by John G. Self | Mar 27, 2012 | Career Management
If you cannot admit to failure, do not apply, was an underlying theme of a recent Corner Office Q&A in The New York Times, edited by Adam Bryant. Bryant interviewed Tracey Matura, the General Manager of the Smart car division at Mercedes Benz USA, regarding her...
by John G. Self | Aug 12, 2010 | Career Management
Dan, a promising young up and coming executive in a hyper-competitive industry who was pirated away by another company, arrived with great fanfare; it was a real coup to get him on the team. He was truly a trophy catch, sought after by others in the market...
by John G. Self | Jul 6, 2010 | Career Management, Recruiting
The telephone interview is a killer. More potentially good candidates are eliminated from consideration based on their performance at this stage of the recruitment process than at any other time. Everyone is blind. You cannot see the candidate. They cannot see you....
by John G. Self | Feb 22, 2010 | Leadership, Recruiting
As increasing numbers of health systems and hospitals move to bring their executive and management recruiting functions in house in an effort to reduce costs and improve quality, CEOs — and their Chief Human Resource Officers — should be asking questions...
by John G. Self | Nov 16, 2008 | Healthcare, Leadership, Stories
The great thing about my job is that I get to meet and talk with a wide range of current and former health system and hospital executives. Most of the time these encounters occur at ACHE events or other conferences. Occasionally they are chance meetings in hotel...
