by John G. Self | Jan 15, 2016 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the...
by John G. Self | Jul 7, 2014 | Current Affairs
Today, on a brilliantly sunny Fourth of July weekend, I am more than a little frustrated, trending to anger. Why? I really shouldn’t be. I have a business that is doing reasonably well, considering I took a lot time off, I am beginning a major new project on Friday...
by John G. Self | Nov 20, 2013 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
WASHINGTON, D.C. — I don’t usually write about politics in this space. Today, I am making an exception. I am in our nation’s capital, working. That is more than I can say for our national elected officials. They are playing around, practicing for the mid-term...
by John G. Self | Jan 9, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
Communication is a leadership essential. It has always been important, but in today’s fast-paced, connected business climate where superior service and profitability are welded together like no other time in modern history, the CEO—indeed any executive—who is not an...
by John G. Self | Aug 15, 2012 | Career Management, Recruiting
It is really hard to be disciplined when there is panic in the air. Job creation is anemic—yes, there is job growth, but it is not keeping up with the rate of new workers entering the market. There is a foul smell that suggests the U.S. may be heading for a second...