by John G. Self | Feb 11, 2013 | Leadership
This post was published in January, 2010. In his book Why Smart Executives Fail, Sydney Finkelstein provides an excellent example of what can happen to a company when they forget that, in the end, it is employees who will make the difference between success and...
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 28, 2013 | Healthcare
Joel Allison and Robert Pryor, M.D. began a year-long journey last week that is critical to the success of the planned merger of Baylor Health Care and Scott & White. They are studying a seven-letter word: CULTURE. Yes, they are conducting an in-depth analysis...
by John G. Self | Jan 23, 2013 | Healthcare
We are moving into an era of extraordinary change. Healthcare will change because government can no longer afford some of its signature programs including Medicare and Medicaid, and because the quality of care and the level of patient safety too often do not match the...
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...
