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Leadership insights, engagement strategies, and business growth thinking from Dr. Rick Goodman — Top 30 Global Leadership Guru and author with 2,000+ programs delivered worldwide.
How to Set an Effective Meeting Agenda
When you invite other people to a meeting, they have every right to expect you to run that meeting efficiently. It’s the height of unprofessionalism—to say nothing of rudeness and inefficiency—for you to waste their time. To that end, one of the best things you can do when planning your meeting is to set a […]
Great Leaders Let Go of Their Fears
What are you afraid of? No, really. Take just a moment to take inventory of the things that cause you to tremble. You don’t have to say them out loud, but do keep them in mind—because in this post, I want to talk candidly about fear. A little bit of fear can be healthy, it’s […]
Transformational Leaders Have to be Great Listeners
One of my favorite things to talk about is transformational leadership—and the more I coach and present on this topic, the more I become convinced in the centrality of active listening. Here’s why: To be a true transformational leader—an agent of change at your company—you’ve got to constantly be open to ways things could be […]
How Leaders Can Set Better Goals
We’re knee-deep into the New Year’s resolution season—the part of the year where many of us make goals for personal or professional self-improvement. Yet goal-setting itself is a learned skill, and it’s not necessarily one that comes easily to every business leader. Ironically, you may benefit from making it your goal to set better goals! […]
HR Mistakes That Can Haunt You
In the life of any business, HR decisions have to be made—decisions about hiring, training, firing, and beyond. That’s why medium- and large-sized companies have HR professionals or even entire HR departments to make sure these decisions are made judiciously. Indeed: When handled incorrectly, even a seemingly minor HR decision can come back to bite […]
HR’s Role in Building a Robust Company Culture
Every company has a culture, whether you’re aware of it or not. The question is, are you being intentional about building a strong company culture—or are you simply allowing it to happen haphazardly? I don’t need to tell you that just hoping for a positive company culture is a bad approach. I also don’t […]