by John G. Self | Jun 17, 2016 | Career Management, Early Careerists, Executive Leadership, Healthcare, Leadership, Military Career Transition, Millennials
Editor’s Note: On Sunday, we will celebrate Father’s Day. Mother’s Day tends to be more significant in terms of spending — we spend only a paltry $13 billion globally on Father’s Day versus $20 billion for Mother’s Day. Interestingly, this spending trend applies in...
by John G. Self | Jun 16, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Military Career Transition, Millennials, Podcast
A lot has been written — and I do mean a lot — on the subject of career branding and career brand management. In today’s podcast, we focus on the issue of brand blindness. It is a must-listen for anyone seeking to gain a market advantage in a hyper...
by John G. Self | Jun 15, 2016 | Executive Leadership, Healthcare, Military Career Transition, Millennials, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Execution is one of those great business competencies that is a two-edged sword. No where is that more true than in healthcare. In the go-go era of business, when Jack Welch set a new standard for performance by a Fortune 50 Chief Executive Officer at GE, the...
by John G. Self | Jun 9, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Military Career Transition, Millennials, Podcast
Today’s podcast features Part II of our ongoing series Executive Search: Pulling Back the Curtains, an insider’s look at how search firms operate. In this installment, John explains how firms handle candidate references and background checks. Times are changing and...
by John G. Self | Jun 8, 2016 | Career Management, Current Affairs, Executive Leadership, Healthcare, Leadership, Military Career Transition, Millennials
One of the great perplexing secrets in life — at least among those who recruit executives for a living — is what makes a good leader. Why do some people rise and others remain where they started? Researchers often look for complex explanations when the answer is, in...
by John G. Self | Jun 7, 2016 | Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Early Careerists, Healthcare, Military Career Transition, Millennials, Podcast
Editor’s Note: To listen to today’s podcast, use the player at the bottom of this post. Or, you can subscribe on iTunes. One of the most common complaints from job search candidates is with recruiters. Poor communication and lack of transparency rank at...
