Why Companies Overspend on AI and Underspend on People

Why Companies Overspend on AI and Underspend on People

by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 22, 2026 | AI & ChatGPT, Leadership, leadership development

A new KPMG report confirms what I have been saying from stages across 32 countries for more than 30 years: organizations dramatically overspend on technology and dramatically underspend on the one investment that actually drives performance. Their people. The numbers...
Employee Engagement Survey Questions That Produce Actionable Data

Employee Engagement Survey Questions That Produce Actionable Data

by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership

Employee engagement survey questions only work when leaders actually use the data. Most do not. Leadership sees a score, compares it to last year, declares progress or concern, and then nothing changes. Employees notice. Next year they answer with less honesty. The...
Learning and Development Employee Engagement: Why Growth Drives Retention

Learning and Development Employee Engagement: Why Growth Drives Retention

by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership

Learning and Development Employee Engagement: Why Growth Drives Retention Learning and development employee engagement is one of the most direct and measurable drivers of retention, yet most organizations treat it as a training event rather than a leadership...
Employee Engagement Strategies for Leaders: What Managers Must Do Differently

Employee Engagement Strategies for Leaders: What Managers Must Do Differently

by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership

Employee Engagement Strategies for Leaders: What Managers Must Do Differently Employee engagement strategies for leaders are the single highest-leverage investment a manager can make — and most managers were never taught how to execute them.  Gallup has tracked the...
Employee Engagement Strategies: The Leadership Framework That Actually Works

Employee Engagement Strategies: The Leadership Framework That Actually Works

by Dr. Rick Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Leadership

Employee Engagement Strategies: The Leadership Framework That Actually Works Effective employee engagement strategies are the difference between organizations that retain and develop their best people and those that lose them to disengagement.Then they wonder why...
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