by John G. Self | Aug 9, 2013 | Healthcare
If only there was more transparency in healthcare, the arguments goes, we could take a big step to reducing costs. OK, let’s have a show of hands. How many people actually believe that? Transparency requires a free exchange of information – patients asking...
by John G. Self | May 20, 2013 | Leadership
Trust That word is intrinsically linked to leadership. It is an underlying value in most companies – the CEO and the senior leadership trust their employees to do the right thing. The more important questions for the CEO are, “How do you know that your employees...
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...
by John G. Self | Dec 12, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership, Technology
Successful leaders are great communicators, they are respected for their honesty and transparency, they know how to select and motivate people and, above all else, they know how to sell ideas. These are five essential leadership competencies. Every industry and every...
by John G. Self | Feb 17, 2011 | Career Management, Recruiting
Executive candidates continue to write about their frustrations with healthcare organizations that are unwilling or unable to disclose material issues regarding executive or management positions for which they are recruiting. This is not a random, occasional...
