by John G. Self | Oct 23, 2015 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
As Washington prepares for another congressional clash over federal spending I thought it might be helpful to look at some facets of said spending. In the recently completed fiscal year, the federal government reportedly spent nearly $3.7 trillion, about $12,000 for...
by John G. Self | Jun 9, 2014 | Recruiting
Here is what we know: Great talent is critical to the success of business Great talent is hard to come by; most of our employees are not “A”s, the best, but “Bs” and “Cs” Hiring the wrong person is a very costly and very painful [Tweet “Most organizations do a...
by John G. Self | Sep 23, 2013 | Current Affairs, Healthcare, Leadership
John is off today. The following blog first appeared in July of 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...
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 | Jan 11, 2013 | Stories
“Because it was the right thing to do….” That line twice played an important role in my life in the 1960s. Once involving my father, and the second involving my political hero, then Congressman George H.W. Bush of the 7th District in West Houston. In 1963, my...
