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New Look

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Alan Weiss

I hope you like our new look, my thanks to Chad Barr at The Chad Barr Group and his great team. I’m still learning the controls, so you might find the plane zooming toward the ground at times. No fears, Koufax is my co-pilot.

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The Odd Couple® New Office

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Chad Barr - Alan's Blog Implementer & Moderator

Join The Odd Couple® Community with scores of your professional speaking colleagues from all over the globe, have access to Fripp and Alan throughout the year. Launch is September.

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Alan’s YouTube Television Channels

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Alan Weiss

Www.alanweiss.tv

Www.contrarianconsulting.tv

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Alan Weiss Appearances in Denver

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Alan Weiss

I’ll be conducting a full-day workshop called “Alan 101″ at the Ritz-Carlton in Denver on October 7, then doing a half-day for the combined forces of the ASTD, IMC, NSA, and RMC on October 8 at the Westin. The first day is the least investment for any of my workshops in years, and it’s intended to enable new people to the profession and those still affected by the recent downturn to “jump start” their practices at a cost that can be gained back in less than a week. The second morning is to provide the parameters that will build an exceptional business for professional services providers through 2011. You can attend either or both, and we encourage you to attend both.

Links:

Link for Oct. 8 Master Class:

http://www.imcusa.org/events/event_details.asp?id=109835

Link for Oct. 7 full day course (links to Summit Consulting site):

http://www.imcusa.org/events/event_details.asp?id=116023

http://summitconsulting.com/seminars/alan-weiss-101.php

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How to Write A Proposal (and not be taken)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Alan Weiss

My long-time, high-selling book, How to Write A Proposal That’s Accepted Every Timeis being offered by “resellers” on Amazon for $400, $600, even $800! It’s available, new, from my book store on my site (summitconsulting.com) for $149, plus shipping, or from the publisher at the same price (Kennedy Information, Peterborough, NH). That includes a CD with proposal templates.

I have nothing to do with these ridiculous, inflated prices, and you’d be foolish to pay them. Just buy the book on my site, and it will pay for itself in no time (people experience tens of thousands of dollars in increased proposal acceptances at higher fees almost immediately).

You can purchase the book and have me read it to you for $20,575, plus first class travel. Let me know.

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Consultant Available

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Alan Weiss

A superb practitioner is seeking a position as a Senior PLM Practice Principle. This position serves two main roles; business development and PLM consulting. The business development role focuses on driving new business relationships and the realization of consulting services sales and revenue for the PPM practice. The consulting role utilize’s 14 years in software implementation and his superior customer interface skills. See his LinkedIn profile for more information: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andersonlarry

Contact:

Larry Anderson
cell: 408-802-9091
email: andersonlarry124@yahoo.com

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Australian Chief Justice To Be In Touch

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Alan Weiss

On May 22 I wrote here that the Australian Chief Justice had recommended that lawyers must charge for value and that hourly billing was inappropriate. I provided a video clip of his comments. At the time, I sent him a copy of Value Based Fees and congratulated him on his remarks and insights.

This morning I received the following note (I’ve removed the personal contact information) and I look forward to hearing from him:

Dear Dr Weiss

This is to acknowledge receipt and thank you for your letter and book to
the Hon Chief Justice Martin. He will be very grateful for your comments
and interest.

His Honour is currently on a court circuit in the north-west of our State
for two weeks, but will respond to you personally as soon as practicable.

Yours sincerely

Christina Curtis
Executive Assistant to the
Hon Wayne Martin
Chief Justice of Western Australia

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Special Workshops in Berlin

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Alan Weiss

I’m scheduling Change Management for Jan. 12, and Thrive! for Jan. 13, 2011 in Berlin! Each is $1300, both are $2,000 total. (Save 23%). Prices will go to $1600 each, or $2500 for both, on October 1. You can read about both on my site, Change under “current workshops” and Thrive under “archived workshops.”

I’m buying dinner for the first 9 in each program, the night prior to each. This will go up on my site in the next week, feel free to register directly with me before that: alan@summitconsulting.com.

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Alan Speaking in Vancouver May 29

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Alan Weiss

I’ll be keynoting for he British Columbia Institute of Management Consultants on the morning of May 29. This is open to the pubic, and you can find information and registration here: http://cmc.worldofconsulting.com. I’ll be providing techniques for how to accelerate success in any economy and particularly during this global recovery.

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Alan’s Blog Third Anniversary

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Alan Weiss

An official “thank you” to all of you who have supported me here at www.contrarianconsulting.com, who have submitted comments, and who have made this a fabulous experience for me for the last three years. Who knew?

My thanks to Chad Barr and the crew at CB Software Systems and The Chad Barr Group. Chad suggested that I begin blogging and his folks administer this space ship. My thanks to Greg Godek who inadvertently triggered this site when he told me he had the rights to the url and didn’t want it, and graciously offered it to me, given my, ah, brand. (Greg is the author of 1,001 Ways to Be Romantic, among many other books.)

Along the way we’ve introduced podcasts, videos, cartoons, and all sorts of diversions. I’m planning still more, so hang around.

Onward and upward, where no blog has ever gone before. Chad, can those engines produce more warp speed without breaking up the ship? (I loved it when Scotty always predicted doom but somehow the ship held together!)

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