by John G. Self | Apr 20, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
We didn’t intend for the Equating Leadership to Marriage post to have multiple parts, but we got a wonderful comment from one of our readers, Supriya Grade, so we asked if she would allow us to share it with our readers. In a good marriage… Spouses LISTEN to each...
by John G. Self | Apr 17, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
The history of corporate portrait photography and the evolution of leadership makes for an interesting comparison. In the 19th and 20th centuries, corporate portraits, like the leadership styles of the subjects, were of stern-face corporate barons. These titans of...
by John G. Self | Mar 27, 2012 | Career Management
If you cannot admit to failure, do not apply, was an underlying theme of a recent Corner Office Q&A in The New York Times, edited by Adam Bryant. Bryant interviewed Tracey Matura, the General Manager of the Smart car division at Mercedes Benz USA, regarding her...
by John G. Self | Jan 31, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
There are essentially two types of healthcare leaders. Those who leave behind memories and those who build a legacy. Memories – good and bad – fade from consciousness. Legacies are forever. They are not formed by good executives. They are built by dynamic leaders...
by John G. Self | Nov 27, 2011 | Career Management, Healthcare, Leadership
As I have reported on more than one occasion, I am a fan of the CBS MoneyWatch (formelry BNet) web site. They have excellent content, particularly in the area of career management. As an executive recruiter I spend a lot of time evaluating leaders...
