by John G. Self | Feb 23, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians. I have heard that phrase for as long as I can remember. My dad, the owner of a successful retail bakery, was fond of the phrase, especially when his business partner, my mother, began to micromanage his day. In...
by John G. Self | Feb 16, 2015 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
BALTIMORE — The importance of smart networking in career management, always important to support personal brand management, is now a critical must-do. Continued government-driven efforts to reform America’s healthcare delivery system will promote “shrinkage”...
by John G. Self | Jan 30, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
“Your people are your most important asset.” There are three things I would like to say about that phrase. Well, actually four, but in this blog I try to avoid curse words. It is one of the immutable truths in business. Healthcare organizations love...
by John G. Self | Jan 26, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
Last week, John spoke to the Texas Organization for Rural and Community Hospitals Leadership Retreat at the Lakeway Resort and Spa near Austin. His topic – Talent Management: Your People Are Your Most Important Asset. The pace of change in healthcare reform is...
by John G. Self | Jan 23, 2015 | Healthcare
Over the years, I have looked at a lot of hospital ads, reviewed loads of brochures and newsletters, and read more than my share of annual/community supports. There are three words that are usually omitted from these materials. Trust Accountability Guarantee While it...
by John G. Self | Dec 19, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership
The Huron CEO forum frequently produces interesting insights regarding the year ahead and this year is no different with the possible exception that the CEOs seem to be zeroing in on the issues that will count the most. Gordon Mountford, executive vice president of...
