by John G. Self | Sep 9, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
Dan, 54, had been a CEO of a respected community medical center for more than 12 years. He loved his job. He was paid very well and his family was established in the community on multiple levels – civic work, schools and extra-curricular activities, club...
by John G. Self | Sep 2, 2015 | Healthcare
For several years I have been writing about hyper competitive markets and the impact the intense competition for patients, physicians, and skilled workers has on leadership. Now there is a new term being floated by a growing band of outspoken leaders and patient...
by John G. Self | Aug 31, 2015 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that! The Red Queen, Alice Through the Looking Glass The vast majority of healthcare executives I have...
by John G. Self | Aug 26, 2015 | Healthcare
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s post is the last in a current series of blogs that John has written over the past several months regarding small-rural community hospitals. These organizations are one of his passions in healthcare. John’s experience supporting community...
by John G. Self | Aug 24, 2015 | Healthcare
There are three essential pillars that comprise commonly accepted standards for a vibrant small town community; good schools, good city government and good hospital/healthcare. These pillars make all else possible — meaningful economic development, the recruitment...
by John G. Self | Aug 10, 2015 | Healthcare, Recruiting
TYLER, Texas — For board members it is not if, it is simply when. The when is when they will be forced to go through a search to replace their chief executive, the result of a retirement, poor performance, or because their former executive got a better job. For every...
