by Dr. Rick Goodman | Mar 19, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Financial Success, Personal Development
You may never have been to business school, and that’s fine. Plenty of entrepreneurs find success with little or no formal business training. With that said, taking some courses in accounting can be advantageous on a number of levels. It’s not mandatory, but it can...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Mar 13, 2015 | Business Success, Human Resources, Personal Development
Effective team building begins with smart hiring. It’s important for any business to have policies and standards in place, ensuring the right people are hired; and that if the wrong people are being hired, corrections are promptly made to the hiring process. Of...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Feb 24, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Human Resources, Personal Development
Legal professionals are required to pursue continuing education credits; taking CLE courses can sometimes seem obligatory, perhaps even burdensome—a hoop to jump through in order to continue practicing law. This attitude is less than helpful, though, and in fact it...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Feb 18, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Sales & Branding, Sales Success
What’s the difference between a great business and a great idea for a business? The answer, in many ways, is sales. Having a great business concept is fine, but until you can actually make money off it—until you can convert people into paying customers—the concept...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Feb 5, 2015 | Business Success, Continuing Education, Sales Success
There are a number of reasons to invest in continuing education and onsite training for your marketing and sales team. Here’s one of the big ones: Marketing is changing all the time. So much of it hinges on social media and search engine algorithms that it’s entirely...
by Dr. Rick Goodman | Jan 29, 2015 | Business Success, Human Resources
Why do new hires fail? This is one of the fundamental problems that any HR professional must address, sooner or later. Every now and then there may be a new employee who turns out to be a poor fit for the company, and that’s not necessarily your fault. When a lot of...
