by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jun 11, 2018 | Leadership, Management Skills
How well do you know the people who work for you? I don’t mean knowing what TV shows they watch, or remembering the names of all the spouses and partners. I mean really knowing them—understanding how their minds work, what motivates them, what makes them tick. See,...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jun 6, 2018 | Leadership, Management Skills
What do we mean when we talk about managing up? Most simply, managing up is about intentionally, proactively trying to understand how your boss or manager thinks—what your boss’ strengths and weaknesses are, and how you can use that knowledge to improve your own work...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 31, 2018 | Leadership, Productivity
In an effort to be more productive, leaders are putting in more hours than ever before—yet many have learned that working longer hardly makes them more productive. Actually, the opposite can be the case. When you work yourself ragged, not taking the time you need for...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 21, 2018 | Leadership, Team Building
Great leaders are always in the market for fresh new ideas—actively seeking them out, soliciting them, soaking them up. Hopefully, yours is a company where all employees are encouraged to speak up and weigh in on where the business should head. And hopefully your...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 14, 2018 | Leadership, Personal Development
If your career plan culminates with you becoming the CEO of a company—if that’s the end point you seek—then I recommend investing in executive coaching. The reasoning is actually pretty simple: While you can learn a lot of key leadership skills simply from going to...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | May 9, 2018 | Leadership, Productivity, Self Care
Being good at time management has very little to do with intelligence. In fact, some of the sharpest leaders I know really struggle to use their time effectively. In many cases, they get into their own heads, overthinking things rather than developing the simple yet...
