by John G. Self | Mar 3, 2014 | Career Management, Leadership
After spending several days in Las Vegas speaking to the American Academy of Medical Administrators, the bitter cold with snow and sleet in Dallas is more than a little jolting. Reviewing some notes in my Journal, I ran across several entries that were equally...
by John G. Self | Feb 24, 2014 | Leadership
It is a family business. When you hear that term, it is not often that you think of a 350-bed regional medical center. To be honest, there are not very many hospitals of that size where the term “family business” would apply. That is too bad. Companies,...
by John G. Self | Feb 10, 2014 | Leadership
What does psychology have to do with Obamacare and healthcare reform? A lot, actually. Leaders who do not appreciate the ins and outs of the psychology of change will find themselves in deep holes of conflict and deteriorating performance of their organizations....
by John G. Self | Feb 7, 2014 | Leadership, Stories
John Self is interviewing today so we are sharing a post from February 2013. Have a great weekend! I have a confession to make. For more than eight years I had torrid and wonderfully fulfilling love affair — with the game of baseball as an umpire, working my way up...
by John G. Self | Jan 20, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership
A recent study determined that the hardest businesses in the world to manage are hospitals — 20 percent tougher than any other enterprise. For health system and hospital CEOs, those results amount to nothing more than a blinding flash of the obvious. While I do not...
by John G. Self | Jan 1, 2014 | Leadership
John Self is off today. This blog originally ran on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Executives, advisors, and business journalists are increasingly spouting business jargon, doublespeak, and bunkum to describe strategy or market conditions. The use of meaningless phrases...
