by John G. Self | Jul 28, 2013 | Healthcare
There are a couple of old sayings that capture where we are with the realities of the Medicare time bomb and the current state of our political will, or lack thereof: Americans can’t handle the unpleasant truths Americans will eventually do the right thing after they...
by John G. Self | Jul 24, 2013 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership, Stories
John Self is off today. This blog first appeared last year but with the recent threat of the nuclear option – to change Senate rules concerning debates – it seems very relevant today. Everyone once in a while, a rant is good for the soul. Nothing is as it seems...
by John G. Self | Jul 22, 2013 | Career Management, Healthcare, Recruiting
If you are out of work, does that automatically convey that you are a bad employee? No. Is it true that employers are not interested in interviewing, much less hiring, people who have been out of work more than eight months or more? Yes. “Don’t bring me any...
by John G. Self | Jul 17, 2013 | Healthcare
In healthcare, with very bumpy roads ahead of us, executives will be forced, finally, to marry their talk, the posters on their walls, and their walk – that their people, the talent that make a hospital a success or a failure, must be our most important asset. We...
by John G. Self | Jul 10, 2013 | Career Management, Healthcare
This post was originally posted in June 2008, but is still quite relevant today. The hardest job to find in healthcare is the first one following graduate school or a fellowship. Consolidation within the healthcare services segment has resulted in a decline...
by John G. Self | Jul 8, 2013 | Healthcare, Recruiting
When a major national health services organization acquired a major group purchasing organization (GPO), there was no question that the more than 250 employees who were part of the reduction in force would receive outplacement. The financial mavens raised their...
