Leadership Consulting That Builds High-Performing Organizations
Dr. Rick Goodman works directly with executive teams, boards, and organizations to identify performance gaps, build strategic clarity, and create cultures that execute consistently.
Read more about why leadership consistency is the foundation of organizational performance.
Every Organization Has Untapped Performance Sitting Right Below the Surface
The gap between where your organization is and where it could be is rarely a talent problem. It is a systems problem — unclear strategy, misaligned leadership, and cultures that tolerate inconsistency.
Dr. Rick Goodman is a leadership consultant with over 30 years of experience helping corporate organizations, healthcare systems, and associations close that gap. As a leadership consultant, Rick brings an outside perspective that internal teams cannot provide — identifying blind spots, building alignment, and putting the structures in place that drive sustainable performance improvement.
Every engagement is customized. Rick does not apply cookie-cutter frameworks. He works directly with your leadership team to understand what is driving performance gaps and build a practical plan to close them.
Why Organizations Plateau Even With Strong Talent
Most organizational performance problems are not caused by a lack of capable people. They are caused by misaligned strategy, inconsistent leadership behaviors, and cultures that have drifted from the standards that drive results.
An outside leadership consultant sees what insiders cannot — the patterns, the gaps, and the structural issues that are costing the organization time, talent, and revenue. Rick brings the clarity, the framework, and the candor to name what is holding your organization back and build a concrete plan to fix it.
How Dr. Rick Engages as a Leadership Consultant
📋 Strategic Planning
Facilitated strategic planning process that moves your leadership team from broad goals to a concrete, executable plan. Rick interviews stakeholders at every level, facilitates the planning sessions, and delivers a roadmap your team can act on immediately.
👥 Executive Team Development
Structured program focused on building high-performing leadership teams through shared frameworks, accountability systems, and the trust and communication patterns that drive cohesive execution. Designed to work in tandem with executive coaching.
🔎 Organizational Assessment
Comprehensive assessment using individual and group interviews, personality and leadership style assessments, and facilitated sessions to identify the real drivers of performance gaps — and the strengths your organization can build on.
🌟 Culture and Performance Consulting
Direct consulting engagement focused on diagnosing culture drift, building accountability structures, and implementing the leadership behaviors that align your people around shared standards and measurable outcomes.
Who Works With Dr. Rick as a Leadership Consultant
Corporate Executive Teams
Organizations that need strategic alignment, stronger execution, and a leadership culture that drives consistent performance across divisions and departments.
Healthcare Organizations
Health systems and hospital groups where leadership culture directly impacts patient outcomes, staff retention, and organizational performance under sustained pressure.
Associations and Boards
State and national associations that need strategic clarity, stronger governance, and leadership development programs that serve their membership at a high level.
High-Growth Companies
Scaling organizations that need leadership systems and culture frameworks in place before growth creates the misalignment and accountability gaps that stall momentum.
What Organizations Gain From Working With Dr. Rick
Strategic Clarity
A shared, executable strategy your entire leadership team is aligned on — with clear priorities, defined ownership, and a roadmap that drives daily decisions.
Accountability Systems
Practical frameworks that build ownership at every level of the organization — so performance standards are maintained without micromanagement.
Measurable Performance Improvement
Consulting engagements are built around outcomes you can track — not activity metrics, but the real performance indicators that matter to your organization.
Stronger Leadership Culture
A culture where leaders model the behaviors they expect, hold standards consistently, and develop the next generation of leaders rather than creating dependency.
Communication That Drives Results
Leadership teams that communicate with clarity, reduce misalignment, and make decisions faster because they share a common framework and language.
Blind Spots Identified and Addressed
An outside perspective that surfaces what internal teams cannot see — the patterns, gaps, and structural issues that are costing you performance every day.
Results From Organizations That Have Worked With Dr. Rick
"You helped our sales team develop a new area of business that reached $80 million in sales in its first year. You are on your game and you crushed it."
Managing Director, Franklin Templeton Investments
"Working with Rick Goodman has been a truly rewarding experience. His collaborative spirit, strategic mindset, and ability to communicate complex ideas with clarity make him an exceptional partner."
Interpublic Group
"Working with Dr. Rick Goodman was an outstanding experience from start to finish. He was responsive, professional, and collaborative throughout the planning process, making everything seamless."
Executive Director, CICPAC
What Organizations Ask Before Engaging a Leadership Consultant
How is this different from a keynote or workshop?
How long does a typical consulting engagement last?
Can consulting be combined with a keynote or retreat?
What industries do you work with?
How do we get started?
Ready to Close the Gap Between Where You Are and Where You Could Be?
Let's start with a direct conversation about your organization's specific challenges and what a consulting engagement with Dr. Rick could produce.