by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jul 4, 2019 | Leadership, Personal Development
All of us want to matter. All of us want to make a difference. I think that’s just part of human nature. So, here’s a question for team leaders: Do you matter? Does your leadership have a real impact? If an employee goes to work elsewhere, will they still remember...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jun 24, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Development
Following years in corporate America, you decide you’re ready to work for yourself. So, you start a business. You hustle. You learn as you go. You do good work. Your business booms! Pretty soon, you can’t keep up with all of the demands, so you hire someone. And...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jun 13, 2019 | Personal Development, Productivity, Workplace Culture
Recently, someone told me something that was truly shocking. I was speaking with an HR professional, and she mentioned that, over the course of an average workday, most of us only have about three hours of truly productive time. And yet, we’re at the office for a full...
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...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Mar 11, 2019 | Leadership, Personal Development
Being a transformational leader is hard. Any time you’re in a position of authority, you’re bound to get some pushback, and to experience some setbacks and obstacles. What separates the truly great transformational leaders from the so-so ones is resilience—the ability...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jan 29, 2019 | Leadership, Personal Development
What are you afraid of? No, really. Take just a moment to take inventory of the things that cause you to tremble. You don’t have to say them out loud, but do keep them in mind—because in this post, I want to talk candidly about fear. A little bit of fear can be...
