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.

Author

Alan Weiss

Category

Society

Podcast website

alanweiss.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Nido Qubein: Innovative Growth in Academia and Leadership by Example 08.09.2022

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 named “best regional college in the South” for the tenth consecutive year, and most innovative college in the South for the eighth consecutive year. It was recognized for “best undergraduate teaching in the South,” best value, and in the top 50...

Greed: Wherein We Examine Why There Is So Much of It 31.08.2022

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 the sake of having them. Not because you really need them, but because you want to get ahead of others. Are we a people of high standards who occasionally lapse, or are we all sinners and shouldn’t be so surprised about selfishness? In the ani...

Episode 254 - The Extra Yard 25.08.2022

I don't mind waiting, I do mind being irritated.

Episode 253 - Do-Gooding 18.08.2022

"An examination of when pretending to help others hurts them and only helps yourself."

Episode 252 - Too Much Good Business 11.08.2022

Turning down good business is like, well, it's not like anything at all intelligent.

Episode 251 - The Grammar Police 04.08.2022

Pull over, your fortay is showing and you were speeding through February

Episode 250- Utter Hypocrisy 28.07.2022

We’re not being told the truth and the people not telling us don’t care.

Episode 249 - True Jobs 21.07.2022

That’s a terribly cynical stance.

Episode 248 - The Good Old Days 14.07.2022

If today is so bright, why are people so dull?’’

Episode 247 - Physician Or Politician Heal Thyself 07.07.2022

How to run for governor with no one mentioning your past crimes.

Episode 246 — HP-Heartily Pathetic 30.06.2022

HP: Heartily Pathetic: Whereby Hewlett-Packard loses its luster and its customer.

Episode 245 - Radicalism 23.06.2022

On why the center will hold and the blessings thereof.

Episode 244 - Ponzi Schemes 16.06.2022

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

Episode 243 - Dishonest Politicians 09.06.2022

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

Episode 242 - Dumb Ass Stupid Management 02.06.2022

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

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

Episode 240 - Common Courtesy 19.05.2022

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

Episode 239 - Going Both Ways At Once 12.05.2022

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

Episode 238 - The Dog Star 05.05.2022

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

Episode 237 - The Agenda 28.04.2022

If I wanted theology I would have gone to church.

Episode 236 - Rejection 21.04.2022

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

Episode 235 - Altered States 14.04.2022

Perceptions may differ, but there is a common reality.

Episode 234 - Customers Are Always In The Way 07.04.2022

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

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

Episode 232 - The Coffee Shop 24.03.2022

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

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