by John G. Self | Sep 13, 2011 | Current Affairs, Leadership
Why would you fire your chief executive officer over the telephone? Why would anyone want to work for a company that would treat its CEO so shabbily? Why would you do business with that company? The sudden dismissal of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, reportedly an outspoken,...
by John G. Self | Jun 7, 2011 | Current Affairs
There is no question that the United States has experienced a deep and profound recession. Some economists argue that our nation was on the verge of a depression when decisive action by the Bush administration, albeit with some major gaffes and no small amount of...
by John G. Self | May 31, 2011 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
We hear a lot these days — some would say 20-30 years too late — that Congress can no longer kick the deficit/debt can down the road. Of course, the clear and factually accurate implication of this statement is that Congress has seen this deficit/debt...
by John G. Self | May 13, 2011 | Current Affairs
Principles are important. Integrity matters. We were once a nation that admired our leaders in politics and in business – who stuck to their principles and who conducted themselves in an ethical manner. Here is where I – and many of you – get frustrated. For too...
by John G. Self | May 3, 2011 | Current Affairs, Stories
I started a new book over the weekend — James B. Stewart’s “Tangled Webs — How False Statements Are Undermining America.” Based on my early reading, and the author’s recent interview on Charlie Rose, this is going to be a...
by John G. Self | Nov 15, 2010 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
Hospital executives across America are warily eying the new Congress which will take over the first week in January. The House of Representatives is now solidly in GOP control and its members are decidedly more conservative and adamant that the size of government be...
