by John G. Self | Sep 30, 2013 | Leadership, Technology
We are a nation that is increasingly dominated by technology and connectivity. It is changing our personal and business lives for better and worse. We simply have too much information. We are drowning in it. It is even changing the way our government works to...
by John G. Self | Sep 27, 2013 | Career Management, Leadership, Stories
John Self is off for the week. This post was originally published in December 2008. Journaling is a trendy sort of thing. I know people who have been doing it, religiously, for years. Others started but did not stay with it. It is like a routine of physical exercise,...
by John G. Self | Sep 23, 2013 | Current Affairs, Healthcare, Leadership
John is off today. The following blog first appeared in July of 2009. Reforming healthcare is one of the most complex, daunting and important tasks of this decade. What began with great hope and good intentions to avoid the reform mistakes of the past is now going...
by John G. Self | Sep 18, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
If you are a senior leader in healthcare, I have two pieces of advice for you, do not get too comfortable with the status quo, and do not overreact by preaching daily or weekly “the sky is falling” sermons to your staff, physicians, or anyone else who will listen,...
by John G. Self | Sep 11, 2013 | Leadership, Technology
In business today, there are two categories of brands – companies with products and services, and executives with professional brands that are shaped by performance, personality and communications/engagement. Last week, something remarkable happened. Nokia, which...
by John G. Self | Sep 4, 2013 | Leadership, Stories
John is just returning from a long weekend with family in California so we’ve decided to share an oldie but goodie today. This piece was originally posted in January of 2013. A baker’s dozen, a little something extra… When you buy a dozen cookies,...
