by John G. Self | Aug 28, 2013 | Healthcare
“There is a lot of talk but not a lot of action,” says Rich Williams, Principal of DFW-based Advanced Plan for Health, a nine-year-old population health management enterprise. Hospitals, at least the ones that know that population health management will be one of the...
by John G. Self | Jun 26, 2013 | Leadership
In the world of cultural transformation – also labeled by some consultants as re-culturalization – the most common mistake made by new leaders intent on changing the values and beliefs of the workforce is not appreciating or understanding the style and philosophy they...
by John G. Self | Jun 10, 2013 | Leadership
As dawn breaks over America this Monday morning, the screaming, the shouting, the intimidation, the abusive behavior begins anew. The perpetrators – from supervisors to senior executives in corner offices – all have reasons or excuses for relying on this idiotic and...
by John G. Self | May 22, 2013 | Leadership
Leaders must sublimate themselves to the needs of others. Superior leaders are committed to the organization’s mission, more than their individualistic needs and are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the higher purpose. So writes Morgan Witzel, a fellow at the...
by John G. Self | Apr 1, 2013 | Healthcare
A veteran healthcare strategy consultant recently confided that you could not distinguish between the mission, vision and values statements for the vast majority of not-for-profit health systems in the United States. I am not sure whether this commonality is a...
