by John G. Self | Jun 21, 2022 | Brand Management, Leadership
Mark Shields died Saturday. Some of you may remember him as David Brooks’ debating partner on the Friday edition of the PBS news hour He was an old-school liberal with an encyclopedic knowledge of politics who believed you should never demonize your...
by John G. Self | Jan 30, 2018 | Leadership
There is an interesting gap between the characterization of someone being a good leader and noticeable failings in workforce management that suggests otherwise. Consider these questions: How can someone be considered a good leader if an overwhelming majority of their...
by John G. Self | Dec 27, 2017 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
LISTEN ON iTUNES Leaders are judged by the results they produce, however, not all results are about the profit or loss. How you behave with those around you — your family, your colleagues and those in the trenches who actually do the work — also counts for a great...
by John G. Self | Dec 26, 2017 | Leadership, Stories
Whether you are an executive or a company, when a crisis occurs, how you react is critical and it is telling about who you are. Fortunately, large scale crises do not happen that often, maybe once or twice in the life of a company or a leader. But that does not mean...
by John G. Self | Nov 7, 2017 | Career Management
Mistakes are made. Sometimes leaders are terminated for those mistakes. It is one of the few regrettable aspects of leadership. It happens to many leaders at one time or another during their career — for behavior, strategy or execution. Interesting Observation Here is...
