by John G. Self | Feb 25, 2013 | Leadership
There are many executives who can master the hard-wired tasks of leadership — developing and communicating a vision forward, establishing goals and objectives, creating processes to hold people accountable, and, ultimately, to execute on plans that yield the promised...
by John G. Self | Feb 4, 2013 | Leadership
The definition of great leadership is more than the impressive results on a financial statement. Superior results are important. As the former CEO of a Catholic health system once famously said, no margin, no mission. Here is the point: great leaders understand that...
by John G. Self | Jan 30, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
In a tight job market, it is fascinating how many senior level and aspiring executives shoot themselves in the career foot with mediocre or bad resumes, or with a resume that contains major mistakes. There is no shortage of books, columns and blogs that provide...
by John G. Self | Jan 21, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
It is time to think about being different, being different in a way that allows a company (or hospital) to make a meaningful difference. Our healthcare economy, where many of the rules we have come to rely on for the last 40 plus years, will change markedly over the...
by John G. Self | Jan 14, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
Our new year is bringing ample challenges to the healthcare industry, from strategies to deal with the Affordable Care Act, to the realities that deficit reduction will require additional cuts in Medicare reimbursement to providers. Congress is still in denial about...
