by John G. Self | Jan 24, 2014 | Stories
It’s been a very busy week at JohnGSelf Associates with several executive searches running concurrently, so we are sharing an oldie but goodie today. Enjoy! TV programming has reached a sad, extremely sorry state of affairs. Following the writer’s strike...
by John G. Self | Jan 3, 2014 | Stories
The holidays are over and we can pause to remember the funny things that happened in all of the rush. Gifts forgotten in a closet, presents mislabeled, disasters in the kitchen, including small fires — well you get the picture. On New Year’s Day the morning includes...
by John G. Self | Dec 27, 2013 | Stories
TYLER, Texas — A friend who lives in Chicago — originally from Terrell, Texas — just texted me as she was passing through “lovely Mesquite” … as a passenger, not the driver. She and her husband are in the state for the Christmas holiday,...
by John G. Self | Dec 24, 2013 | Stories
John is off today. This blog appeared on Dec. 24, 2009 as he wound down his involvement with a Firm that he had created 16 years prior. Merry Christmas. NEW ORLEANS – Another airport, another rental car and another hotel. This is my last business trip of a year that...
by John G. Self | Dec 20, 2013 | Stories
The best time to be in a retail bakery is in the morning. The aroma is overpowering. Freshly baked coffee cakes and breakfast danish loaded with cinnamon and almonds. The smell of breads and cakes just out of the oven. Wow, the aroma alone will sell the products....
by John G. Self | Dec 6, 2013 | Stories
THE CHRISTMAS TREE LOT – And you think healthcare is expensive. For the past several years, my wife and I have spent Christmas in Dallas. This year we will be at our home in Tyler, a city of 100,000, 90 minutes to the east. On Christmas night, we will host a dinner...
