by John G. Self | Mar 2, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
A wise and seasoned, if not a little cynical CEO I know, once described the payroll process at a former hospital as “distributing cash to zombies” or “paying people for something we are not getting.” In other words, paying employees just to show up. He also described...
by John G. Self | Feb 16, 2015 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
BALTIMORE — The importance of smart networking in career management, always important to support personal brand management, is now a critical must-do. Continued government-driven efforts to reform America’s healthcare delivery system will promote “shrinkage”...
by John G. Self | Feb 2, 2015 | Leadership, Recruiting
In healthcare, as the storm clouds of change build ominously on the horizon, the marketing gurus of various healthcare suppliers and consultancies are busy as bees fashioning their marketing messages to reflect the new economic realities. Partnering, value added, keen...
by John G. Self | Jan 12, 2015 | Leadership
Much has been written – in praise and, conversely, with skepticism – about the surging new force in the workplace. The Millennials, also known as Generation Y, those who were born between 1980 and the early 2000s, are a much discussed and cussed age cohort. In short,...
by John G. Self | Jan 7, 2015 | Leadership
HOUSTON, Texas – Here are a couple of questions for Chief Executive Officers: Do you know who the change resistant executives are in your senior leadership team? Chances are there is at least one. Do your senior leaders know, in the ranks of managers that report to...
