by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 23, 2018 | Leadership, Management Skills
There’s no way around it: If you want to enjoy a positive work experience—and get plenty of opportunities to grow and to shine—you’re going to need your boss to trust you. But what happens if you lose that trust? What happens if you make an error that shakes whatever...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 18, 2018 | Leadership, Management Skills, Team Building
In order to effectively lead your team members, you first have to earn their trust. But when you’re brand new to your leadership position, that puts you in a bind. Trust is something that’s earned over time—not something you can create on day one. What can new leaders...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 16, 2018 | Leadership, Management Skills, Team Building
Mentorship can be beneficial to all parties involved—the mentors, the mentees, and even your company more broadly. That’s because mentorship, when done right, is one of the best ways to improve employee engagement—showing your team members that you’re willing to make...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 11, 2018 | Leadership, Management Skills
No matter how many pitches or presentations you’ve delivered, it’s still possible to feel a little jittery before you take the stage. Nobody likes that butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling, but there are practical steps you can take to minimize them, and to really feel...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 9, 2018 | Leadership, Workplace Culture
What’s the most important ingredient in company culture? There are several possible answers, perhaps, but for me the most obvious one is trust. For your company to succeed, and for its culture to thrive, your employees have to trust you; and you, in turn, must have...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 2, 2018 | Leadership
Executive coaching is anything but passive. To benefit from your work with a coach, you have to give as much as you get; you have to be engaged and active in the process. Of course, if you’ve never worked with an executive coach before, you might not know what that...
