by John G. Self | Apr 18, 2017 | Career Management
When the end came, Pam was not surprised, she was prepared. As the Vice President of Finance of a manufacturing company, she had been recording its slide for the past five years, ever since the organization’s long-term CEO retired and was replaced by an executive with...
by John G. Self | Jan 4, 2016 | Career Management, Leadership
As we begin another business year, I thought a good way to launch the 2016 version of Self Perspective would be to share a list of New Year’s Resolutions that, if we would only follow them, would produce great value in our careers. I will treat my team — my...
by John G. Self | Jul 29, 2015 | Career Management
At 32, after eight mostly successful years as a special projects manager for a major health system, Sally was out of a job. That there were 150 colleagues in the corporate office facing the same fate did not make this day easier. They called it a strategic...
by John G. Self | Apr 3, 2015 | Leadership, Recruiting
CEO candidates DO NOT like serious game-changing surprises with new jobs, especially those that surface AFTER they have accepted the position and relocated their family. This happens far too often. One rhetorical question I frequently hear: “The recruiter didn’t know...
by John G. Self | Dec 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
As we approach the end of the year, it is time to think about our resolutions for 2015. In the past, most of us make these best effort pledges to become more physically fit, to be more responsive to our spouses or children, to be more organized — that sort of...
