Workplace Dysfunction: Are You the Culprit? You work extremely hard, under intense pressure, to deliver on your objectives. But in the process, could you unwittingly sabotage your employees’ success? Use these best practices to lead effectively — without being a you-know-what: If you run a workplace or a team where people are constantly in conflict,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Career Tips
How to Nail the Job Search When You’re a Busy Exec (With Zero Time)
By Jenny Foss, themuse.com You’ve made it to (or darned near) the top of the food chain at your company. And, for the most part, this feels really stinking good. And it should! But there’s this one thing—you’re just not feeling it anymore. Maybe you’ve gone through a merger and things have changed. Maybe… Read more »
What Defines A Qualified Candidate
Over the 25 years I’ve spent in the recruitment field, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve presented a candidate that wasn’t qualified “on-paper” but I knew there was something special about this individual and that they would do great things given the opportunity (and perhaps a little mentoring). What is interesting is that… Read more »
9 Pieces of Career Advice From Healthcare Leaders
I recently came across this article from Becker’s Hospital Review and thought it was worth sharing. The article was written by Morgan Haefner and published on June 20, 2016. Business Insider asked more than 20 healthcare executives at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual June conference what career advice they would offer aspiring healthcare workers…. Read more »
The Five Deadliest Job Interview Mistakes
Originally posted July 5, 2014, on LinkedIn by Liz Ryan, CEO, Human Workplace A lot of people are confused about job interviews. They think a job interview is like a citizenship exam. They think that if they study hard and give the right answer to each question put to them, everything will be fine…. Read more »
Call to Action: Why CEO Recruitment Must Change
Written by Daniel J. Sinnott, CEO, Sinnott Executive Consulting | June 17, 2014 This is a call to action for all healthcare board members, system leaders and recruitment industry leaders. There needs to be a fundamental shift in the way CEO/executive recruitment is done throughout the healthcare industry — specifically the “position description.” Before the… Read more »
The Most Important Interview Question of All Time
By Lou Adler, January 17, 2013 Over the past 30+ years as a recruiter, I can confirm that at least two-thirds of my hiring manager clients weren’t very good at interviewing. Yet, over 90% thought they were. To overcome this situation, it was critical that I became a better interviewer than them, to prove with… Read more »
Succession planning lacking in healthcare
August 7, 2012 | By Karen M. Cheung, Fierce Healthcare If a hospital CEO suddenly left, many healthcare organizations would be out of luck. According to a survey from search firm Witt/Kieffer, less than 40 percent of healthcare CEOs have worked with their board to develop a formal succession plan, and only one-third have mentored… Read more »
8 Qualities of Remarkable Employees
Forget good to great. Here’s what makes a great employee remarkable. Great employees are reliable, dependable, proactive, diligent, great leaders and great followers… they possess a wide range of easily-defined—but hard to find—qualities. A few hit the next level. Some employees are remarkable, possessing qualities that may not appear on performance appraisals but nonetheless make… Read more »
Is This the Right Time to Expand Your Medical Practice?
With the economy still in disarray, interest rates are still low and overextended developers are selling land and building space at greatly reduced rates. There has actually been a boom in medical office building construction, while other sectors continue to wane. If you are thinking of expanding your medical practice, now might be a good… Read more »