by John G. Self | May 24, 2010 | Career Management
In her Sunday column "Lies As Wishes," New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd details the misadventures of executives and politicians, in this case primarily the latter, who enhance their accomplishments to strengthen their position with the voters. ...
by John G. Self | Feb 2, 2010 | Career Management, Leadership, Recruiting
George Bradt has again focused on a very important aspect of recruiting, integration and retention. These are all interrelated issues and CEOs and HR VPs who do not come to grips with these issues are placing themselves, unnecessarily so, at risk. I encourage you to...
by John G. Self | Dec 28, 2009 | Leadership, Recruiting
A high performing Director of the Lab for a 565-bed hospital announced her resignation. The Vice President responsible for overseeing the department consults with the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Human Resources and then contacts several contingency...
by John G. Self | Dec 7, 2009 | Recruiting
A colleague from a public company recently shared the following story. A hospital CEO was leaving a mid-sized community hospital. He had been successful and was recruited away by a competitor to lead a larger hospital for a very attractive compensation package. The...
by John G. Self | Dec 4, 2009 | Recruiting
What makes a great recruiting program? There are six components to a gold-plated recruiting program. If an organization seeks to be the employer of choice in a given market, they must take their recruiting program to the next level. Keep in mind that current...
