by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 23, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture
America’s businesses have a burnout problem. Chronic stress and anxiety are destroying employee wellness, compromising productivity, and torpedoing engagement. But the problem isn’t without a solution. And to a large extent, that solution starts with team leaders....
by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 13, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture
You’re probably familiar with the old expression, you learn something new every day. Well, I want you to imagine something for a moment. Imagine that you have the kind of work environment where people actually do learn something new every day. The kind of work...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 9, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture
Let’s start with the obvious: It’s not a good thing when your employees are stressed. Stress erodes morale, wrecks wellness, impairs productivity, and leads to an unhappy and unengaged team. As a leader, you can’t always keep your team members stress-free, but...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 2, 2019 | Leadership, Management Skills
There’s no such thing as a distraction-free workspace. I don’t care if you’re in your office, at home, or in a favorite coffee shop. Your mind can still wander. The beeps and alerts from your phone and laptop can draw you away from the task at hand. It happens to the...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 29, 2019 | Leadership, Self Care, Workplace Culture
Workplace wellness doesn’t happen through a simple program or through a few well-intentioned words of encouragement. It happens only when you make wellness part of your culture, one of the values around which your team aligns. That’s a tall order but by no...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 25, 2019 | Leadership, Management Skills, Workplace Culture
In today’s post, I’d like to share just a few quick thoughts on how a culture of transparency is established. These days, a lot of us are skeptical about just how much we can trust the news, our politicians, and our social media feeds. At the very least, we’d like to...