by John G. Self | Apr 1, 2011 | Leadership, Recruiting
Should a business hire an executive with an impressive record of accomplishment in improving operations and financial performance who is “high profile, charismatic and dynamic” even though reference reports suggest that he has a temper and that his...
by John G. Self | Jul 4, 2009 | Healthcare, Leadership
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (July 3, 2009) – When Ron Davis arrived at Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) in 2003, life for the organization and its employees was anything but good. Finances were a wreck, service was, at best, uneven, and the community was quickly losing...
by John G. Self | May 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
DALLAS, Texas (May 17, 2009) – Long ago, before I became a consultant, I was a client. And as a client I learned some very important lessons that today shape the way I look at my business and the values on which my Firm, JohnMarch Partners, was founded. This is a...
by John G. Self | Apr 16, 2009 | Career Management, Leadership
SAN FRANCISCO (April 16, 2009) – Long airline flights are conducive to swollen feet and great periods of reflection. I have been thinking a great deal about the important role that leaders play in moving their organization to best-in-class status. Or, the blame they...
by John G. Self | Apr 14, 2009 | Career Management
SAN FRANCISCO (April 14, 2009) – Here are three great business lessons I gleaned from this Sunday’s New York Times. First, Terry J. Lundgren, Chief Executive Officer of Macy’s told Times business writer Adam Bryant that early in his career – as a management trainee at...
