by John G. Self | Sep 24, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
“Check your ego at the front door,” is a phrase popular with some executive coaches and self-help gurus. The underlying theme, at least in business, for this frequently used platitude is that leadership is not about the leader, but the success of the organization and...
by John G. Self | Aug 20, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
When you are one step ahead, you are a leader, as the saying goes. When you are two steps out front, you are alone. One of the tough questions for any entrepreneurial healthcare executive today is when will the transformation of the current business model begin and...
by John G. Self | May 22, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
What is the single most important element of brand management? That was a question that I was asked following a recent speech to a group of healthcare leaders in Philadelphia. My response: There are two elements that trump the rest – performance and how you treat...
by John G. Self | Apr 27, 2012 | Stories
As I have written in the past, my father was my true north. We did not always agree, but he was a good man, a talented retail baker/cake decorator, a devoted husband, and a man who loved ideas. He loved a good debate and could strike up a conversation with a brick...
