by John G. Self | Jan 9, 2013 | Healthcare, Leadership
Communication is a leadership essential. It has always been important, but in today’s fast-paced, connected business climate where superior service and profitability are welded together like no other time in modern history, the CEO—indeed any executive—who is not an...
by John G. Self | Oct 22, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership, Recruiting
There is a great advantage for an executive recruiter to have once worked as a crime writer and investigative reporter. You are not afraid to ask tough questions, and you can more easily detect the self-serving spin. In the business of poker, seasoned card players...
by John G. Self | Aug 29, 2012 | Stories
Traveling for work has always been hard, but now it is becoming increasingly more dangerous. Just ask any executive who travels regularly, a term defined by more than three flights per month. The dangerous part is defined by the phrase “sitting in an aisle seat.”...
by John G. Self | Aug 27, 2012 | Career Management, Leadership
It is important for candidates to be prepared for the face-to-face meeting with the recruiter or the client. This is a pivotal moment in the search process. You want to be ready for the meeting, but take care. You are entering a danger zone. Here are some important...
by John G. Self | Aug 20, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
When you are one step ahead, you are a leader, as the saying goes. When you are two steps out front, you are alone. One of the tough questions for any entrepreneurial healthcare executive today is when will the transformation of the current business model begin and...
