by John G. Self | Oct 30, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
Being a medical doctor does not automatically qualify someone to run what Peter Drucker described as …one of the most complex of all human organizations ever devised by man – a hospital. We are on the front end of an emerging school of thought that says...
by John G. Self | Oct 25, 2013 | Current Affairs, Leadership, Stories
Warren Buffet recently opined that, years ago, when the titans of Wall Street converted their investment banks from partnerships to publicly owned businesses, the rules changed and all bets were off. In the days of investment bank partnerships, when someone took a...
by John G. Self | Oct 21, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
There is an abundance of complexity in the daily operation of a hospital that affects quality of care and patient safety, and contributes to the new estimate of more than 440,000 preventable deaths each year. Back-stabbing politics and abusive managers should not be...
by John G. Self | Oct 8, 2013 | Leadership
Kudos to Joann Lublin, management news editor at The Wall Street Journal, for her excellent work in writing about leadership and other management issues. Her work is one reason I value my WSJ digital subscription. Joann and I are email acquaintances. I am a little...
by John G. Self | Oct 7, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
At a time of industry wide disruption and stress, senior leaders have a responsibility to step up their game, from the results “they” produce to the way they interact with employees. This is one of the most important things a CEO does. “I don’t know how you can be a...
by John G. Self | Oct 2, 2013 | Career Management, Leadership
This is by far the most popular blog post on Self Perspective so we thought we’d share it again given how much our audience has changed since it was originally posted. Enjoy and feel free to share your comments and questions! The use of academic credentials...
