by John G. Self | Jan 20, 2016 | Career Management
The key to success in running a business I have come to learn is to zero in on essential triggers for success, and execute flawlessly. As my father, a highly successful retail baker liked to say, “It isn’t rocket science.” It is essential in business...
by John G. Self | Jan 18, 2016 | Recruiting
TYLER, Texas — It is all about results. This week, a valued customer and friend called to let me know she was not happy with the length of time a search was taking. It is a hard assignment in an isolated rural community for a hospital in the midst of a significant...
by John G. Self | Feb 4, 2013 | Leadership
The definition of great leadership is more than the impressive results on a financial statement. Superior results are important. As the former CEO of a Catholic health system once famously said, no margin, no mission. Here is the point: great leaders understand that...
by John G. Self | Jan 30, 2013 | Career Management, Recruiting
In a tight job market, it is fascinating how many senior level and aspiring executives shoot themselves in the career foot with mediocre or bad resumes, or with a resume that contains major mistakes. There is no shortage of books, columns and blogs that provide...
by John G. Self | Jun 5, 2012 | Career Management
Consistently delivering excellent results against the business plan is an essential pillar for effective career management. There will always be top performers, good performers, and then a group I prefer to call the marginals. This is one of the immutable truths of...
