by John G. Self | Jun 16, 2014 | Recruiting
Traditional human resource departments – those that are transactional in their approach – are like the once popular MD 80 airplane – inefficient and out of step with the times. What was once the transformational darling of airlines chasing efficiency in the 1980s –...
by John G. Self | Jun 11, 2014 | Recruiting
Here is one of the most important things we know about engineering sustainable cultural change: it starts at the top. The CEO may have a reputation as “the invisible ghost” with the staff, but if he or she does not buy off on, and visibly support, the change, it...
by John G. Self | Jun 9, 2014 | Recruiting
Here is what we know: Great talent is critical to the success of business Great talent is hard to come by; most of our employees are not “A”s, the best, but “Bs” and “Cs” Hiring the wrong person is a very costly and very painful [Tweet “Most organizations do a...
by John G. Self | May 2, 2014 | Recruiting
Recruiters and executives in transition have more in common than each group would care to admit. Consider this: executives who are looking for their next job cannot talk to enough people in order to land the next gig. Recruiters need to talk to a lot of people...
by John G. Self | Apr 2, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
It is amazing to me the number of candidates who submit resumes that reflect a life and a career with no apparent mistakes or disappointments. This is the result of an evolving body of career management advice that recognizes recruiters are expected to deliver the...
