by John G. Self | Dec 16, 2008 | Healthcare, Leadership
The well-run healthcare organization is one that formalizes its annual talent assessment process, integrating this essential process with strategic planning and quarterly performance reviews while driving curriculum development for the internal management development...
by John G. Self | Dec 8, 2008 | Recruiting
As the economic carnage continues to unfold on Wall Street and other financial centers of the world, Main Street is beginning to brace for what could be tough times for the U.S. While healthcare typically is spared the full brunt of the misery, hospital CEOs have...
by John G. Self | Nov 5, 2008 | Career Management, Recruiting
Would you get engaged to marry a person who you met only through one or two video conference sessions? You would be crazy. That is exactly what an increasing number of top-tier executive search firms are asking their clients to accept. With increasing frequency, some...
by John G. Self | Oct 4, 2008 | Career Management, Recruiting
DALLAS, Saturday, October 4, 2008 — For hospital boards and chief executive officers, the time to act is now. Waiting and hoping that the nation’s worsening economic ills will not affect health care is simply not a credible business strategy. The economic news...
by John G. Self | Sep 15, 2008 | Career Management, Recruiting
Caveat emptor. I just finished reviewing a confidential Position Prospectus for a major southern California academic medical center. The search firm leading the assignment is one of the largest in the world. I was more than a little surprised. The document was only 11...
