by John G. Self | Sep 20, 2013 | Stories
Who inspired you, that person who encouraged you to become the best you could be? Was it a teacher? Was it an early boss? Was it someone you met in a later time of your career? For me it was four people. It began with a rotund journalism teacher with a flattop...
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 | Mar 18, 2013 | Healthcare, Recruiting, Stories
Why am I an executive recruiter? That is a question that I am frequently asked, given my background — from being a newspaper reporter and the first director of Hermann Hospital’s acclaimed Life Flight program and national marketing manager for the aircraft company,...
by John G. Self | Jun 8, 2012 | Stories
What can I say about Marguerite Badger, the First Lady of Memorial Hermann’s acclaimed Life Flight program, that has not been said so many times in the past? Her talent, her skills, her devotion, her passion, and compassion, for the hospital and Life Flight were...
by John G. Self | Sep 9, 2008 | Recruiting
Today the man who took a chance on a young, brash Houston Post crime writer/investigative reporter and brought me into the healthcare industry as a PR coordinator, turns 70 today. William F. Smith of Houston is one of a kind. I owe him a...
