by Dr. Rick Goodman | Aug 8, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Workplace Culture
Organizational Culture That Attracts Top Talent The most expensive talent strategy in business today is building a culture that drives great people away and then wondering why you cannot attract better ones. An organizational culture that attracts top talent is not an...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Aug 8, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Leadership
Leadership Improves Employee Retention While researching my book The Solutions Oriented Leader, one fact became apparent. Ultimately, great organizations understand that leadership improves employee retention, and the reasons are consistent across every industry we...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership
Employee engagement survey questions only work when leaders actually use the data. Most do not. Leadership sees a score, compares it to last year, declares progress or concern, and then nothing changes. Employees notice. Next year they answer with less honesty. The...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Leadership, Workplace Culture
How to Reduce Employee Stress in the Workplace: A Leadership Framework Leaders who reduce employee stress in the workplace see measurable gains in retention, productivity, and team performance. Most organizations, however, treat stress as an individual problem. That...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership
Learning and Development Employee Engagement: Why Growth Drives Retention Learning and development employee engagement is one of the most direct and measurable drivers of retention, yet most organizations treat it as a training event rather than a leadership...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership
Employee Engagement Strategies for Leaders: What Managers Must Do Differently Employee engagement strategies for leaders are the single highest-leverage investment a manager can make, and most managers were never taught how to execute them. Gallup has tracked the...
