Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®

Episode 57: Cowards 08.11.2018 5:58 ↓

Why we're surrounded by so many cowards today and how best to ignore them.

Episode 56: Please Press 1 for Intelligent Life 31.10.2018 9:20 ↓

The ridiculous machinations employed to avoid talking to customers, what number do I press to end it all?

Episode 55: The Best of Times 25.10.2018 5:53 ↓

Are these good times or bad? I clarify the question and provide the answer.

Episode 54: Certitude 17.10.2018 7:37 ↓

We're absolutely certain, and quite often wrong, because we refuse to listen while we're so certain.

Episode 53: Teachers' Unions 11.10.2018 8:52 ↓

When the student isn't seen as the customer the student isn't served well, and neither are we.

Episode 52: Presentism II 04.10.2018 12:12 ↓

Was Columbus a good guy or not? Should we play Wagner's music, even though he was an anti­-Semite? Can you be an outstanding talent and also a lousy person?

Episode 51: Who Guards the Guardians? 26.09.2018 10:19 ↓

Wherein we examine who can curtail the power of those who exert unfair and inappropriate power by dint of their positions.

Episode 50: Going Through the Motions 20.09.2018 11:17 ↓

Why action is often meaningless and words are illusory.

Episode 49: Why We Eat Our Young 13.09.2018 11:05 ↓

The endemic cynicism and pessimism of so many people remind me of alligators who habitually eat their own offspring.

Episode 48: Talent and Numbers 06.09.2018 8:22 ↓

If you don't have a critical mass, you're not going to find critical talent.

Episode 47: Napoleon Hill and I 30.08.2018 10:36 ↓

This podcast discusses my indirect association with Napoleon Hill through my old boss, and why thinking alone won't make you rich.

Episode 46: The Humility Myth 23.08.2018 7:00 ↓

Humility is NOT a desirable trait for professionals because no customer, client, or consumer screams out for a humble surgeon.

Episode 45: Who's That Knocking? 16.08.2018 8:23 ↓

Awards are a dime a dozen, but acknowledgment can mean all the difference in the world.

Episode 44: The Great Fork in the Road 08.08.2018 9:45 ↓

You can take a fork or ignore a fork, you have to choose a side.

Episode 43: The Limits of Technology 02.08.2018 9:30 ↓

Episode 43: The Limits of Technology by Alan Weiss

Episode 42: Negotiating with Time 25.07.2018 9:58 ↓

Time is a priority, not a resource. You can no more negotiate with it than you can with a hurricane.

Episode 41: Introspection 18.07.2018 7:08 ↓

Why spending time examining who you really are and what your calling is can ruin your life.

Episode 40: The Lobster Principle 11.07.2018 7:36 ↓

How a crustacean can demonstrate positive traits for all of us by being vulnerable.

Episode 39: Shut It Down 04.07.2018 8:49 ↓

Wherein government might be improved if those making the laws were subject to the consequences of those laws.

Episode 38: I Suffer, Therefore I Am 27.06.2018 9:03 ↓

How suffering has become the proof of existence and why we all need to reflect back on Descartes.

Episode 37: A Lifetime of Negative Feedback 20.06.2018 14:05 ↓

How to break out of the martyr role and demand support from those around you.

Episode 36: Eradicating History 14.06.2018 10:33 ↓

How do we deal with cardinal sins and venial sins? Do we take all accusations seriously?

Episode 35: Fiji 06.06.2018 10:45 ↓

Why there is no direct correlation between success and happiness, at least in the Pacific.

Episode 34: Damage 30.05.2018 11:20 ↓

Don't default to believing others are damaged or they'll think the same of you.

Episode 33: The Secret 14.05.2018 15:21 ↓

The secret of success that is within us but is too often abused instead of used.