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Hard-wiring Your “Soft” Skills
We all know that the secret sauce to success is having the right ingredients of skills, knowledge and abilities. Skills and knowledge can be gained through educational training, work experience and mastery through practice. The abilities often revolve around the...
Career Lattice vs Career Ladder
Last week when the guest speaker in my Organizational Behavior class mentioned “career lattice”, I saw many quizzical expressions on my student’s faces. I realized, where other industries have adopted this method of talent development and retention, the healthcare...
How to make the hiring manager believe you are the best candidate for the job
s a job-seeker, one of our biggest pitfalls is failing to align ourselves properly with the position. Simply put, we use our language and not their language, otherwise known as the wording used within the job description. Your accomplishments and job experiences may...
Are You Ready for 2018?
2017 has been a turbulent year for the healthcare industry. Not only have we seen tremendous disruption in technology and innovation, but also more consolidation and strained resources. Natural disasters across the country and the unstable economy have added to the...
Give yourself the gift of networking – how to network during the holidays
The holidays are the perfect time to reconnect with old friends and colleagues that you may not have spoken to in a long time. The season is full of celebrations and parties where you are in the presence of a lot of untapped potential. Potential to make a connection....
Three Ways to Work With Recruiters
With over 15 years of executive search work and helping healthcare companies recruit, land and lead talent for their organizations, there are still things in the industry that surprise. One of those is the disconnect between the healthcare executive and the...
Happy Holidays from Wiederhold & Associates
In lieu of mailing holiday cards, and in keeping with the spirit of giving during this time of year, Wiederhold & Associates has made a donation to a charity in honor of our clients, network members and friends for being a part of our lives this year. For 2017,...
Inner Leadership Development
Recently, I became certified in the Leadership Circle Profile, the most comprehensive leadership assessment system available. This is the second assessment I added to my tool chest focusing on leadership. The first was the Hogan Assessments. Together, these are a...
Employee Engagement is easy to achieve if you think about it differently
The most important thing to remember about employee engagement is that it is an emotion that drives employees to want to achieve more for the organization where they work. Now a lot of business leaders don’t like dealing with employee emotions and that is what makes...
Executive job seekers- why your Master’s degree and years of experience aren’t good enough
If you think your Master’s degree and experience alone will translate into landing that great executive job, you will likely find disappointment. Why? Simple - everyone else in the candidate pool has a Master’s degree and experience. You need to stand out from the...
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are grateful for our clients, associates and friends.Wishing you and your lovedones a Happy Thanksgiving!Jim
Where to Next? The Fastest Route to Career Advancement
Are you looking to be promoted? If getting a promotion is important to you, then it is time to sit down and ask yourself what you can be doing to actively advance your career. Here are some suggestions. Regain Career Momentum Define what success looks like to you....
The Man in the Mirror
A courageous person takes an honest look at who they are. A powerful person acknowledges their weaknesses and strengths then understands how to use them both successfully. Leadership involves building and maintaining a high-performing team. Anything that detracts from...
Performance Excellence-Physician Enterprise
Introductory Comments: The healthcare industry is at a crossroads. Consumerism, regulatory requirements, payer requirements, employer demands and other factors are driving forces for change in service delivery. Now is the time to get it right. We need to reduce cost,...
Hire Employees with Longevity
Studies show that an average of 50% of newly hired executives not appropriately onboarded, either quit or were fired within their first three years. A successful onboarding program accelerates the executive’s breakeven point on the investment the organization has made...
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