by John G. Self | Jan 30, 2018 | Leadership
There is an interesting gap between the characterization of someone being a good leader and noticeable failings in workforce management that suggests otherwise. Consider these questions: How can someone be considered a good leader if an overwhelming majority of their...
by John G. Self | Dec 5, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
WASHINGTON,D.C. — Describe your ikigai? The candidate thought she was prepared but holy cow, what is this? Before I define it for you, ask yourself these four questions from Laura Oliver of the World Economic Forum. What do you love? What are you good at doing? What...
by John G. Self | Sep 21, 2017 | Career Management, Onboarding
Part two of a two part blog series Editor’s Note: In Tuesday blog post, John described the disastrous start to a CNO’s new job. Things only got worse and she resigned before her 80th day on the job. Today’s post discusses what a best-in-class program should look...
by John G. Self | Sep 19, 2017 | Career Management, Onboarding
“My takeaway from my new employee orientation experience is that it is the place where you go to learn how to be fired,” a Vice President said. Mary Elizabeth’s first day on the job as the new Chief Nursing Executive for a suburban hospital was a...
by John G. Self | Sep 14, 2017 | Leadership
As times change, jobs morph into something new. Industries like health care, facing a unique set of financial, regulatory and political challenges, are seeing new jobs emerge while some existing staff positions are taking on more responsibility and are playing a more...
