by John G. Self | Jan 28, 2015 | Career Management
The concept that led to the creation of the so-called elevator speech is dead. Thank goodness. As most of you know it was a favorite term, a tool, a recommendation that career coaches liked to pass along to those who were thinking about, or actually looking for a new...
by John G. Self | Nov 7, 2014 | Career Management
Are you doing what you love to do? Are you any good at it — are you in the top 10 percent performance-wise of hospital executives in the country? If you are not consistently a top performer, then prepare yourself for the probable bad news — your career will not go...
by John G. Self | Oct 6, 2014 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
As we move forward with healthcare reform, I hope we don’t sell our values down the drain in the name of making “hard choices in order to survive.” Healthcare is a business but it is a business that must be based on a strong moral center and led by executives with a...
by John G. Self | Sep 4, 2013 | Leadership, Stories
John is just returning from a long weekend with family in California so we’ve decided to share an oldie but goodie today. This piece was originally posted in January of 2013. A baker’s dozen, a little something extra… When you buy a dozen cookies,...
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...
