by John G. Self | Jan 28, 2015 | Career Management
The concept that led to the creation of the so-called elevator speech is dead. Thank goodness. As most of you know it was a favorite term, a tool, a recommendation that career coaches liked to pass along to those who were thinking about, or actually looking for a new...
by John G. Self | May 16, 2014 | Healthcare
HOUSTON, Texas — Extending the theme of my Wednesday post, The Future of Healthcare: Going Out On A Limb, some hospital executives have confided that there are days, weeks, even months, in which they feel like they are caught up in a distracting game of musical...
by John G. Self | Nov 1, 2013 | Leadership, Stories
We all remember our first jobs, working retail, hospital orderly, file clerk, gofer, (as in go for the coffee, go for the lunch, etc.). They covered the waterfront, the mundane to the backbreaking. The jobs could be interesting or boring but they taught us about the...
by John G. Self | Dec 10, 2012 | Healthcare
Bigger is not always better. Bigger does not guarantee value or success. As healthcare leaders warily eye the new healthcare economy and the attendant uncertainty that comes with implementation of the multitude of acronyms—ACA, ACOs, ABHE, MD-PA Plans, PHM, etc.—along...
by John G. Self | Jun 19, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
Obtaining value in purchasing goods and services becomes extremely important when the economy slows. However, the reality of value can be illusive. “Value” in today’s economy is among the most used and abused words in marketing, followed by the popular...
