by John G. Self | Nov 28, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
A popular phrase used to illustrated a wide variety of immutable truths is, “ Too many chiefs, and not enough Indians.” My father, a superb retail baker in the southern style, often said, especially when his business partner/wife tried to control his schedule, “Too...
by John G. Self | Nov 21, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
We have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving 2012. In healthcare, for example, we should be thankful that we have survived, in spite of ourselves, on several important issues, like how we invest in our human capital, or, according to hundreds of hospital annual...
by John G. Self | Oct 22, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership, Recruiting
There is a great advantage for an executive recruiter to have once worked as a crime writer and investigative reporter. You are not afraid to ask tough questions, and you can more easily detect the self-serving spin. In the business of poker, seasoned card players...
by John G. Self | Sep 26, 2012 | Healthcare
This article should serve as a clarion call for healthcare CEOs. Medicare Cuts will Cost Nearly 500,000 Healthcare Jobs 09/25/2012 | by Hilary Lau | D Healthcare Magazine Mandatory spending cuts to Medicare in 2013 will result in large-scale job losses in...
by John G. Self | Sep 24, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
“Check your ego at the front door,” is a phrase popular with some executive coaches and self-help gurus. The underlying theme, at least in business, for this frequently used platitude is that leadership is not about the leader, but the success of the organization and...
