by John G. Self | May 24, 2011 | Stories
BNet, the very interesting interactive web site from CBS, has just produced mini reviews of what they consider to be seven vastly overrated business books. There were a few surprises. BNet’s contributor Geoffrey James, who reviewed each of these seven books,...
by John G. Self | May 10, 2011 | Healthcare, Stories
Dominoes Pizza has taught us an important marketing lesson and along the way given us a better product. Perhaps there is a message for the healthcare industry somewhere in this remarkable and successful turnaround. Dominoes launched a nationwide television campaign...
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 | Jan 11, 2011 | Stories, Technology
I have achieved a milestone in my life — I am now officially a man of a certain age. I knew I had ascended to such a lofty (read: older) position when I found myself about to instruct a son on one of life’s profound truths. Before I committed that sin, I...
by John G. Self | Dec 6, 2010 | Stories
Sixty-nine years ago, at 7:48 AM on Sunday, Dec. 7, a remarkable period of shared sacrifice began. It lasted four years and changed our country forever. Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor at 7:48 AM. More than 2,400 American servicemen lost their lives....
by John G. Self | Nov 25, 2010 | Stories
I am thankful. Thankful for my family. Thankful for my friends. Thankful for my freedoms and deeply thankful to those dedicated men and women who have worked and sacrificed to protect them. Thankful for my business and the wonderful clients who have followed me to...
