Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®

Episode 20: Annoying People 13.11.2017 13:58 ↓

There are annoying people, and we shouldn't be ashamed to point that out.

Episode 19: An F for Public Schools 27.10.2017 15:20 ↓

The looming societal crisis if we don't improve our kids' chances in a broken system.

Episode 18: Improving Performance 13.10.2017 19:49 ↓

How to help others to improve, and how to easily measure performance without surveys, evaluations, and voodoo.

Episode 15: Who Loves You? 05.10.2017 10:42 ↓

Why all of us require unconditional support at times and why it's so difficult to obtain it.

Episode 17: Get Rich Quick 29.09.2017 9:47 ↓

The uncomfortable truth about "multi-level marketing" and other Ponzi schemes.

Episode 16: No You Can't 15.09.2017 14:16 ↓

Some lessons in why your telling yourself you can might wind up in finding out why you can't.

Episode 14: Contrarianism 22.08.2017 16:33 ↓

Why taking an opposite view is a public service and how to do it.

Episode 13: Selecting 09.08.2017 15:18 ↓

We "settle" instead of deliberately choosing what's best for us, and we need to stop that.

Episode 12: Degradation 24.07.2017 14:05 ↓

How standards begin to erode and what we can do to correct it.

Episode 11: Overprotection 11.07.2017 12:20 ↓

The cosseting of youth, and how it's leaving them vulnerable in the real world.

Episode 10: Overkill 27.06.2017 13:12 ↓

Pounding away until the point is crushed under the weight of redundancy.

Episode 9: Denial 13.06.2017 15:39 ↓

Why we make ostriches' behavior in the face of threat seem reasonable.

Episode 8: Conservatism 30.05.2017 23:51 ↓

Why we are far too timid in our lives and work and how to stop playing a "prevent defense."

Episode 7: The Aggrieved 15.05.2017 17:54 ↓

Why whatever you perceive your condition to be does not warrant a vote in Congress or a newscast.

Episode 6: Polarization 02.05.2017 15:55 ↓

The vast, ignorant error in believing people who disagree with you are stupid.

Episode 5: Myths 17.04.2017 16:43 ↓

A memorial service to the many friends you lost when they went swimming 55 minutes after having lunch.

Episode 4: Marketing Magic 05.04.2017 20:39 ↓

A manifesto on marketing‹and buying‹realities and why usage trumps functionality.

Episode 3: Fear Not 21.03.2017 22:51 ↓

Roosevelt was right, and we ought to stop being frightened by everything that goes bump in the night.

Episode 2: Energy 07.03.2017 16:07 ↓

How the Second Law of Thermodynamics can erode your business and your life if you donąt renew yourself.

Episode 1: Control 21.02.2017 15:03 ↓

How to maximize control of your life and not surrender your future.