by John G. Self | Oct 13, 2009 | Career Management
WESTPORT, Connecticut – The healthcare industry has entered a “new economy” that includes ongoing reductions in Medicare / Medicaid funding as well as mounting federal deficits that will continue to pressure providers to reduce their costs. These, as well as other...
by John G. Self | Oct 8, 2009 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
Hospital executives will face a daunting challenge in the post-reform business climate. Career management. Competition and ongoing reductions in Medicare payments to healthcare providers will doom financially weaker hospitals resulting in fewer jobs at a time when...
by John G. Self | Sep 30, 2009 | Career Management
In a January Business Week article, L. Kevin Kelly, Heidrick & Struggles forward thinking CEO, predicted that over the next five years, only 50 percent of the Firm’s billings will come from executive search. There are probably more than a few thousand search...
by John G. Self | Sep 30, 2009 | Career Management
Rarely – if ever – can companies sustain long-term success using an industry business model that is essentially more than 50-years-old without experiencing a challenging transformation. The executive search model certainly has enjoyed a long and profitable run. Yes,...
by John G. Self | Sep 28, 2009 | Healthcare
Our new economy – the so-called “new normal” with fewer people working, consumers saying they have permanently changed spending and saving habits, and no stock market “bubble” in sight – will dramatically change the way leaders lead and businesses operate. Some...
