Leadership Blog

November 1, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on November 1, 2011

5 Ways to Get More Done

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." – Groucho Marx. Over the past year or so, I’ve become obsessed with making better use of my time. I’ve read pretty much everything I can get my hands on in search of ideas, and here are 5 good ones you can start using today.

October 4, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on October 4, 2011

Onward and Upward

I recall my grandmother saying “onward and upward” to motivate us when I was growing up. The funny thing about memory is that it’s not always […]

September 23, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on September 23, 2011

What You Can Learn (or not) from Yahoo about Firing People.

Last week on Tuesday at 6:06 pm, Yahoo fired its CEO, Carol Bartz. A FORTUNE magazine article by Patricia Sellers ran the next day on the […]

August 23, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on August 23, 2011

How I hit the jackpot in Vegas from a poolside lounge chair.

In March 2007 I was in Las Vegas for a series of business strategy meetings with my friend and colleague David Frees. At a poolside […]

August 12, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on August 12, 2011

How do you REALLY feel about your customers?

I got a hilarious letter from a bank in the mail yesterday. It was an update on how proud they were about recently emerging from bad […]

July 13, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on July 13, 2011

Apologize

There are people in the business world who believe you shouldn’t apologize when you make a mistake. They are generally operating on two silly beliefs: Silly […]

June 3, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on June 3, 2011

Is anyone out there listening?

I’m all about listening. And I’ve found that the more I focus on it, the better I do it. I’ve also noticed, as I’m sure you […]

June 1, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on June 1, 2011

This Time, It’s Personal

It’s no wonder comedians love politicians. Over the past few weeks, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger blew up two families and whatever was left of his […]

April 22, 2011

Published by Dr. David A. Weiman on April 22, 2011

I can’t hear you (thanks to Bose)

I am not a frequent flyer. I don’t get to hang out in the USAirways club, board first, or drink champagne in the front of the […]

Onward and Upward

How I hit the jackpot in Vegas from a poolside lounge chair.

How do you REALLY feel about your customers?

Apologize

Is anyone out there listening?

I can’t hear you (thanks to Bose)

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