by John G. Self | Feb 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
QUESTION: John, I was candidate in one of your CEO searches last year. I noticed in your Position Prospectus that you give your clients a three-year placement guarantee. I was recently a candidate in a search being led by one of the best known national firms. When I...
by John G. Self | Feb 21, 2018 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Today, our big idea is the need for inspirational communication in a day and age in which the political and social challenges can very easily take you to the dark side. As a leader you must be prepared to talk about some very uncomfortable truths but the reality is...
by John G. Self | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
The following post is from the SelfPerspective podcast which aired on June 19, 2015 “When I was young I fell in love with stories…” ~ “Projectionist”, Sleeping At Last The love of stories is an important quality for writers, movie producers and directors,...
by John G. Self | Feb 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
The process of finding of job is in itself, a full-time job. It takes determination, hard work and no small amount of discipline, just as a regular full-time position requires. Therein lies one of the biggest challenges for many job seekers. Some of the elements of a...
by John G. Self | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is my first blog for 2018. With this post I begin my 12th year writing about career management, leadership, developments in the healthcare industry as well as those things that irritate me like airlines, airports and people who are serially inconsiderate of...
by John G. Self | Sep 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
People hate change. They dislike it so much that otherwise nice people will resort to some uncharacteristic behaviors — gossiping, lying and personal defamation against the person leading the change. This is a real threat to senior executives, especially those...