by John G. Self | Jul 14, 2014 | Career Management
WASHINGTON, DC — When I made the leap of faith from being a crime writer and investigative reporter to healthcare management, career management was much less complicated. In fact, I was oblivious. Oh my, how times have changed. Today, the healthcare management...
by John G. Self | Jul 9, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership
Values are important. The further one goes in their career – the higher one rises in an organization – the more important their values (should) become. Executives make decisions every day. Their values are in play at every turn, whether they consciously think about...
by John G. Self | Jun 23, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership
In a business that today is filled with uncertainty, the one sure thing in healthcare is that we will experience a series of major changes over the next 10 years. [Tweet “Leaders who are uncomfortable with change are in for unsettling times.”] Leaders who...
by John G. Self | Jun 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ten years ago, executives at Monster.com and other computerized job boards were smugly predicting the death of retained search as expensive, inefficient relics of a by-gone era. Today, the retained search firms, particularly those in healthcare, are reporting strong...
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...
