by John G. Self | Jun 1, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
Will there ever be a time in your career when you will not need a mentor, a trusted advisor who can be a good and knowledgable listener and who will tell you the truth even when they know it is not what you want to hear? Every CEO I have ever met has had days or...
by John G. Self | May 31, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership, Recruiting
In this podcast we remember high school extemporaneous speech contests and how most of us lack that skill in answering dicey questions in job interviews. We will finish with some observations on how our industry will survive another attempt at...
by John G. Self | May 30, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
“Leadership is based on trust. The foundation of trust is truth. Without truth, their can be no trust.” — Unknown I found that quote several months ago and I have kept it front and center in my thinking about leadership and the impact and consequences between a...
by John G. Self | May 25, 2017 | Healthcare, Leadership
Random thoughts and quotes while wondering what the final version of the GOP healthcare reform bill will include… “ The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good...
by John G. Self | May 24, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership, Recruiting
Today we will unveil an emerging concept in executive recruiting that could help companies avoid costly executive mis-hires. I touched on this in yesterday’s blog post on johngself.com and LinkedIn, but today I want to take a deeper dive. For more...
by John G. Self | May 4, 2017 | Healthcare, Leadership
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, ‘Make me feel important.’ Never forget this message when working with people.” Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur, 1918 – 2001 The Quote of the Day is how I start...
