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The Solutions Oriented Leader

Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World-Class Results

Dr. Rick Goodman

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Sound Wisdom
16 April 2019
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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Imprint:   Sound Wisdom
Country of Publication:   United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition:   Not for Online
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   23g
ISBN:   9781640950658
ISBN 10:   1640950656
Pages:   208
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Recommended Age:   From 0 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface, 17 Introduction, 19 Chapter 1: Success Begins with You, 25 Are You the Problem or the Solution?, 26 Your Leadership Epitaph, 27 All Real Leaders Exceed Their Job Descriptions!, 29 How Introverts Make Great Leaders, 32 Why Your EQ Matters as a Leader, 34 Seven Traits of Inspiring Leaders, 36 Chapter 2: Attitude Is Everything, 39 How to Harness the Power of Positive Thinking, 43 Science Proves that Positive Motivation Really Works, 45 Different Forms of Positive Motivation, 46 Your Company Culture: Building and Maintaining Positivity, 46 Begin with the End in Mind, 47 Philanthropy Motivates and Builds Your Team, 49 Chapter 3: Follow the Leader, 53 The Difference Between a Boss and a Leader, 54 Six Ways to Become a Better Leader, 57 Solutions-Oriented-Leader_text.indd 13 1/25/19 11:45 AM Five Traits of a Solutions-Oriented Leader, 61 Are You a Micromanager?, 63 Telltale Signs of a Micromanager, 64 Five Tips for Identifying Your Leadership Blind Spots, 66 The Power of Collaboration, 69 Chapter 4: Like Attracts Like, 71 Team Building Begins with Smart Hiring, 72 How to Know if You’re Hiring the Wrong People, 74 How to Use Culture When Recruiting, 76 Recruiting with Your Company Culture, 76 Are There Biases in Your Recruiting Practices?, 77 When to Hire a Contractor, 79 Chapter 5: Hiring on a Limited Budget, 81 Ask the Right Questions to Hire Great Talents, 83 Helping New Hires Through Onboarding, 85 Effective Employee Retention Strategy, 87 Why Employees Leave in Waves—and How to Stop Them, 89 Why Good Employees Quit, 89 Boost Your Employee Retention—Without Breaking the Bank, 92 Chapter 6: Communicate to Activate!, 95 Is Your Feedback Truly Constructive?, 98 Do You Accept Constructive Feedback?, 100 Four Mistakes When Connecting with People, 102 How to Improve Communication with Your Employees, 104 How Great Leaders Share Bad News, 106 Expressing Workplace Gratitude, 109 Communications Training, 111 Chapter 7: Engagement in the Workplace, 113 Employee Engagement and Your Bottom Line, 115 What Does Workplace Engagement Really Look Like?, 117 Why Growth Is the Key to Employee Engagement, 118 Emotion and Engagement, 120 Master Emotional Thinking, 122 Employee Engagement Starts with Your Leadership, 122 How Leaders Can Boost Engagement, 122 How to Engage New Employees on Your Team, 124 Chapter 8: Great Leaders Engage, 127 Five Habits of Highly Engaging Leaders, 129 Managing Employees, Developing Leaders, 131 Quick-Start Ways to Improve Engagement, 132 Improve Engagement and Save Time, 133 Making Your Meetings More Engaging, 134 Three Ways to Self-Sabotage Engagement, 135 Engagement Surveys, 137 Asking the Right Questions, 138 Happiness Quotient, 139 Chapter 9: Developing Your Culture, 141 Describing Your Company Culture, 144 Seven Keys to Building Your Team and Encouraging Teamwork, 146 Does Your Culture Give Employees Confidence?, 148 Where Does Culture Enter the Equation?, 150 Do You Have a Feedback Culture?, 152 Younger Employees Value Culture, 154 Chapter 10: Measuring Company Culture, 157 Diagnosing a Toxic Work Culture, 159 Avoiding a Culture of Blame, 161 How to Build a Culture of Curiosity, 163 Five Ways to Create a Culture of Productivity, 165 Affordable Ways to Show Employees You Care, 166 Chapter 11: How to Handle Change, 169 How to Change Your Team’s Behavior, 171 Encouraging a Commitment to Training, 173 Overcoming Four Hurdles to Employee Training, 174 Investing in Team Training, 176 Five Habits to Expand Your Knowledge Daily, 178 Simple Ways to Grow, 179 Chapter 12: How to Handle Conflict, 181 Conflict Is Good to Develop Rock Stars, 183 What Every Manager Should Know About Conflict, 184 What Causes Conflict?, 185 The High Cost of Workplace Burnout, 187 Workplace Burnout Costs Businesses, 187 Managing Burnout, 188 Conclusion: Celebrate Success!, 189 The Solutions-Oriented Leader Assessment, 191 Index, 193

Dr. Rick Goodman is one of the most sought after thought leaders and keynote speakers internationally specializing in leadership, engagement and business growth. As a serial entrepreneur who has built several multimillion-dollar businesses, Dr. Rick walks his talk and shares his winning leadership philosophy with his audiences based on lessons learned as one of the team physicians for the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams and his association with other championship teams like the NBA champions Miami Heat. His mission is to introduce his transformational leadership and teambuilding formulas and systems into 10,000 businesses worldwide, A few of Dr. Rick's clients include Heineken, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, Ultimate Software, Inova Health Systems, and Franklin Templeton Investments. He is the founder and president of Advantage Continuing Education Seminars (ACES), one of the largest online continuing education companies in the world. He is a distinguished member of the National Speakers Association, the Global Speakers Federation, The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Florida Speakers Association.

Reviews for The Solutions Oriented Leader: Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World-Class Results

""This is a fast-moving book loaded with great ideas that you can use immediately to set better goals, get more done, increase your income rapidly and feel terrific about yourself."" -- Brian Tracy, New York Times Bestselling Author ""The great achievers in history know that the secret to success is to find a problem, and then solve it! The key though is to grasp the power of finding the solution! Dr. Rick Goodman has tapped into a goldmine with his new book entitled, The Solutions-Oriented Leader: Your Comprehensive Guide to Achieve World Class Results! This book will give you power! If you want to achieve great results, then I highly recommend you get a copy of this book and read it and then share it with everyone in your network. You will be glad you did! (And so will they!)"" -- Dr. Willie Jolley, Bestselling Author of A Setback Is A Setup for a Comeback and An Attitude of Excellence, Hall of Fame Speaker and Host of The Willie Jolley Show on Sirius XM Radio ""If you are ready to take ownership and step-up your leadership skills, this book is packed with well-tested strategies for improving both management and leadership."" -- Andrew Bryant, CSP, Global Leadership Coach and Author of Self Leadership, How to Become a More Successful, Efficient and Effective Leader from the Inside Out ""Rick Goodman has distilled a lifetime of business experience into a must-read guidebook that will show you everything you need to know to be a successful leader."" -- Bruce Turkel, Author of All About Them ""The Solutions-Oriented Leader is a combination of common sense and extraordinary insight. Dr. Rick Goodman lays out a path for every leader at any stage to get better results quickly. This book is full of practical and achievable steps to become the leader you were destined to be!"" -- Barry Banther, Author of A Leaders Gift, How to Earn the Right to Be Followed ""Leaders are not born, they are made. Let Rick challenge you to be a better, more impactful leader. Read this book, but more importantly, put Rick's words into action and reap the awards."" -- Sam Silverstein, Author of No More Excuses, Past President, National Speakers Association ""In his practical and well-written book, The Solutions-Oriented Leader, Dr. Rick lays out the simple steps that you need to take to elevate your leadership to the next level. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I don't want to put it down!"" -- Elias Kanaris, Founder of the CEO Global Summit, President of the Global Speakers Federation (2018-2019) ""Few authors bring the depth of wisdom that Rick Goodman has brought to The Solutions-Oriented Leader. Taking the time to master even 10% of this material will put you on the inside track to saving countless hours with under-producing people, making you more effective so your company can make more money."" -- Joel G. Block, CPA, CSP, Venture Capitalist and Hedge Fund Manager ""You'll love the direct and no-nonsense approach Rick Goodman uses throughout this book to share important leadership lessons that can be used immediately. The lessons and stories will do more than teach you to lead like a rock star. They will teach you how to create a team of rock stars!"" -- Shep Hyken, New York Times Bestselling author of The Amazement Revolution ""Rick's take on how you create a strong, productive and successful team, The Solutions-Oriented Leader explores conflict resolution, hiring, engagement, creating culture, communication, collaboration. Read it to see how your own team-building efforts match up."" -- Randy Gage, Author of the New York Times Bestsellers Risky is the New Safe and Mad Genius ""Dr. Rick Goodman is a no nonsense genius who sees the world in different way and tells it as it is. He promotes transparency and I know Rick will shape the way you view your world."" -- Mike Handcock, Global Speaking Fellow, Chairman of Rock Your Life and International Bestselling Author


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