by John G. Self | Dec 5, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Technology
Today, the average senior hospital executive does not spend much time, if any, with LinkedIn or anything that remotely resembles “social media.” They see no upside. That will all change over the next seven to 10 years as Baby Boomer leaders retire and the next...
by John G. Self | Feb 20, 2012 | Current Affairs, Stories
The New Yorker is, among many other things, famous for its cartoons. In the Feb 12 edition, a man and a woman are sitting at a sidewalk café with cups of coffee. The man looks up and says, “Conversation? I thought we were just meeting for coffee.” And so it goes...
by John G. Self | Oct 3, 2011 | Stories, Technology
Our lives are changing at such a rapid pace that it is hard to comprehend what is actually taking place. We are being swept along by an avalanche of innovation, information, and connectivity that, together, are shaking some of society’s long-standing norms....
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...