by John G. Self | Sep 9, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
Over the past 20 years I have spent much time with early careerists, hundreds of freshly minted graduate school would-be senior executives. They all think they know where they are going, but clearly, the vast majority do not know how to get there. So they ask for...
by John G. Self | Aug 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Let’s be honest. Not every employee is, or can be, a top performer. Most are not. So the real question, the important question, is how do you improve on average? Mediocrity is a mixture of skills, knowledge, potential and attitude, so says author Rymer...
by John G. Self | Aug 19, 2013 | Healthcare, Recruiting
We are entering an era in healthcare where mistakes, especially errors in hiring, will become too costly to tolerate. Executives and managers should be held accountable for their track record in hiring. While Human Resources may run the recruiting and employment...
by John G. Self | Aug 14, 2013 | Healthcare, Recruiting
Recruiting a key executive, outlining client expectations, pushing him or her through new employee orientation, and then hoping for the best. The results are usually mixed and mixed is not an outcome hospitals can afford in this challenging economic R&R...
by John G. Self | Jul 31, 2013 | Career Management, Healthcare, Recruiting
The question is not if, but when and how many. Layoffs. They are inevitable in the new healthcare economy that will be defined over the next five to seven years by the impact of the Affordable Care Act and the inevitable deficit reduction through cuts in...
