by John G. Self | Dec 7, 2015 | Leadership, Recruiting
A central question for executive recruiters, or people who hire executive recruiters, is this: are you filling an order or are you engaging in a comprehensive journey to find a qualified executive who will “fit” in the client organization and deliver sustainable...
by John G. Self | Dec 4, 2015 | Leadership
“You’d think that schools would naturally nurture deep community bonds. But we live in an era and under a testing regime that emphasizes individual accomplishments, not community cohesion.” Thus began the focus of conservative writer David Brooks’ New York Times...
by John G. Self | Nov 23, 2015 | Career Management, Leadership
Can you build and lead teams? That is a common question in most interviews, especially those that use the behavior and values approach to sorting out candidates. Since employees are an organization’s most important and valuable asset, I think that question is spot...
by John G. Self | May 1, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
In the early 1980s, a Houston hospital CEO was frustrated by his hospital’s anemic financial performance despite the tightening of financial controls, as well as noisy department manager meetings replete with leadership huffing and puffing about dire consequences if...
by John G. Self | Apr 29, 2015 | Leadership
HOUSTON — There are a couple of ways to look at leadership style. Earned respect, and command and control, which is to say, I’m the boss, do what I say. Earned respect requires more skill. It takes more time and energy but will generally produce sustainable...
