Hotel in New York City since it was solely “The Palace” and run by the legendary Leona Helmsley. It’s ideally situated on…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Homelessness
I recall walking out of a church in the twilight in San Diego and thinking it was horrible that store owners and residents had left their garbage on the…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®A Conversation with Jonah Berger
I became aware of Jonah Berger after reading his books Invisible Influence and Contagious (and later, The Catalyst). Somewhat ironically, he was and is a…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Are You Coachable?
You can’t help people who don’t want to be helped. That includes those who just want to be validated without making changes. That includes those who say…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®A Conversation with Lou Heckler
Lou has been speaking professionally for over 40 years, during which he also logged time as a newscaster and talk show host. He and I met in the late 80s, and…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Sustainability
We often think of sustainability as having to do with the environment: food, clean air, power generation, and so forth. But a different kind of sustainability…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®A Conversation with Gene Valicenti
Gene and I lived in adjoining towns in New Jersey but met here in Rhode Island decades ago. (He calls our origins “the old country.”) He’s won a ton of awards…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Southwest Air
What Herb Kelleher had brilliantly created has come apart at the seams. The aerodynamics of the company don’t work anymore. But, what do you expect from a CEO…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®In Conversation with Willie Jolley
I met Willie Jolly about 30 years ago at a meeting of the National Speakers Association. We were both new to the organization and he was a great “force” with a…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®The Unwoke
Ironically, in these very liberal times we’re experiencing the greatest restrictions on free speech I can remember: in the media, on social media, in schools…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®In Conversation with Noah Kagan
I first “met” Noah a couple of years ago when he asked to interview me on one of his podcasts. I wasn’t familiar with him but he was very personable and I…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Fixing The Schools
Here are my suggestions for fixing our public schools so that every student is respected, educated, and supported. 1. Stop electing amateurs to school boards…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®In Conversation with Clark Hoyt
Are the community newspapers doomed to extinction? Are the major newspapers truly objective or biased in their reporting? Are we really talking about “news”…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®The Ignorance of Bliss
Do you treat others as you would like to be treated? That’s not merely a Biblical injunction, it’s an ethical position. Yet we tend to treat others harshly…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®In Conversation with Patricia Fripp
Fripp and I met 20 years or so ago at the National Speakers Association (the “NSA” she refers to in her comments). She was in their Hall of Fame a decade…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®War of the Worlds
Science fiction movies proliferated in the 1950s, all with dire threats for earth, and probably accidental or deliberate metaphors for the nuclear age ushered…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®In Conversation with Dan Pink
I met Dan Pink several years ago when we were both writing books in Nantucket. He is a diligent, “stone mason” (by his definition) kind of writer. He creates…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Triple Speak
“I didn’t walk in here and I’m not leaving.” That’s an example of paradoxical and misleading language. That was uttered by a drunk colleague, but “triple…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®The Official Lowdown on Sports Officiating with Alan Goldberger
Somewhere along my journey I met Alan Goldberger who, aside from having an excellent first name, has an extremely interesting career. First, he’s an attorney…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®How to Close Business Quickly
I have traditionally closed over 80% of my proposals using my format of 2.5 pages based on conceptual agreement with the buyer. Many people in my community…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®In Conversation with Joe Zammit-Lucia
I met Joe over a decade ago when he began a pharma consulting firm with offices in New York, Cambridge (UK), and Tokyo. We worked together immediately before…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®The Two Deuces or Why Winning Isn’t Everything
We live in a competitive world, a Darwinian, capitalist world, but I contend that winning can be dysfunctional when pursued merely for the sake of the win…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Nancy MacKay’s Global Calling for Inspirational Leaders
Nancy emerged from academia with the intent of finding “game-changers” in her life so that she could become one herself for others. She has built a global…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®An Era's End
Are we in merely another pothole of history or are we actually turning a corner into the unknown? Does western liberalism stand a chance of continuing, or have…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®In Conversation with Ali brown
How many people do you know who coach entrepreneurs making seven- and eight-figures? Ali coaches scores of them and assists with the turbulent times that show…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Errors And Omissions
Mistakes are unavoidable, whether from habit, being ill-advised, or changes in our understanding. They are inevitable and can’t be completely avoided. But we…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Chip Bell and the Customer Journey of the Future
Learn about the customer journey. Appreciate the “language of the customer” What do luxury brands really try to create? Join the “optimistic treasure hunt.” Is…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Debt
We explore the need to help those who need help, as opposed to those who simply make irresponsible decisions.
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Nido Qubein: Innovative Growth in Academia and Leadership by Example
Nido has raised over $400 million this year for Highpoint University with no formal development effort. In 2022, in US News and World Report, Highpoint was…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Greed: Wherein We Examine Why There Is So Much of It
In this episode, Alan Weiss reveals The Uncomfortable Truth behind Greed. What is it and why do we have so much of it? Greed is a longing to have things for…
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Episode 254 - The Extra Yard
I don't mind waiting, I do mind being irritated.
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Episode 253 - Do-Gooding
"An examination of when pretending to help others hurts them and only helps yourself."
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Episode 252 - Too Much Good Business
Turning down good business is like, well, it's not like anything at all intelligent.
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Episode 251 - The Grammar Police
Pull over, your fortay is showing and you were speeding through February
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Episode 250- Utter Hypocrisy
We’re not being told the truth and the people not telling us don’t care.
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Episode 248 - The Good Old Days
If today is so bright, why are people so dull?’’
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Episode 247 - Physician Or Politician Heal Thyself
How to run for governor with no one mentioning your past crimes.
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Episode 246 — HP-Heartily Pathetic
HP: Heartily Pathetic: Whereby Hewlett-Packard loses its luster and its customer.
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Episode 245 - Radicalism
On why the center will hold and the blessings thereof.
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Episode 244 - Ponzi Schemes
Level marketing is merely a Ponzi scheme that cheats everyone after the organizers.
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Episode 243 - Dishonest Politicians
Do you still want to defund the police now, or maybe expand the ranks?
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Episode 242 - Dumb Ass Stupid Management
How we are surrounded by people stupid enough to think that we're that stupid?
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Episode 241 - The Power Of Smaller Numbers
What "reach" really means and why a whole lot of people are often irrelevant.
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Episode 240 - Common Courtesy
If you like this, there you go. If you don't, no worries
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Episode 239 - Going Both Ways At Once
Let's go up by going down, trust me.
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Episode 238 - The Dog Star
After 10,000 years, why haven't we learned more?
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Episode 237 - The Agenda
If I wanted theology I would have gone to church.
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Episode 236 - Rejection
Don't be dejected if you're rejected. It happens to me quite frequently.
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®Episode 235 - Altered States
Perceptions may differ, but there is a common reality.
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Episode 234 - Customers Are Always In The Way
An examination of the best and the worst customer service, and the fallacy of the problem being the Great Resignation.
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Episode 233 - What The Hell Is So Important?
Excuse me, I'd like to continue, but I really have to take this