Alan Weiss

Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®

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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.

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Alan Weiss

Episodes

Episode 244 - Ponzi Schemes 16.06.2022 6:07

Level marketing is merely a Ponzi scheme that cheats everyone after the organizers.

Episode 243 - Dishonest Politicians 09.06.2022 3:35

Do you still want to defund the police now, or maybe expand the ranks?

Episode 242 - Dumb Ass Stupid Management 02.06.2022 6:56

How we are surrounded by people stupid enough to think that we're that stupid?

Episode 241 - The Power Of Smaller Numbers 26.05.2022 5:06

What "reach" really means and why a whole lot of people are often irrelevant.

Episode 240 - Common Courtesy 19.05.2022 4:31

If you like this, there you go. If you don't, no worries

Episode 239 - Going Both Ways At Once 12.05.2022 6:24

Let's go up by going down, trust me.

Episode 238 - The Dog Star 05.05.2022 5:15

After 10,000 years, why haven't we learned more?

Episode 237 - The Agenda 28.04.2022 4:11

If I wanted theology I would have gone to church.

Episode 236 - Rejection 21.04.2022 3:39

Don't be dejected if you're rejected. It happens to me quite frequently.

Episode 235 - Altered States 14.04.2022 3:23

Perceptions may differ, but there is a common reality.

Episode 234 - Customers Are Always In The Way 07.04.2022 8:26

An examination of the best and the worst customer service, and the fallacy of the problem being the Great Resignation.

Episode 233 - What The Hell Is So Important? 31.03.2022 5:43

Excuse me, I'd like to continue, but I really have to take this

Episode 232 - The Coffee Shop 24.03.2022 6:44

The difference between excellent and indifferent service is often a matter of who owns what.

Episode 231 - What Is Leadership 17.03.2022 5:26

I'll define what leadership is and isn't, and you can decide whether you see it or not.

Episode 230 - Ukraine 10.03.2022 3:45

On the horrors of socialism and communism and the fallacies thereof.

Episode 229 - 76 03.03.2022 6:36

Wherein I reflect on my life on earth thus far.

Episode 228 - Open Mike 24.02.2022 6:14

Where we study the recent "whoops" from Whoopi Goldberg and the sources of "shut up and sing."

Episode 227 - I'll Take The Retroactive Loan Forgiveness, Please 17.02.2022 5:50

Wherein we examine why loan forgiveness for student debt is applicable today, but not before, and doesn't apply to those who paid out of their own pockets.

Episode 226 - Why Do People Run For Office 10.02.2022 5:43

Mostly for the wrong reasons.

Episode 225 - Ipso Facto 03.02.2022 5:55

Wherein we discuss completely objective opinions on recent obviousities.

Episode 224 - Living In Another World 27.01.2022 8:16

Wherein we examine the extent to which celebrity trumps common sense and social obligation. Oh, yea: and ethics.

Episode 223 - Hubris 20.01.2022 3:26

On false prided and false assumptions.

Episode 222 - American Airlines 13.01.2022 8:32

A request for Charles Lindbergh to return or common sense appear.

Episode 221 - Gratitude 06.01.2022 4:40

Is it time to change ours?