by Dr. Rick Goodman | Mar 30, 2023 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership, Management Skills
Learning how to handle diffficult personalities at work is a key skill of any solutions oriented leader! Managing difficult personalities can be a draining experience, whether it’s in the workplace, within your social circles, or even within your own family. The...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 31, 2022 | Hiring and Retention
When I was doing the research for my book The Solutions Oriented Leader one fact became apparent. Great organizations understand how solutions oriented leadership improves employee retention for several reasons. Employees don’t want to work for a pushover or a boss....
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Oct 26, 2020 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Team Building
Team building begins with smart hiring. A great team is one in which the group is stronger than the sum of its members. At the same time, a team cannot succeed unless all of the individuals that comprise it are dedicated to the team’s vision and to its success. To put...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Mar 2, 2020 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Workplace Culture
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. Here is what most leadership teams get wrong. They treat culture as a branding exercise. They put the right...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Feb 24, 2020 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Workplace Culture
These days, most businesses place a premium on workplace diversity. Simply put, most of us want to have an organizational culture that’s welcoming to all kinds of people, from all walks of life. There’s a moral imperative toward a diverse organizational culture, as...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 9, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture
All of us know people who like to complain. Those folks can be difficult to be around, and they can be especially tough to work with. And when you’re in a leadership role, you have little choice but to deal with these negative employees regularly. You may sometimes be...
