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 | 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 16, 2019 | Workplace Culture
For years now, hiring and recruitment trends have been shaped by one simple idea: Cultural fit. But recently, a number of HR professionals have started second-guessing this practice; in fact, some have suggested that cultural fit, however well-intentioned, may...
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 6, 2019 | Workplace Culture
Culture. Those of us in the business community talk about it endlessly. We read articles about it. We write articles about it! We have meetings about it, and in some cases even hire executives to oversee our culture-shaping initiatives. And that’s all well and good:...
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...
