by John G. Self | Jan 17, 2017 | Leadership
This is part II of a blog post on thought leadership and how it can be a useful career management tool. Part I, How Becoming A Thought Leader Can Boost Your Career, was posted last Thursday. Thought leadership is a strategy. Being called a thought leader is an...
by John G. Self | Jan 12, 2017 | Leadership
There are two types of thought leaders in the world of business — “some are big ‘T’ Thought Leaders, the names we all recognize. Others are little ‘t’ thought leaders who reach their own niche market and do it all the time.” That...
by John G. Self | Feb 29, 2016 | Career Management
Here are three takeaways for executives in the job market: Here is your first brand differentiator – A recurring theme in career management literature is the lack of candidate preparedness. They go to the trouble to pursue a new executive leadership position and then...
by John G. Self | Feb 26, 2016 | Leadership
The definition of what makes an ideal leader is evolving. In healthcare that evolution is about to kick into high gear. An A+ leader is one who can excite and energize the troops to help them move through the dramatic shifts in how a business must operate in a global...
by John G. Self | Feb 12, 2016 | Healthcare
I did not go into healthcare administration to be a salesman. Some rural and community hospital executives will actually make that statement — out loud — while many more have thought it more than a couple of times. Probably in utter frustration. They got their MHA or...