Employee Engagement Strategy Resolutions Episode 33

Employee Engagement Strategy Resolutions

The year end is fast approaching and it’s time to reassess our employee engagement strategies to see what’s working and what can be improved. It doesn’t really matter if your employee engagement strategies are working well or if they’re failing! Maybe you haven’t even thought about it yet, but the time to do that is now.

Let me suggest a few different ways in which you can more effectively implement employee engagement strategies in the coming months and years with outstanding results. As an employee engagement keynote speaker, I am often asked buy fortune 500 company leaders and associations “how can they attract better employees and retain their best people?”

In this episode of “The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast” I am going to discuss how you can resolve to improve your employee engagement strategies for the future.

Resolve to Pause and Assess Your Situation:

One of the best resolutions that you can make is to be proactive about pausing to seriously think about the state of your employment engagement approach. When was last time that you really thought about what was working and what was not working in your overall strategy to employee engagement? And how frequently you discuss employee engagement strategies with the rest of the members of your leadership team?

Communication is the key the building a highly engaged employee strategy, but it takes time and effort.

Resolve to be a better goal setter and communicate those goals often:

So much of employee engagement comes down to better communication systems including the frequency with which leadership communicates with the rest of the team. It’s important to make opportunities for team members available to communicate with managers and leaders in addition to giving them the tools that they need to communicate effectively. These are all critical considerations on the D umbrella of your employee engagement strategy.

Resolve to bring in an executive coach or consultant to help you implement and improve your employee engagement strategy:

If you really want to be serious about improving your employee engagement strategies, Think about enlisting a transformational leadership expert who can come and speak with you and your team.

When you have a transformational leadership expert assess your culture and offer tips for improving your approach to employee engagement and business growth you will soon be on your way to achieving world-class results.

In fact, I’d be honored if you contacted me. Reach out anytime you’re ready to talk about employee engagement strategies. We are here to help you and your leadership team implement a successful employee engagement program which will help you retain your best team members while attracting world-class employees all in the setting of a happy and healthy work environment.

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The Top Ten Most Effective Eployee Engagement Strategies Episode 32

The Top Ten Most Effective Employee Engagement Strategies

One of the most common questions I’m asked after delivering a motivational keynote speech is; “How do I develop an employee engagement strategy at work”? It’s been my experience that one-size-fits-all employee engagement strategies are not very effective!

I do believe however there are number of key ingredients that most employee engagement strategies have in common in order to be effective. I’m going to call them my Top 10 Most Effective Employee Engagement Strategies in this episode of the Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast.

 

1. Make sure that your employees have the right tools to perform at a high-level. Employees who don’t feel they have the right tools including computer programs and other essential technologies become apathetic and never be fully engaged.
2. Investing in ongoing training: a Harvard University study recently was published and said that employees who don’t feel a Companies invested in improving their skills leaving find other avenues of work
3. Employee engagement starts with on boarding. When I am working with HR professionals and business owners, I’m always telling them that the engagement process starts during the interview process. This is where you will be articulating your company culture and mission to new recruits.
4. Recognition activities: Recognition activities are essential for the positive growth of your team. Everyone wants love, appreciation and respect for a job well done. People like to be told when they’re doing a good job.
5. Feedback is essential to employee engagement: did you make an effort to provide employee praise and affirmation, also remember to be clear, consistent and timely with employee feedback.
6. Create open lines of communication: I believe one of the keys to employee engagement is transparency and open communication. There are a number of different ways you can accomplish this, but make sure to have an open-door policy!
7. What gets calendars gets done: Metrics is a crucial part of employee engagement. Your team needs to know the goals and objectives in order to increase productivity.
8. Embrace your culture: one of the keys to employee engagement and retention is having a good work culture and making sure that your team understands how they play a role in the success of the organization in maintaining the company culture.
9. Make opportunities to destress workplace stress and burnout are very real problems, and if you let them faster, it could eat into your employee engagement numbers. Make sure to make time for fun activities especially off-campus activities.
10. Create a sense of balance: if as a leader you are out of balance it will be very difficult for your team to be in balance either. There’re a lot of ways you can provide employees with a greater sense of balance including Remote work options, flexibility to leave a little early to handle family matters and time for exercise.

As you can see, developing effective employee engagement strategy is a large undertaking. As you head into another year discover how employee engagement strategies can make your life easier today.

 

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Why Hiring A Transformational Leadership Expert Increases Your Business Growth Episode 31

Why Hiring a Transformational Leadership Expert Increases Your Success!

 

If you’re trying to motivate your team and engage them at a high level hiring a transformational leadership expert as a consultant will increase your success. It Is been my experience as a consultant over the last 20 years that bringing in an outside transformational leadership expert helps to assess your business needs and increase your success much faster than if you’re doing it alone.

 

In this podcast I will discuss 10 reasons why you should hire a transformational leadership expert immediately.

 

1. A transformational leadership expert will help you clearly define your goals and objectives.

 

2. A Transformational leadership expert sees things from a different point of view which brings independence and credibility.

  

3. When you hire a transformational leadership expert as a consultant you will get an unbiased and fair assessment of your business including areas for improvement

 

4. A Transformational leadership expert can help you set benchmarks and defined your metrics so that you could monitor progress into the future.

  

5. A good consultant can give you some examples of transformational leadership in action because they have experience from various professions and industries.

 

6. A Transformational leadership consultant and coach will customize their coaching to meet your needs and core values.

  

7. Hiring a transformational leadership expert can help you initiate a big change from the top of your organization to the bottom resulting in an organizational culture that is productive, happy and highly engaged.

 

8. When you hire a transformational leadership expert can help bolster your employee engagement did you turn can reduce turnover costs.

 

9. Once you get started focusing on thought leadership you will be able to unlock the transformational leadership mindset and become a solutions oriented leader.

 

10. Working with the transformational leadership expert opens the doors to continuous improvement and self-satisfaction.

  

If you’re ready begin your path to success and higher transformational leadership expert reach out to me and let’s talk one-on-one and see how we can help you achieve your goals and objectives. Connect with us at www.RickGoodman.com

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5 Keys To Choosing The Best Keynote Speaker Episode 30

5 Keys to Choosing The Best Keynote Speaker

 

Choosing the best keynote speaker for your next meeting is one of the most important decisions you could make that can help determine the positive outcome of your meeting and a return on investment for your attendees and your organization. In fact, having the right speakers in conference lineup can help to increase your attendance numbers year after year!

 

There are number things that you need to know about choosing the best motivational keynote speaker for your conference. Here are five that I feel are crucial in order to make the best decision and choose the best keynote speaker.

 

1. What will be unique and different about your speaker? Do they have a book? Is there point of view new and different?

 

2. Will the speaker be available, or will they deliver their speech, pick up their check and head for the door?

 

3. Does the speaker’s material fit with the theme of your event? A speaker could be World class however if their material is contrary to the goals of your event it’s not a fit.

 

4. Will the speaker help promote the event on social media or by providing pre conference video to help increase and drive attendance?

 

5. Will the speaker act like a diva who needs special attention making your life difficult?

 

These are all important considerations which will also provide you with questions to ask your potential keynote speakers in the future.

 

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6 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement Episode 29

6 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement

 

Employee engagement is critical if you want to retain and build a culture of solutions oriented leaders. In today’s podcast I will share with you six ways that you can immediately boost employee engagement and create a happy and productive work environment.

 

Studies today indicate that CEOs and see sweet executives agree the best way to retain and attract new employees is through ongoing Learning and development.

 

Here is six quick ways you can boost employee engagement in your organization

 

1. During the on boarding process make sure that employees are fully trained and an understanding of the additional Learning opportunities available to them.

 

2. Encourage cross functional training so that your team has an understanding of how other departments function while building their own skill sets.

 

3. Make sure that learning an education is ingrained in your companies mission and values and continually to reinforce that message to your team.

 

4. Bring in outside consultants and speakers to work with your group most CEOs and C-Suite executives agree that this is the most effective way to train their own teams.

 

5. Offer flexibility to your team members who seek additional learning opportunities, after all it’s only going to help your team and you as a leader

 

6. Encourage your team members to think outside the box. Don’t let them worry about failures because that’s always going to be a way they can learn and move to the next level.

 

 

If you would like more information on how we can help your team reach the next level contact us at info@rickgoodman.com or call 888 267-6098

 

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Understanding The Benefits of Transformational Leadership Episode 28

I’m often asked by leaders around the world what is transformational leadership? They hear the words used but they don’t understand the benefit or the true meaning a transformational leadership. In this episode I will share with you the benefits of having a transformational leadership culture in the five steps that you can use to implement one immediately in your organization.

 

In order to understand why we recommend implementing a transformational leadership culture in your organization it’s important to understand some of the benefits.

 

A transformational leader can enhance employee morale and performance providing a strong sense of purpose to motivate change and ultimately create a work environment it’s characterized by trust.

 

Five steps for implementing a transformational leadership culture:

 

1. Focus on your situational awareness this includes performing interviews and employee assessments to determine each individual’s highest and best use within the team.

 

 

2. Practice what you preach and lead by example! Teams go where you go, and your employees will always be looking to make sure that you’re doing exactly what you said you were going to do. When you are a leader that walks their talk, your team will start follow-through.

 

3. Create an open and transparent feedback process. Make sure that process is constructive and that you have an intentional, dynamic and value adding approach to giving feedback.

 

4. Have an open-door policy: transformational leaders that are willing to accept feedback from their employees find that their employees are more willing to cooperate and be open to change.

 

5. Invest in the professional development of the members of your team. There’s nothing more important than constantly developing your team members and improving their skills. This long-term investment will always pay the greatest dividends including an increasing retention and attracting even more talent.

 

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How to Empower Your Team To Be Leaders Episode 27

How To Empower Your Team Members to Be Leaders Episode 27 

Have you ever had people on your team that showed signs of being a great leader? In this episode you will discover for ways to empower your team to become better leaders in this episode of the solution during leader podcast.

 

It’s been my experience that many times there’ve been people on my team that could do a better job in certain areas of the business than I could. In the past I have micromanaged my employees and thought I could do everything on my own however that’s not a scalable model to grow your business. I discovered for ways that you can immediately empower your team to become better leaders and grow the team exponentially.

 

1. It’s important to understand that you can’t do everything on your own if you’re going to truly scale your business. Transformational leaders who are solutions-oriented leaders understand that delegation and the development of other leaders is the key to success.

 

2. The best transformational leaders inspire their team with a sense of vision. They make sure that their team understands the “Why” in everything they do because they understand the communication is the key to a transformational leader’s success!

 

3. The focus of a solutions-oriented leader is to develop a culture of open communication. They understand that most employees are afraid to step up and take leadership or responsibility for fear of failure. The best transformational leaders make it clear that their employees need to speak up and express their opinions without any fear or retribution in order for the team to grow.

 

4. A solutions-oriented leader understands that they need to make opportunities available for their team to attend professional development seminars, webinars, and even engage them with an executive coach. The more emphasis that is put on development of the leaders of our team, the more the team will grow producing a happy and healthy work environment.

 

As a leader your role for inspiring other leaders around you is vital. You have the ability to make positive changes on other people’s lives as well as your own. To talk with me Burger about ideas, reach out directly and connect with me at www.RickGoodman.com

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Why The Best Leaders Have A Strategic Plan Episode 26

The best leaders in the world understand the importance of strategic planning and their success. In this episode of the solutions aren’t leader podcasts we’re going to discuss why the best leaders have a strategic plan and the importance of the strategic planning process in their business growth and success.

There are a number of reasons why you should implement a strategic planning process in your organization. The number one reason is that no plan is the plan to fail!

It’s important to understand the definition of the strategic planning process wherein managers set short-term and long-term goals for the organization. It is also important to establish metrics in order to gauge where you are and what you need to do in order to accomplish your goals.

Benefits of strategic planning:

• It gives your team the big picture of what needs to be accomplished and why.
• It helps you to use your resources more efficiently, saving money and time.
• It helps to define your culture and the way that you do business.
• It makes team members accountable for their actions and productivity.
• It adds to the overall value of your company, Association or organization.

 

Six quick steps to designing a strategic plan:

 

1. Look at past strategic planning documents and evaluate how well the business attained those goals or fell short of those goals.
2. Draft a vision statement and allow input from all your key stakeholders.
3. Use the vision statement as a guide to create a mission statement and the list of company values to support your strategic plan.
4. Understand and assess any potential roadblocks to meeting your strategic plans, making notes of the limitations an understanding who your competitors are.
5. Decide how you can to communicate your plan to the entire team in order to get buy-in.
6. Last create some action steps for your team how will it work towards goals? What should the resource allocation look like? And who is ultimately responsible and accountable for that portion of the plan.

 

These are general considerations to think about you start to design your strategic plan. Reach out and let’s discuss your goals objectives and how we can add value to your company. You can connect with me at info@rickgoodman.com Or call us at 888-267-6098.

 

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Building The Right Leadership Skills For Today's World Episode 25

Building the right leadership skills in today’s world is crucial for your success as a leader. In this episode we will discuss the importance of having the right leadership skills and the seven key leadership skills that will bring you the results you desire.

I am often asked buy leaders and executives that I coach if I believe that leaders, we’re born that way or if they have developed their skills over long period of time. I believe both are true, I think that there are some natural born leaders however they always have to develop their skills and are constantly working on themselves.

I believe there is seven key leadership skills that we need to develop in order to be successful.

Seven Key Leadership Skills for Success!

 

1. In today’s world leaders must be agile things can change in a minute and I have to be flexible enough to respond.

 

2. Leaders need to develop their sense of vision and be able to communicate that effectively to their team in order to achieve their goals.

 

3. Delegation is going to be the key to a leaders success. It’s impossible for you to do everything on your own and sometimes you’re going to find people on your team that we’ll be able to do a better job than you can.

 

4. A leader is going to have to motivate their team to reach levels they never thought possible. I always say, “teams go where you go” and “you can’t sell what you don’t own.” So, it’s imperative that you walk your talk!

 

5. Leaders in today’s world need to be able to develop talent. You have to put the wooden before you go to get the fire out and one of the biggest mistakes leaders make is not fully training the members on their team.

 

6. Stress management is another skill that today’s leaders need to develop. The workplace can be a stressful place and the leader needs to know how to roll with the punches. We work to live we don’t live to work, and balance is going to be the key.

 

7. A true leader always sets the example. Your team is always going to be watching your every move so act the way you want your team to act and you will be developing Solutions oriented team.

 

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4 Ways to Conquer Productivity Killers Episode 24

If you are like me there have been many times when you’ve worked hard a whole day and felt like you got nothing accomplished. There were distractions, meetings and drains on your time. I call these the productivity killers that live in your workplace.

On today’s episode of the Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast we are going to discuss four ways that you can conquer productivity killers and create more time to accomplish your most important goals and objectives with ease.

The 4 ways to conquer your productivity Killers:

 

1. Use a time log to track your time and find out what the biggest drain on your productivity and time are throughout the week. If you do this I guarantee you will find several hours of wasted time that you can refocus to be more productive in the future.

 

2. Give yourself a break! Taking a break throughout the day for as little as 10 minutes can help increase your productivity and decrease your stress levels. Go out and get some fresh air, stretcher muscles and come back ready to rock.

 

3. Make sure that your meetings are productive. Wherever I speak I hear CEOs and leaders complain about the number of meetings and the time that is wasted in them. Make sure that you have a focused agenda and you know what you want to accomplish before you even begin the meeting. As many people know I’m also a big fan of the morning huddle a 15 minute meeting three times a week accomplishes a lot more than a long drawn out meeting in the middle of the day.

 

 4. Start with the one task that you dislike the most often is one of       the most important tasks that you can accomplish in a day.             Another great thing to do is tackle 3 to 4 mini tasks which will         also give you motivation and make you feel good about yourself.

 

 

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How to Build Your Personal Brand Episode 23

In Today’s world the top leaders develop and protect their personal brand biggest thing know we could make them a fortune or lose everything for them in an instant. Discover six ways that you can build your personal brand that will make you stand above the crowd.

 

There are a number of reasons why your personal brand is so important for you as a leader. It’s not just for entrepreneurs, C-suite executives and politicians anymore. It is something that all leaders should take seriously if they want to help to motivate their team and grow their business.

 

Here are six steps you can take immediately to build your personal brand:

 

1. Do a self-assessment before you start branding yourself. What are your strengths and weaknesses and where do you add value to an organization?

 

 

2. Make sure to memorialize everything by writing it out! This is something personal so you don’t have to share with everyone. It will just help you to clarify who you are and what your team leadership style truly is.

 

3. Decide how you are going to establish your thought leadership. Your personal brand needs to be in a consumable form for people to know who you are and what you are all about. This may mean keynote speeches, blogs, or any other form of social media or podcasting.

 

4. Make sure to have an elevator pitch. This means when you meet someone whether it’s in an elevator or for a couple of minutes and they ask you what you what you do for living, you can explain with ease

 

5. Always be authentic, or like I say be Real! People do business with people who they like or like them! It’s important to be honest and transparent in all of your communications especially when conveying your personal brand.

 

6. Make sure to always be consistent! Always do what you say you’re going to do and make sure you always show up when you say you’re going to show up!

 

If you can implement the simple six steps your personal brand will quickly improve and your career Will surely advance!

 

Learn more about building your branding strategy or improving your leadership skills!

A Personal branding strategy can help you in advance your career. If you like to talk more about branding yourself really means, I’d love to have a conversation with you. Reach out today and contact me at www.Rick Goodman.com we’re send us an email to infor@rickgoodman.com

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How to Become an Effective Team Leader Episode 21

As an executive coach and consultant, I’m constantly asked by new team leaders and veteran team leaders about what they can do to become more effective. In this episode of the Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast I am going to share with you seven key steps you can take to become a more effective leader right away!

 

The best transformational leaders I know provide vision and motivation to their teams. They are certainly not perfect leaders however; they focus on constant improvement. There are seven key steps that you can take to become a more effective leader right away whether you were just beginning on your journey to become a more effective leader or are already a veteran leader who is looking to improve their skills.

 

1. Understand your own leadership style by undergoing a self-assessment. It’s important to know the style of leadership that you use, whether your introvert or extrovert or someone who likes to delegate versus someone whose a micromanager. If you’re not sure asking friend and tell them to be honest!

 

2. The best transformational leaders make time in their schedule to lead. I like to take what I call a walkabout in the morning and greet each and every team member to see if they need any help. Most of the time the answer is no, however I wanted to know that I have their back and that I’m interested in what they’re doing.

 

3. You must have a good understanding of your people exclamation point! Transformational leaders take the time to engage with each member of their team really getting to know them. It’s important to another strengths and weaknesses so that you could focus them on their highest and best use within the team structure.

 

4. The best team leaders know how to communicate effectively. It is critical that you’re intentional and the way you communicate. (https://www.rickgoodman.com/build-better-culture-key-communication/ ) Make sure you set expectations and let your team know when is the best time to communicate with you so that you could be one-on-one focused with that member of the team
5. Transformational leaders are always setting the example for others. “Your team goes where you go” as I always say! They will be constantly looking at your every move so you need to set the example if you want them to follow.

 

6. The most effective team leaders know the importance of delegation. Many times we have people on our team that can do a better job than we can. After all when the team does well the team leader looks the best. It’s important to build trust and your team, after all if you can’t trust your team members they shouldn’t be on your team.

 

7. The best leaders make rapid decisions! After all you got a 50-50 shot if you get it wrong and make a new decision. As I say the baseball players that are in the Hall of Fame struck out 70% of the time. If you have a 300-lifetime batting average you’re most likely in the baseball Hall of Fame. However, if you don’t get up to the plate and take a swing you have no chance of getting a hit.

 

If you can implement these seven key steps right away you will already be in the process of becoming a more effective team leader!

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His programs on transformational leadership are legendary. Dr. Rick Goodman, CSP, is renowned as one of the most sought-after leadership and engagement experts in the world today.

His keynote presentations and breakout sessions have produced transformational results leading to engaged employees, increased productivity and, most importantly, HIGHER PROFITS.

Dr. Rick has the distinction of delivering over 1,000 presentations in all 50 states and 23 countries. He earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, which is the speaker profession’s international measure of speaking experience and skill. Fewer than one percent of all professional speakers worldwide hold this designation. 

Dr. Rick is the author of three books: Living a Championship Life: A Game Plan for Success combines his success philosophy with stories compiled during his time with the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams; My Team Sucked: Ten Rules That Turned Them Into Rock Stars is a Small Book with Big Solutions on leadership, engagement and business growth; and his latest book, The Solutions-Oriented Leader: Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World Class Results being published by sound wisdom books.

Dr. Rick’s writing style integrates transformational leadership stories with innovative solutions to real-world challenges. The Solutions Oriented Leader™ Book Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve Success It’s time to be part of the “Solution Revolution” and join the thousands of leaders and companies throughout the world who are becoming solution-oriented leaders.

It’s all based on the lessons in this step-by-step guide developed by author, keynote speaker, and international leadership expert Dr. Rick Goodman. You’ll discover how to Transform Your Thinking, Optimize Your Assets, and Accelerate Your Connectivity to achieve world-class balance and results in your business and in your life.

In this first-of-a-kind, comprehensive guide, author Dr. Rick Goodman leads you through the everyday challenges of the modern workplace while providing you with easy-to-implement solutions to achieve world-class results!

The Solutions Oriented Leader™ shows you how to: Implement transformational leadership tools to help you achieve balance in business and your life Utilize communication systems that increase employee engagement and workflow Develop a positive attitude that motivates your team and increases retention Handle conflict and manage workplace burnout Now you can be in control of your destiny—giving yourself permission to be successful!

You can become a leader who inspires others for a lifetime. You can harness your positive attitude and share it to propel your business to new heights. With the Solutions Oriented mindset, you now have the business and life playbook promoting productivity, boosting employee engagement, and creating a happy work environment.

 

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7 Questions to Ask Your Potential Keynote Speaker Episode 21

       Seven Questions to Ask Your Potential Keynote Speaker

 Hiring a keynote speaker for your next conference or meeting is a critical decision which can affect the overall outcome and success of the meeting. There are many ways to screen for potential keynote speaker and in this episode of the solutions oriented leader podcast I’m going to share with you seven questions that you can ask your potential keynote speaker that will enhance your screening process so that you can make the right choice!

 

1. Ask the speaker how they prepare for their presentation. What is their methodology and how do they deliver their programs?

 

2. Find out what the speaker will do to make the presentation memorable for all attendees. Ask them to give you several concrete examples.

 

3. Find out if they interact with their audience and if they do, how did they go about it?

 

4. Ask them about their background and professional credentials. Also, their general life experiences are important, especially if they’re going to be speaking internationally.

 

5. Asked him what other speakers they admire especially in the industry. This will help you determine their familiarity with your industry and your attendees.

 

6. Asked them how long they feel they’re speak should be. You never want to have a challenge with someone who runs overtime or someone who does not have enough information to present an entire keynote speech.

  

7. Lastly, asked them why they should be chosen as the keynote speaker for your event. You want to hear their elevator speech big is a good speaker will be able to give their pitch in a short burst.

 

Choosing a keynote speaker represents a major commitment-So make sure to vent your candidates thoroughly to ensure the success of your meeting.

 

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His programs on transformational leadership are legendary. Dr. Rick Goodman, CSP, is renowned as one of the most sought-after leadership and engagement experts in the world today.

His keynote presentations and breakout sessions have produced transformational results leading to engaged employees, increased productivity and, most importantly, HIGHER PROFITS.

Dr. Rick has the distinction of delivering over 1,000 presentations in all 50 states and 23 countries. He earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, which is the speaker profession’s international measure of speaking experience and skill. Fewer than one percent of all professional speakers worldwide hold this designation.

 

Dr. Rick is the author of three books: Living a Championship Life: A Game Plan for Success combines his success philosophy with stories compiled during his time with the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams; My Team Sucked: Ten Rules That Turned Them Into Rock Stars is a Small Book with Big Solutions on leadership, engagement and business growth; and his latest book, The Solutions-Oriented Leader: Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World Class Results being published by sound wisdom books.

 

Dr. Rick’s writing style integrates transformational leadership stories with innovative solutions to real-world challenges. The Solutions Oriented Leader™ Book Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve Success It’s time to be part of the “Solution Revolution” and join the thousands of leaders and companies throughout the world who are becoming solution-oriented leaders.

 

It’s all based on the lessons in this step-by-step guide developed by author, keynote speaker, and international leadership expert Dr. Rick Goodman. You’ll discover how to Transform Your Thinking, Optimize Your Assets, and Accelerate Your Connectivity to achieve world-class balance and results in your business and in your life.

In this first-of-a-kind, comprehensive guide, author Dr. Rick Goodman leads you through the everyday challenges of the modern workplace while providing you with easy-to-implement solutions to achieve world-class results!

 

The Solutions Oriented Leader™ shows you how to: Implement transformational leadership tools to help you achieve balance in business and your life Utilize communication systems that increase employee engagement and workflow Develop a positive attitude that motivates your team and increases retention Handle conflict and manage workplace burnout Now you can be in control of your destiny—giving yourself permission to be successful!

 

You can become a leader who inspires others for a lifetime. You can harness your positive attitude and share it to propel your business to new heights. With the Solutions Oriented mindset, you now have the business and life playbook promoting productivity, boosting employee engagement, and creating a happy work environment.

 

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Five Key Benefits of Employee Engagement - Episode 20

Your team is your company’s most valuable asset! That’s why it’s so important for you as a leader to care about employee engagement. Today I’m going to share with you five key benefits of an employee engagement program and why you need to have one immediately if you want to retain your best people and attract new talent into your organization.

 

The five key benefits to employee engagement:

 

1. Engagement helps increase productivity. Employees were highly engaged and have a sense of purpose and contribution on the team tend to work harder which leads to more productivity.

 

2. Engaged employees have a stronger sense of the company mission and vision. When employees are engaged you can keep everybody on the same page, focused towards the same goals and end results.

 

3. The more employees are engaged the more creative they become. When employees are engaged, they tend to brainstorm ideas and come up with new ways of doing things. Unengaged employees go through the motions or as I say “they look like they’re doing time”.

 

4. With an increasing employee engagement there is a decrease in employee turnover. When employees feel like they are part of the team and they’re appreciated for their dedication and hard work they don’t quit. In fact, those employees tend to refer other team members that are just as good if not better than they are!

 

5. Your clients and customers will know what difference if your employees are engaged and support the company mission. Employees were engaged tend to offer a higher level of customer experience. They also tend to be happier and more willing to solve problems which leads to customer satisfaction.

 

So, you can see how important employee engagement is to the bottom line in any organization. To find out more about implementing an employee engagement program you can contact us at info@RickGoodman.com Or call us at 888-267-6098

 

Dr. Rick Goodman’s Solutions Oriented Leader Book is now available to order online. In this first-of-a-kind, comprehensive guide, author Dr. Rick Goodman leads you through the everyday challenges of the modern workplace while providing you with easy-to-implement solutions to achieve world-class results!

Dr. Rick Goodman CSP is a thought leader in the world of leadership and is known as one of the most sought after team building experts in the United States and internationally.

He is famous for helping organizations, corporations, and individuals with systems and strategies that produce increased profits and productivity without having the challenges of micro managing the process. Some of Dr. Rick’s clients include AT&T, Boeing, Cavium Networks, Heineken, IBM, and Hewlett Packard.

For more information on Rick’s speaking programs, audio programs, and learning programs, contact (888) 267-6098 or Rick@rickgoodman.com, or visit www.rickgoodman.com.

 

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The Power of The Morning Huddle Episode 19

The morning huddle is a powerful tool for leaders, business owners, managers, supervisors and entrepreneurs to better communicate with their teams resulting in an increase in productivity, better communication and transparency and a happy workplace environment.

In today's episode of the solutions oriented leader podcast you will discover how to implement a morning huddle effectively to accomplish your goals and objectives while keeping your team and your clients informed and in the loop at all times.

If you haven't gotten your copy of "The Solutions Oriented Leader Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World-Class Results" what are you waiting for? The reviews are in and they have been fantastic so far all are five-star reviews! You could pick up your copy on Amazon or Barnes & Noble in addition to independent bookstores around the country.

Here are some review from Amazon for The Solutions Oriented Leader

 5.0 out of 5 stars Grab a pen and highlighter - terrific leadership advice

April 20, 2019

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Actionable, smart strategies and insights about leadership at every level. If you lead people - even one - you need to buy this terrific book. Read it, dog ear it, mark it up. Then start using the principles and practices with your team.
— David Newman, author of Do It! Marketing and creator of the Speaker Profit Formula

 5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Nails It

April 28, 2019

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This book takes a hard look at leadership from a unique angle. There are so many authors who write on leading others but Dr. Rick Goodman has taken his sports medicine background - and the time he spent in the Ram's locker room - and brought it to life. I really enjoyed this one.

  5.0 out of 5 stars Great lessons on changing your corporate culture

April 24, 2019

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As a leader I’m always looking for new things that I can do to motivate and engage with my team. in the first few chapters I got 10 ideas and action steps that I could use instantly to help improve the culture at my company. I highly recommend it to women who lead!

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is for real.

April 26, 2019

Format: Kindle Edition

Most books on leadership are full of platitudes. You know, the “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog” kind of nonsense. But this book is different. Author and leadership consultant Rick Goodman has written a book full of actionable information on how to be a leader, how to employ leadership, and how to foster leadership in the people who report to you. What’s more, the book is organized so carefully that after you’ve read through it, it’s easy to use the book as a reference guide and quickly refer back to whatever issue, problem or point you need clarification on. I enjoyed reading Goodman’s book and I learned a lot. I believe you will too.

I am also so excited to announce That “The Solutions Oriented Leader” is now a skill on Amazon ALEXA and you can click on the link below to enable regular flash briefings on leadership, employee engagement and business growth strategies.

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Three Keys for Selling to Woman with Carolyn Strauss Episode 18

Carolyn Strauss sold over one million dollars of her Carolyn Strauss clothing line on Home Shopping Network in just one day! Today she is going to share the three keys for selling to woman and she should know!

 In 1997, Carolyn Strauss created the Carolyn Strauss Collection later rebranded as  CSC Studio and spent 18 years as the inspiration, CEO and on camera spokesperson exclusively sold on the Home Shopping Network.  She created “easy wear, easy care clothing for busy women, so that after they get dressed in the morning, they don’t have to think about themselves for the rest of the day.” Her experience running this multi-million clothing company gives her the credibility and flexibility and knowledge to speak and train all over the world.

Carolyn Strauss has studied and worked with some of the foremost experts in the world on gender communication, transacting in the marketplace and voice dialogue.  Through years of continuous practice, study and learning, Carolyn brings unmatched expertise to serve her clients. Her passion to create workplaces that support team members, the executive suite and the goals of the business is evident, and she communicates her hard earned knowledge to each of her clients with a keen sense of humor and an engaging delivery.

Through a lifetime of entrepreneurial ventures, a successful modeling career, years of retail experience and a television career, Carolyn has a varied background where she has been exposed to nearly every type of enterprise.  This unique set of experiences has honed her ability to work successfully with almost any type of business. 

To Contact or Book Carolyn
7555 W Amherst Ave. Suite 36371
Denver, CO 80236
carolyn@carolynstrauss.com
303.578.2362

 

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How Champions Stay Motivated - Episode 17

There are many ways that world champion athletes and teams stay motivated to succeed and win the big game. However, few can compare to the power of self-talk and affirmation which are the topics that we will discuss in this episode of The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast.

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How to Handle Difficult Personalities - Episode 16

Many of us have to deal with difficult personality styles in our professional and personal lives. In order to master and manage our communication effectively to achieve the maximum results we must understand what make these styles difficult and how we can use them to drive solutions for our clients and customers.

The four personality style that we will examine in this episode are: 

Victims

Complainers

Egomaniacs 

Absentees

Although there are many different personality styles that we need to manage in our careers, these are the ones I most commonly see while working as a consultant for Fortune 500 companies. 

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The Number One Way to Connect with Your Team Episode 15

Today on the Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast we are going to discuss the number one way you can connect and engage with your team! 

Are you communicating and connecting with the people on your team? 

Are you talking more than you're listening

In today's email driven world communication is sometimes a one-way conversation instead of a dialogue. 

We need to have more conversations with the people on our team and create more of a dialogue to get the information that might possibly take us to the next level.  

The reality is that the people doing work for us are in touch with what they're doing on a regular basis. 

Sometimes they see things that us leaders don't generally see so we've got to have that dialogue, that conversation and it's the best way to get feedback from the people on your team. 

Just remember what my grandmother says we have two ears and one mouth to listen twice as much as we speak. 

When you start to listen twice as much as you use too, you can start to hear twice as much as you've heard before and you'll be able to take action on twice as many projects than you ever have before.

The end results double the production, success and satisfaction. 

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How to Use Conflict to Make a Connection -Episode 14

How to Use Conflict to Make a Connection!

 

Many times, leaders would rather avoid conflict than to confront it. As I said before I believe that conflict can be good and can even help us to make a connection with our team. On this episode of the solutions oriented leader podcast we are going to discuss how we can take conflict and use it to make a connection by taking a number of steps.

 

It's always important to start with a self-assessment and look in the mirror to decide what type of personality do you have and what is the best way that people can communicate with you. Once you have this figured out you need to communicate that to your employees.

 

It's also important to be mindful of your habits and communicate them to your teammates and family and remember that people think and buy from emotion. So, if you truly want to connect with people even when you're involved in the conflict you have to think about your emotions and also their emotions.

 

When a transformational leader begins to confront conflict, they will soon start to see conflict dissipate and engagement in connection begin.

 

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