by John G. Self | Nov 13, 2013 | Career Management
John led a panel discussion on Monday night at the American College of Physician Executives meeting in Phoenix. This blog is based on conversations with physicians who attended the event. PHOENIX — Presidential popularity is an up and down kind of thing depending on...
by John G. Self | Oct 8, 2013 | Leadership
Kudos to Joann Lublin, management news editor at The Wall Street Journal, for her excellent work in writing about leadership and other management issues. Her work is one reason I value my WSJ digital subscription. Joann and I are email acquaintances. I am a little...
by John G. Self | Oct 7, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
At a time of industry wide disruption and stress, senior leaders have a responsibility to step up their game, from the results “they” produce to the way they interact with employees. This is one of the most important things a CEO does. “I don’t know how you can be 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 | Sep 13, 2013 | Stories
Dan was bone tired. He had never felt this tired before. His rigorous work and travel schedule had taken its toll. He was way beyond pretending everything was OK because it wasn’t and he knew it. Dan, a senior executive for a large regional healthcare consultancy,...
