by John G. Self | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
PRODUCER’S NOTE: Talented professional sports teams lose games they should have won, even against inferior talent. The reason is usually mental – they were not correctly prepared, or their mental focus was unfocused. John says this is a common occurrence in job...
by John G. Self | Feb 20, 2018 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
If your outplacement firm emphasizes writing your resume for you according to long accepted generic templates as a first step in your transition counseling, you are probably dealing with a firm that is out of date and out of touch. As result of this advice, there are...
by John G. Self | Oct 5, 2017 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
Candidates shouldn’t stumble over the most commonly asked questions in an executive interview. When they do, they are either clueless to rising expectations of potential employers or they are determined not to put their best foot forward in a crowded, highly...
by John G. Self | Aug 1, 2017 | Career Management, Interviewing Skills
When I was a young marketing representative fresh off three years of successfully selling and setting up the first 14 hospital emergency helicopter ambulance services in the country, I thought I was hot stuff. I was full of it: you get me in front of people and I...
by John G. Self | Jun 28, 2017 | Career Management, Podcast, Social Media
Today we welcome Ron Thomas, Managing Director at Strategy Focused Group. Ron shares with us his story, a journey from a small town in South Carolina to one of the world’s most extraordinary cities. He shares how LinkedIn was instrumental to...