by John G. Self | May 4, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
Blogger’s Note: I have written about this issue before, but an article in the morning papers on Thursday prompted me to revisit this important subject. In 1984, on a flight between San Antonio and Houston, I overheard several junior consultants for one of the major...
by John G. Self | May 1, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
There are many management tomes that seek to identify the one key component of success. With it you succeed. Without it, you fail. A few include: Strategic vision Superb organizational skills Operational and financial insight Strong culture Execution I have two...
by John G. Self | Apr 24, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
For years, a full-time Chief Medical Officer was rare and only a handful of positions existed, typically held by a respected physician who no longer wanted, or was unable, to maintain a clinical practice. The number of physicians enrolled in a graduate management...
by John G. Self | Apr 20, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
We didn’t intend for the Equating Leadership to Marriage post to have multiple parts, but we got a wonderful comment from one of our readers, Supriya Grade, so we asked if she would allow us to share it with our readers. In a good marriage… Spouses LISTEN to each...
by John G. Self | Apr 17, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
The history of corporate portrait photography and the evolution of leadership makes for an interesting comparison. In the 19th and 20th centuries, corporate portraits, like the leadership styles of the subjects, were of stern-face corporate barons. These titans of...
by John G. Self | Apr 13, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
When I began my career in healthcare, the number of women in senior leadership positions was negligible, primarily the chief nursing officer. Over the years, healthcare organizations have recorded enormous progress is building diverse leadership teams in terms of...
