by Dr. Rick Goodman | Feb 21, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management Skills
As a leader, it’s important to always have a plan. At the same time, however, it’s important to realize that your plans won’t always unfold smoothly. You’ll run into problems. You’ll hit a wall. You’ll be thrown off course. Pick whichever turn of phrase you like—the...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jan 31, 2019 | Management Skills, Productivity
When you invite other people to a meeting, they have every right to expect you to run that meeting efficiently. It’s the height of unprofessionalism—to say nothing of rudeness and inefficiency—for you to waste their time. To that end, one of the best things you can do...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jan 24, 2019 | Leadership, Management Skills, Personal Development, Workplace Culture
One of my favorite things to talk about is transformational leadership—and the more I coach and present on this topic, the more I become convinced in the centrality of active listening. Here’s why: To be a true transformational leader—an agent of change at your...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jan 4, 2019 | Hiring and Retention, Leadership, Management Skills, Team Building, Workplace Culture
You won’t be the leader of your business forever—and part of your job is making sure there’s someone ready to take over for you when you exit. In other words, part of your job description is identifying the people on your team who have leadership potential, and...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 25, 2018 | Leadership, Management Skills, Productivity
Thanks to modern communication technology, most of us aren’t nearly as office-bound as we used to be. We can get our work done from practically anywhere—the basement, the living room, a favorite coffee shop, a quiet park bench, even an airport terminal. And sometimes,...
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...