by John G. Self | Feb 20, 2015 | Career Management, Leadership, Recruiting
One secret to conducting an interview is to be prepared with good questions. Here are a couple we use in our comprehensive Q&A encounters with candidates: Which of the following words will be the single most important determinant of success at the end of the...
by John G. Self | Dec 22, 2014 | Career Management, Leadership
You are on the spot. You are one of the top candidates to be Chief Executive Officer of a highly regarded, financially stable community hospital. So far, you feel the interview with the recruiter is going well. Then, without warning, he shifts gears and asks one of...
by John G. Self | May 6, 2013 | Healthcare, Recruiting
“At most companies, people spend 2 percent of their time recruiting and 75 percent managing their recruiting mistakes.” — Richard Fairbank, CEO at Capital One, Forbes Magazine, April 2013. Over the next five to seven years, as the healthcare industry faces a...
by John G. Self | Feb 4, 2013 | Leadership
The definition of great leadership is more than the impressive results on a financial statement. Superior results are important. As the former CEO of a Catholic health system once famously said, no margin, no mission. Here is the point: great leaders understand that...
by John G. Self | May 1, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
There are many management tomes that seek to identify the one key component of success. With it you succeed. Without it, you fail. A few include: Strategic vision Superb organizational skills Operational and financial insight Strong culture Execution I have two...
