by John G. Self | Jun 15, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
One of the most commonly repeated complaints of top performing hospital CEOs: How do some mediocre leaders land great jobs? “I have done a great job – my board is happy, our balance sheet is in great shape, our community service and retained earnings are at all-time...
by John G. Self | May 29, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
I know this sounds painfully naïve, but in the world of healthcare, when did it become so cynically about the money? In virtually every analysis concerning the pros and cons of America’s so-called healthcare ‘system,’ money is front and center on almost every list...
by John G. Self | May 22, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
What is the single most important element of brand management? That was a question that I was asked following a recent speech to a group of healthcare leaders in Philadelphia. My response: There are two elements that trump the rest – performance and how you treat...
by John G. Self | May 18, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
It is easier to do the right thing 100 percent of the time than 98 percent of the time. That is one of Clayton Christensen’s life’s lessons that was reaffirmed when his Harvard classmate Jeff Skilling went to prison as the result of a thousand little compromises to...
by John G. Self | May 15, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
As I prepare for my speech to the Healthcare Leadership Network of the Delaware Valley at Villanova on Thursday night, I find myself thinking out loud with my team, sharing ideas for brand management in a new healthcare environment. One of the more radical...
by John G. Self | May 11, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership, Recruiting
In this digital age, cartoons as a focal point for political and social humor, have begun to fade as important contributors to the pubic discourse. That is too bad. Talented artists with keen eyes and sharp wits can help us see the wonders of irony, the humor in our...
