by John G. Self | Jun 1, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
Will there ever be a time in your career when you will not need a mentor, a trusted advisor who can be a good and knowledgable listener and who will tell you the truth even when they know it is not what you want to hear? Every CEO I have ever met has had days or...
by John G. Self | May 30, 2017 | Career Management, Leadership
“Leadership is based on trust. The foundation of trust is truth. Without truth, their can be no trust.” — Unknown I found that quote several months ago and I have kept it front and center in my thinking about leadership and the impact and consequences between a...
by John G. Self | May 3, 2017 | Leadership
Today we are focusing on Executive Recruitment. We begin with a common mistake many boards make when they engage a search firm and how that mistake dramatically affects the quality of the candidates they are presented. And then we will flip sides...
by John G. Self | Apr 26, 2017 | Leadership
We begin today with a look at the importance of creating a formal communications plan to help you become a more effective manager or senior leader. The pace of change is accelerating and the speed with which executives must act poses daunting...
by John G. Self | Mar 28, 2017 | Healthcare
CHICAGO — Rural and community hospitals are the critical backbone of America’s healthcare delivery industry and they are also the most vulnerable to change — be it the regulatory landscape and reforms or the business model. [Tweet “Community hospitals are the...