The Culture Vulture – Every Organization’s Number One Internal Enemy That They Do Nothing About.

By Bill | January 25, 2025

Check out the original publication on LinkedIn. As a leader, have you ever said or thought something like the following: “John is our top sales person and has the relationship with our top clients – even though we know he can be negative we can’t let him go – we would lose too much business.”…

Sustaining Passion In Business – It’s All About SDT

By Bill | January 25, 2025

Check out the originally published article on LinkedIn. Let’s face it – most people work for companies where the product line is pretty darn hard to feel passionate about. The reality is while most businesses provide products and services that support our economy and are critical for the health of it, you rarely see people leaving…

Excellence is the next five minutes

By Bill | January 25, 2025

Check out the original publication on LinkedIn. Recently I was listening “Tribe of Mentors”, an excellent book by Tim Ferriss, and one of the business influencers he featured was Tom Peters. For those of you who don’t know Tom Peters, he is a management guru who wrote “In Search of Excellence” almost 40 years ago, a book that…

How Employers Can Identify And Prevent Burnout In The Workplace

By Bill | January 14, 2025

Check out the original publication on Forbes. Bill Goodwin is CEO of MeMD, a national telehealth provider offering virtual urgent care, primary care, and behavioral health solutions. Two years ago, the World Health Organization officially recognized burnout as a medical diagnosis. One year prior, a Gallup survey revealed two-thirds of workers were experiencing burnout. Unsurprisingly, the pandemic hasn’t helped…

Compliments Make The Business World Go-Round: What’s Your Compliment Score?

By Bill | January 11, 2025

Check out the original publication on Forbes. Bill Goodwin is CEO of MeMD, a national telehealth provider offering virtual urgent care, primary care, and behavioral health solutions. Let’s face it. We all need compliments on a regular basis. Leading isn’t easy. Working with other people can often be a challenge. The underlying stress of always having…

The two most powerful words a leader needs to speak every morning

By Bill | January 9, 2025

Check out the original publication on LinkedIn. There is a mountain close to where I live in Phoenix called Camelback Mountain (yes, looks like a camelback lying down) that I hike on a regular basis. The trail is only a little over a mile, but it is pretty much straight up. It is an extremely popular trail,…