by John G. Self | Jun 5, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
Change is a constant in business particularly in healthcare where clinical, technology and regulatory developments challenge leaders and managers. Change requires tactical adjustments in leadership – something healthcare leaders do better than most any other...
by John G. Self | May 22, 2013 | Leadership
Leaders must sublimate themselves to the needs of others. Superior leaders are committed to the organization’s mission, more than their individualistic needs and are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the higher purpose. So writes Morgan Witzel, a fellow at the...
by John G. Self | May 20, 2013 | Leadership
Trust That word is intrinsically linked to leadership. It is an underlying value in most companies – the CEO and the senior leadership trust their employees to do the right thing. The more important questions for the CEO are, “How do you know that your employees...
by John G. Self | May 15, 2013 | Leadership, Stories
When an airline treats their dog passengers – the barking, tail-wagging, four-legged variety – with enormous care and concern for their well-being, there is hope for the passengers as the post-merger cultural transformation evolves. When an airline, or any business...
by John G. Self | May 8, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
This post was originally published on July 1, 2011. Hospital CEOs have their hands full. They face a boiling cauldron of operational, financial and competitive challenges – any of which could prove career limiting. Surprisingly, however, many CEOs fail not because...
by John G. Self | May 3, 2013 | Leadership, Recruiting
Search firms and employers use all manner of talent acquisition systems, candidate screening techniques, behavioral science and even gimmicks with varying degrees of success to pick the right people to run businesses. At JohnGSelf Associates, we rely on an adaptive...
