by John G. Self | Feb 27, 2013 | Career Management, Technology
The beauty of social networking platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook is that they offer enormous leverage for career management. It is essential to master these so-called social media tools. Whether it be a Facebook or Instagram tool, for an example, Kicksta. But you...
by John G. Self | Dec 31, 2012 | Career Management, Recruiting
My 2012 is coming to an end in much the same way it began, at least according to my email, with questions regarding career management, the resume and how to deal with recruiters. Career Management – My email is balanced between people who are concerned about losing a...
by John G. Self | Dec 12, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership, Technology
Successful leaders are great communicators, they are respected for their honesty and transparency, they know how to select and motivate people and, above all else, they know how to sell ideas. These are five essential leadership competencies. Every industry and every...
by John G. Self | Dec 5, 2012 | Career Management, Healthcare, Technology
Today, the average senior hospital executive does not spend much time, if any, with LinkedIn or anything that remotely resembles “social media.” They see no upside. That will all change over the next seven to 10 years as Baby Boomer leaders retire and the next...
by John G. Self | Oct 24, 2012 | Stories, Technology
I propose that career professionals change two words: social media and elevator speech. First, to social media. I have found that a good many professionals, while they may embrace this new phenomenon for corporate marketing, turn up their noses at the idea of using...