by John G. Self | Apr 20, 2015 | Career Management, Recruiting
In a critical game of the season, the best team — the one with the most talent and depth, the clear favorite— lost. They were well-prepared for all possibilities but they played without inspiration. The problem? They were overly prepared. They had been given so...
by John G. Self | Apr 1, 2015 | Healthcare
I do not care who you are, where you went to school, which union represents you, how smart you are, or how smart you think you are — executive, doctor, nurse — you are not entitled to work in a hospital. To run a hospital, or to take care of patients who trust us to...
by John G. Self | Mar 25, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
It is not what you did yesterday or today, but what you will do tomorrow. This is the battle cry for healthcare’s push to improve, to do it better, safer and cheaper. Get used to it. This will be one of many relentless pressures in the lives of healthcare executives...
by John G. Self | Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The military understands a very important concept in management. You take care of your people. When you put them ahead of yourself, amazing things can happen. Management theorist Simon Sinek, in a powerful TED talk, tells the story of a military officer who repeatedly...
by John G. Self | Mar 20, 2015 | Career Management
The pace of change in career management is accelerating like so many other aspects of the healthcare industry. We are continually surveying thought leaders as well our candidates, clients and other healthcare organizations to identify and research those developments...
