by John G. Self | Jun 1, 2015 | Career Management, Leadership
An organization’s culture is not something you can simply read about and master. This is especially true for executive recruiters and candidates. Understanding the organization’s culture plays a critical role in determining whether a candidate succeeds in her or his...
by John G. Self | Apr 10, 2015 | Career Management, Stories
My dad was a hard working business owner. He worked long hours and had great success as a retail baker. He did it, first and foremost, to be a good provider for his family and to help his sons to have a life that was better than the one he had. In his youth and as...
by John G. Self | Mar 2, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
A wise and seasoned, if not a little cynical CEO I know, once described the payroll process at a former hospital as “distributing cash to zombies” or “paying people for something we are not getting.” In other words, paying employees just to show up. He also described...
by John G. Self | Jul 9, 2014 | Healthcare, Leadership
Values are important. The further one goes in their career – the higher one rises in an organization – the more important their values (should) become. Executives make decisions every day. Their values are in play at every turn, whether they consciously think about...
by John G. Self | May 19, 2014 | Career Management, Recruiting
You are out of a job. An important question you need to ask yourself is what would you have had to do in order to avoid being out of work? What would you have done differently? Better performance? A more powerful “rabbi”, someone who would have protected you? ...
