by John G. Self | Aug 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
INDIANAPOLIS(August 25, 2009) – Onboarding is rapidly becoming a standard operating procedure for those companies who walk the talk that their employees are their most important asset. The cost of identifying, recruiting, and retaining the best talent is a...
by John G. Self | Aug 23, 2009 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
It is Sunday morning. After 5 PM on Friday, Sunday morning is my favorite day and favorite time of the week. It is a quiet period for reflection and regeneration – of ideas, values, and beliefs. My Sunday morning routine begins with the morning newspapers. I gradually...
by John G. Self | Jul 19, 2009 | Healthcare, Leadership
DALLAS (July 19, 2009) — Reforming healthcare is one of the most complex, daunting and important tasks of this decade. What began with great hope and good intentions to avoid the reform mistakes of the past is now going badly. Sadly, what we are watching in...
by John G. Self | Jul 4, 2009 | Healthcare, Leadership
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (July 3, 2009) – When Ron Davis arrived at Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) in 2003, life for the organization and its employees was anything but good. Finances were a wreck, service was, at best, uneven, and the community was quickly losing...
by John G. Self | Jun 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
DALLAS (June 14, 2009) — As I think about the best Chief Executive Officers and senior executives with whom I have had the pleasure of working, there are several qualities that come to mind: their depth of understanding, their attention to detail, their ability...