by John G. Self | Jan 14, 2015 | Career Management, Recruiting
Early last year, at the urging of my wife, I entered treatment for a reliance on alcohol. It wasn’t affecting my job performance those close to me at work later said, but it was noticeable to my closest friends and family. My board was very supportive through my...
by John G. Self | Jun 11, 2014 | Recruiting
Here is one of the most important things we know about engineering sustainable cultural change: it starts at the top. The CEO may have a reputation as “the invisible ghost” with the staff, but if he or she does not buy off on, and visibly support, the change, it...
by John G. Self | Nov 21, 2012 | Healthcare, Leadership
We have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving 2012. In healthcare, for example, we should be thankful that we have survived, in spite of ourselves, on several important issues, like how we invest in our human capital, or, according to hundreds of hospital annual...
by John G. Self | Sep 17, 2012 | Leadership
A hopeful, confident, competent workforce that trusts its leaders has to be what every smart CEO in the United States covets. The key words here are hope and trust. Hope and trust will produce a level of confidence that is an amazing and powerful force in the...
by John G. Self | Jun 1, 2012 | Career Management
The nice thing about waking up before dawn is that you can retire to your study with a cup of coffee, think out loud and there is no one around who will tell you that you are wrong. As I read the news regarding the monthly jobs report, my thoughts returned to several...
