by John G. Self | Mar 24, 2014 | Leadership
If you are going to lead people, you’d better demonstrate that you care more about them than you do about yourself. So says Don Knauss, Chief Executive Officer of Clorox. Mr. Knauss was featured in Adam Bryant’s Corner Office in Sunday’s The New York Times....
by John G. Self | Mar 21, 2014 | Career Management
If you haven’t heard, the job search market for executives is changing, and judging by the quality of the vast majority of resumes we receive, many candidates haven’t. In healthcare, the perfect storm of structural, regulatory and reimbursement reforms are driving...
by John G. Self | Mar 14, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership
CHICAGO (March 23, 2009) – As the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) convenes its annual education Congress today, the military is out in force. These healthcare executives from the military’s highly regarded Medical Service Corp (MSC) run our Army, Navy...
by John G. Self | Feb 26, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
HOUSTON — When I entered the executive search industry nearly 20 years ago I steadfastly believed that it was not my job to coach a candidate on the quality of their resume, or how to manage their references. Their ability to submit a stellar resume, I reasoned, was...
by John G. Self | Feb 24, 2014 | Leadership
It is a family business. When you hear that term, it is not often that you think of a 350-bed regional medical center. To be honest, there are not very many hospitals of that size where the term “family business” would apply. That is too bad. Companies,...
