by John G. Self | Dec 19, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership
The Huron CEO forum frequently produces interesting insights regarding the year ahead and this year is no different with the possible exception that the CEOs seem to be zeroing in on the issues that will count the most. Gordon Mountford, executive vice president of...
by John G. Self | Dec 8, 2014 | Leadership
For the purpose of this blog, I am going to dumb down everything written about management styles. I am no business school expert but after 20 years of looking at resumes and listening to candidates talk about leadership, I am “trending” towards reducing the...
by John G. Self | Nov 5, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership, Recruiting
Going big — hiring the biggest consultancy, the global or industry leader in this or that field — is a fact of life in business even though going big does not guarantee innovation, quality, value or success. It will guarantee a premium fee, higher costs. Some...
by John G. Self | Oct 13, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership, Recruiting
When I entered the healthcare industry there was a dearth of emphasis on the detailed management metrics that we now use to evaluate performance. Today, quantitative analysis rules supreme. But, like so many other things in life, too much of a good thing can be a bad...
by John G. Self | Oct 10, 2014 | Recruiting
Earlier this week, I attended a meeting of fellow recruiters sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) in Chicago to be updated on ACHE plans for the year and to discuss healthcare reform and how it is changing leadership competencies, job...
