by John G. Self | May 13, 2015 | Career Management
For aging executives, here is the cardinal rule: do not make it easy for prospective employers (and they’re typically young recruiters) to discriminate against you.Sadly true, some recruiters and employers are age bigots. If you are older than their mind’s-eye...
by John G. Self | May 1, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
In the early 1980s, a Houston hospital CEO was frustrated by his hospital’s anemic financial performance despite the tightening of financial controls, as well as noisy department manager meetings replete with leadership huffing and puffing about dire consequences if...
by John G. Self | Feb 13, 2015 | Career Management, Recruiting
LUBBOCK, Texas – If you are not thinking about your human capital – aka your employees — in strategic terms, you won’t be winning a world series any time soon. For you heretics who are unfamiliar with the phrase America’s pastime, let me introduce you to Brian...
by John G. Self | Feb 2, 2015 | Leadership, Recruiting
In healthcare, as the storm clouds of change build ominously on the horizon, the marketing gurus of various healthcare suppliers and consultancies are busy as bees fashioning their marketing messages to reflect the new economic realities. Partnering, value added, keen...
by John G. Self | Jan 26, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
Last week, John spoke to the Texas Organization for Rural and Community Hospitals Leadership Retreat at the Lakeway Resort and Spa near Austin. His topic – Talent Management: Your People Are Your Most Important Asset. The pace of change in healthcare reform is...
