by Dr. Rick Goodman | Aug 8, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Human Resources, Workplace Culture
Organizational Culture That Attracts Top Talent The most expensive talent strategy in business today is building a culture that drives great people away and then wondering why you cannot attract better ones. An organizational culture that attracts top talent is not an...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Aug 8, 2026 | Hiring and Retention, Leadership
Leadership Improves Employee Retention While researching my book The Solutions Oriented Leader, one fact became apparent. Ultimately, great organizations understand that leadership improves employee retention, and the reasons are consistent across every industry we...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Aug 8, 2026 | Leadership, Team Building
How Leaders Sabotage Their Own Team-Building Most leaders have only the best intentions when it comes to team-building. Yet sometimes, they can be their own worst enemies. Without realizing it, leaders say and do things that sabotage their own efforts to build strong,...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Aug 8, 2026 | Leadership, Team Performance
Do You Have an Effective Performance Management System? To get the most out of your team members, it is important to have an effective performance management system in place. Most team leaders say they are aware of this. And yet, just because you have one does not...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Aug 2, 2026 | Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Leadership
Here's the thing about employee recognition strategies: most of them fail for the same reason. They're generic. "Thanks for your hard work, team" means almost nothing to the person reading it. But telling someone exactly what they did and why it mattered? That lands...