by John G. Self | May 27, 2013 | Stories
Today is Memorial Day, a federal holiday in which we remember and honor all the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Today’s blog was originally published on November 18, 2010. Last Thursday was Veterans Day. With the exception...
by John G. Self | May 24, 2013 | Stories
A second chance changed, and probably saved my life. In our new entitlement society, the true meaning and intrinsic value of getting a second chance has lost some of its luster. That’s a shame given that a real second chance can alter a person’s life trajectory. As...
by John G. Self | May 17, 2013 | Stories
It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting in front of my Western Union teletype in the police press room, a man in his mid-20s trying to make sense of something that made no sense at all – the death of five children in an apartment fire caused by adult...
by John G. Self | May 15, 2013 | Leadership, Stories
When an airline treats their dog passengers – the barking, tail-wagging, four-legged variety – with enormous care and concern for their well-being, there is hope for the passengers as the post-merger cultural transformation evolves. When an airline, or any business...
by John G. Self | May 1, 2013 | Career Management, Stories
In the 1980s, when my long-time job as a Senior Vice President with a health system ended, I faced a tough career management transition. People did not want the skills I offered, nor did I have the all-important master’s degree – it was a double whammy in a...
by John G. Self | Apr 26, 2013 | Stories, Technology
Our society is losing an important method of communication and as it turns out, a potentially profitable one in select circumstances. It’s the art and practice of writing letters. “Imagine…you have stumbled on the secret of life, aka the double helix structure...
