by John G. Self | Sep 19, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership, Recruiting
Many parents will identify with this story: You are sound sleep, your back turned to the edge of the bed. Suddenly you are awakened with a sense of dread that something really bad is standing beside you. Something really scary. There is that split second of fear...
by John G. Self | Sep 10, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
Employees are a treasure trove of energy, idealism, and devotion. In healthcare, they are critical to our success. They can make or break a healthcare provider. Pure and simple. Yet, as Fierce Healthcare blogger Thomas Dahlberg wrote last Wednesday, far too many...
by John G. Self | Dec 23, 2011 | Career Management
There is an age-old conflict in business: the friction between the established leaders of today and the newest crop of the leaders of tomorrow. Meet the Millennials. This large generation of rising adults, born since 1982, are starkly different from...
by John G. Self | Jan 6, 2011 | Career Management
So, here is the $64 million dollar question for hospital CEOs. You learn that in the next 12 months the federal government is planning substantial cuts in Medicare reimbursement. Big cuts to balance the budget. Moreover, CMS announces that all Medicare...
by John G. Self | Nov 9, 2010 | Current Affairs
In a period of prolonged BAD news, it is a very good news to read that our painful economic nightmare may be drawing to a close. The New York Times business columnist Gretchen Morgenson provided an important insight from top economist Ian Shepherdson who says the...
