by Dr. Rick Goodman | Sep 18, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture
Your business may have a number of valuable assets, but there’s nothing more precious than your team. A highly motivated and engaged team should be prized above all else. And it’s not something you’ll achieve by accident; instead, you’ll need the right employee...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 18, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Workplace Culture
As a transformational leader, it’s important that you focus on employee engagement; the people who work for you must feel like they are part of a team. What you don’t want is for them to feel like they’re just cogs in a machine, or like the human equivalent of drones....
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jun 20, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Workplace Culture
What’s your company’s most valuable asset? It’s not a trick question. Your most valuable asset is your team. Simply put, any success you have is ultimately going to come down to the efforts and outcomes of your employees. So, it makes sense—it’s an important...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jun 17, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources
There’s a lot of received wisdom about the hiring process—a litany of “best practices” we’re all supposed to follow. The thing is, that received wisdom isn’t always so wise. And the best practices? They’re not always very good. You’ve got to be...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jun 6, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Workplace Culture
I’m always reminding people that company culture is real, whether you can see it or not; whether you’re aware of it or not; whether you’re actively building it or just letting it happen by accident. Every company has a culture, and that culture has an impact on...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jun 3, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Development, Workplace Culture
You hear an awful lot about employee engagement these days; what it is, why it matters, how you measure it, and so on. Here’s one aspect of employee engagement that’s probably not emphasized enough: It just comes down to the way you treat people. So, for...
