by John G. Self | Apr 15, 2013 | Career Management, Leadership
In the realm of leadership, executives must successfully manage their departments, their divisions or their companies. At the same time they must apply these same leadership principles to their own career management. That said, for the Baby Boomer and older Gen X...
by John G. Self | Apr 12, 2013 | Healthcare, Stories
It has been a long, tough day, a good day but stressful nonetheless. A delicious ice-cold martini sounds incredibly tempting. But as I lean back in my chair, I bump into the elephant in the room. My waistline is greater than the insurance target of 40 inches – not...
by John G. Self | Apr 8, 2013 | Healthcare, Recruiting
As many major healthcare systems across America continue sweeping expense reduction initiatives to lower their costs below Medicare because they want to avoid trouble, and not because they are in it, the impact this will have on recruiting is potentially significant....
by John G. Self | Apr 1, 2013 | Healthcare
A veteran healthcare strategy consultant recently confided that you could not distinguish between the mission, vision and values statements for the vast majority of not-for-profit health systems in the United States. I am not sure whether this commonality is a...
by John G. Self | Mar 20, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
The transformation of healthcare will require senior leaders who are exceptional operators, strategists and communicators. Communication has always been an essential element of good leadership, but as we navigate the sweeping changes that lie ahead, effective...
