by John G. Self | Nov 23, 2015 | Career Management, Leadership
Can you build and lead teams? That is a common question in most interviews, especially those that use the behavior and values approach to sorting out candidates. Since employees are an organization’s most important and valuable asset, I think that question is spot...
by John G. Self | Dec 2, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
Millennials — those born after 1980 — are often thought of as a self-centered generation, not highly motivated by the opportunity for hard work and financial gain. They want what they want on their terms, or so the misunderstanding goes. So who is promoting this...
by John G. Self | Apr 10, 2013 | Leadership, Technology
In our increasingly cryptic world of digital communication – an email filled with shorthand here, a text or tweet here, there and everywhere – I am wondering if this is just a temporary fad, driven by connected hordes of Gen Xers and the Millennials who use tweets and...
by John G. Self | Jun 1, 2012 | Career Management
The nice thing about waking up before dawn is that you can retire to your study with a cup of coffee, think out loud and there is no one around who will tell you that you are wrong. As I read the news regarding the monthly jobs report, my thoughts returned to several...